Why was Tolkien's estate so cagey with the rights

Why was Tolkien's estate so cagey with the rights, and what ... - Reddit

Tolkien himself did not like any adaptations so it's safe to say he would not have liked the movies at all and his son Christopher Tolkien didn' ...

Main: Why did Tolkien sell off the movie rights for LOTR & TH?

The Tolkien Estate was set up by JRR himself, to carry out his wishes as expressed in his will. The same as any Estate - yours, mine, anybody's.

Why has Christopher Tolkien not sold the Silmarillion rights? - Quora

Christopher Tolkien feels that film has been very unkind to his father's work. Personally, I loved the LotR trilogy and the Hobbit movies, ...

Why Hasn't the Tolkien Estate Sold the Rights to Adapt ... - YouTube

After the “Hunt for Gollum” movie announcement, I notice more than one person asking why the Tolkien Estate hasn't sold the rights to the ...

Why didn't the Tolkien Trust get the royalties? Although The Lord of ...

As this is the case, the Tolkien Trust does not hold the movie and merchandising rights (though it holds copyright to the books). Therefore it ...

Tolkien Estate - Wikipedia

For the trade name of the corporate entity that holds The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings film, stage and merchandising rights, see Middle-earth Enterprises.

Has Tolkien's estate ever sold the rights to adaptations of any ...

It answers the question in a broad manner; that is to say the Tolkien Estate has not sold the rights to other works in the past. They * have * ...

With the passing of Christopher Tolkien, where do the story rights fall?

The Tolkien Estate still holds the rights to everything aside from the film rights J.R.R. Tolkien sold in the 1969 United Artists deal and ...

Amazon's Rings of Power: How Source Material Affects Storytelling

They want to make a big-budget adaptation of the Silmarillion, but they can't because they don't have the rights. So they essentially Amazon ...