The "Hobbit" series of movies in the previous life was not released until 2012.

In fact, after the box office failure of "King Kong", Peter Jackson intended to take over the "Hobbit" project to save his career.

Hollywood doesn't mean anything.

The success of "The Lord of the Rings" has made his career flourish, and his position in the industry is on par with Spielberg, higher than Cameron.

"King Kong" failed, immediately fell off the cliff, and lost the opportunity to shoot a commercial blockbuster.

Except for The Hobbit!

Both parties are interested in launching the project.

However, there are also a lot of troubles.

The copyright of "The Hobbit" is very complicated, and New Line Pictures has to negotiate with MGM.

Not only that, New Line Pictures and Peter Jackson are also in a lawsuit over the dividend issue of "The Lord of the Rings", New Line Pictures and Harvey Weinstein are also in a lawsuit over the dividend issue of "The Lord of the Rings", and New Line Pictures and the Tolkien Estate Foundation are still in a lawsuit because of the dividend issue of "The Lord of the Rings"!

Copyright "intermediaries" Harvey Weinstein and Peter Jackson have a bad relationship.

Peter Jackson openly satirized Harvey, saying that he played with female stars and had a very bad character. This led to Harvey Weinstein's fury and demanded that New Line Pictures change its director and no longer work with Peter Jackson!

There were so many issues to be solved, many parties negotiated, and it was more than 3 years to negotiate, and it was not until 2009 that it was determined, and the "Hobbit" series directed by Peter Jackson continued.

The film began filming in 2010, and the first "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" was released in 2012.

The start-up process of the project was very bumpy.

However, if the "Hobbit" film no longer works with New Line Pictures, but with Donn Pictures, then all the problems will be solved.

First of all, the dividend lawsuit does not involve Tangen Pictures.

Secondly, Harvey Weinstein is only an intermediary between Sal Zainz, the real owner of the rights to the "Hobbit" film, and New Line Pictures, taking a 5% share of the global box office. If you cooperate with Donn Pictures, there will naturally be nothing to do with Harvey Weinstein.

Also, MGM was acquired by New Universal, and in cooperation with Towne Pictures, there will be no messy copyright disputes over "The Hobbit".

In the end, "King Kong" is the production and investment of Towne Pictures, and it has a relationship with Peter Jackson and a basis for working together again.

Sal Zaynz and Peter Jackson finally came to an agreement, and the day before Christmas, they contacted Donn Films.

The film and television entertainment department did not dare to specialize in it, and immediately reported to Tang En.

Hearing this, Don couldn't help but be stunned.

Sal Zaynz wants to work with New Universal to start the "The Hobbit" film series?

And this kind of good thing!

Very good, must be welcomed!

In the early years, Tolkien was in dire straits, and sold the rights to "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" to United Arts Pictures, including the film adaptation rights, as well as all related image licenses. The offer price is $10,000 and a 7.5% dividend on future earnings.

Later, United Arts Pictures couldn't live anymore, so they sold all the rights and interests to producer Sal Zaynz. United Arts Pictures only retains the rights to distribute The Hobbit.

Later, United Arts Pictures was acquired by MGM, and this distribution right fell into the hands of MGM.

Later, Tolkien's son, Tolkien Jr., took charge of his father's estate. Although Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy was a hit, Tolkien Jr. angrily scolded him for ruining his father's story, which was a memory of his childhood.

But it can't be helped.

Copyright is outside, and little Tolkien can't do anything about it.

In that case, you might as well break the jar.

Since the film adaptation rights of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" have been left behind and cannot be recovered, it is better to simply sell the TV rights of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", which is rotten like this anyway.

In those years, Tolkien Jr. had been busy peddling the rights in Hollywood.

But no one wanted to take over!

Why?

Because the image copyrights related to "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" are in the hands of Sal Zaynz! The Tolkien Heritage Foundation, which Tolkien Jr. owns, only has the rights to make a simple television adaptation.

Without image authorization, you can't license the character images in film and television content to other advertisers, you can't sell the same props and clothes, and you can't earn advertising fees and derivative income.

That's a loss of more than half of your gains!

As a result, film and television companies are reluctant to take over.

Don is like picking up rags, and he bought this part of the TV copyright.

He knew that he couldn't develop spin-off rights, advertise images from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, or put them in Universal Studios to attract visitors, or adapt them into games.

But he still wants to insist on making a TV series!

Because he values the bigger picture, he wants to broadcast the series of TV series on Netflix, igniting a fire in the streaming media industry and deeply establishing the position of the leader in the Netflix industry.

In comparison, that bit of image income is not worth mentioning.

Unexpectedly, Sal Zaynz suddenly came to the door!

He asked to work with New Universal to develop the "The Hobbit" film series!

That's great!

Since it is a cooperation, the relevant image use must also be authorized to New Universal! Movies can be used, and TV series cannot be let go!

What a lot!

However, Don didn't show too much excitement, frowned, and looked very embarrassed, "I have already released my words, and the filming of the "Hobbit" series of TV series will start in the next two years. If we work together to make a movie, won't I break my promise?"

Sal Zaynz didn't have the rights to the TV series in his hands, and if he wanted to make a lot of money, he could only make movies, so he owed and said: "With all due respect, there is Peter, the series of movies from "The Hobbit...... Of course, even if it is made into a TV series, this will be a hit theme. But the revenue of TV series is far from being comparable to that of movies. ”

That's true.

For movies and TV series of the same level, the return on profit of movies can reach 3-5 times that of TV series.

Don shook his head and said, "It's not a simple matter of movie revenue, but it involves a larger strategic pattern." The TV series "The Hobbit" involves the grand strategy of New Universal, which may leverage tens of billions of ...... Or even hundreds of billions of dollars in industry. It's a company secret, I'm not in a position to say, but for New Universal, The Hobbit TV series are more valuable than The Hobbit movies!"

Sal Zaynz took a deep breath, his face a little ugly.

He seemed to have guessed something.

It may have something to do with the streaming media business that has been more popular recently!

Hundreds of billions of dollars in industry? That's a big enough breath!

If so, it's hard to get Don to change his mind.

Peter Jackson tentatively said, "Or...... Just make movies and TV series together?"

Don almost burst out laughing.

I think when I first met Peter Jackson, he was a handsome guy with a strong body and good manners. It had only been a few years, and he had become seriously blessed and turned into a round Humpty Dumpty.

According to him, he spent too much energy studying movies and had no time to work out.

In fact, it is likely that after filming the "Lord of the Rings" series, he became developed, rich, and began to enjoy life.

Don pretended to be surprised, "Let's shoot together?"

Sal Zaynz immediately vetoed: "This is not good! Whether it is a movie or a TV series, this theme is a big investment." If a project is auctioned at the same time and divided into two types of issuance, it will greatly affect the rate of return. ”

In fact, it is to affect his earnings.

Don actually thought about it.

You can create a new model where TV and TV dramas work together.

You have to shoot a lot of footage, take 10 hours of it, and divide it into 10 episodes as the first season episode. Then cut out the best 3 hours of the best clips and play them as movies in the cinema.

But soon he was self-defeating.

This is really not a good idea, movies and American dramas are released in this form, which will only hurt each other and hurt each other's benefits.

Don pondered for a moment and said, "Tolkien Jr. was selling the TV rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit everywhere, but no one took over. I asked people to talk to him, and I still got some extra benefits. ”

"An added bonus?"

Or rather, additional copyright. Donn paused for a moment and explained, "We got the rights to adapt a lot of unfinished stories. ”

The story of The Lord of the Rings is very large and complex!

Tolkien's life, which was so vast that it was extremely poor, failed to tell this story completely.

Thankfully, the story remained in Tolkien's mind.

Usually, he often writes a "biography" like a story, up to hundreds.

There are also many "oral histories".

It is also a story told to children every night when they put them to sleep.

There is no written record of this part, but Tolkien Jr. wrote it down deeply.

After Tolkien's death, Tolkien Jr. sorted out all the words of his father's life, and wrote down many stories that his father did not write but told.

There was a part, little Tolkien published.

There's an even bigger part that's still in the process of being sorted out.

Because the TV series rights of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" could not be sold, Tolkien Jr. had no choice but to agree to sell part of the copyright of the unpublished story.

"Which part?"

Sal Zaynz and Peter Jackson were both "Lord of the Rings" experts, and their eyes immediately widened when they heard Donn's words.

Donne smiled, "It's the story of the Second Age, mainly the history of the Nomenorians, and the establishment of Rivendell, the dwarven city of Casa Tara, the peak of Moria, and so on. ”

The story of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" over the past 100 years takes place in the Third Age. By this time, the Nomenoleans had disappeared for thousands of years.

This is ancient history!

Sal Zaynz and Peter Jackson glanced at each other, and both eyes couldn't help but release a ray of fanaticism, and they said in unison: "This is the Elven Diamond!"

This is a gem!

A gem that all of Hollywood dreams of!

It's a pity that little Tolkien said nothing and didn't sell anything.

However, the time span of "Pokemon Diamond" is too long, and the story of the Second Age, this belongs to the time category of "Pokemon Diamond". The history of the Nomenóreans is only an understatement in this book, with very few stories and little to see.

Tang En said: "No, this has nothing to do with the Elven Diamond, it is just the overlap of the time domain. These are some of Tolkien's unsorted descriptions of the Nomenornes, and we have some unpublished material from Tolkien Jr. ”

Sal Zaynz took a deep breath and the expression on his face was rather shocked.

Peter Jackson was equally surprised, and couldn't help asking, "Can it be adapted?"

"Of course!" Don smiled, "but the adaptation had to be approved by Tolkien Jr., which meant that he had to be included in the writing crew." ”

Even the right to adapt the story?

It's so attractive!

Peter Jackson was stunned for a while before he sighed and said with a little disappointment: "It's a pity, it would be nice if it could be made into a movie!"

Donn laughed: "It would be nice to make it into a TV series!" I promised Tolkien Jr. that the cost of a single season would exceed $100 million before he agreed to the authorization of this part of the story. It's a pity that our contract is 8 years, and if we don't shoot it, it will expire, and he will take back the copyright. ”

Peter Jackson gritted his teeth and said, "Shoot! This story must be filmed!"

Although the TV series has nothing to do with Sal Zaenz, he couldn't help but say: "Yes, if such a good story is not filmed, it is irresponsible to the fans." ”

Peter Jackson was very impressed.

Don looked at them with a smile, "What about the movie?"

Peter Jackson gritted his teeth and said: "You can shoot the TV series of "The Noumereans" first, and then make the movie "The Hobbit"!"

Donn looked at Sal Zaenz, "What do you think?"

Sal Zaenz had no choice but to accept, "This is the best." ”

As long as it can promote the film project of "The Hobbit", at most, it will be a few years later to make money.

Tang En said: "I think it's okay." Shoot three seasons of the "Noumeñorean" TV series first, and tell this part of the story of the Second Age completely. Once the story is told...... it's time for the "Hobbit" movie to kick off. By that time, Cameron's new research should have been a success. ”

Peter Jackson's eyes lit up, "You mean 3D movies?"

"Of course!" Don looked confident, "Peter, believe me, in the future film market, 3D is the general trend! The Lord of the Rings trilogy was limited by financial constraints, and many special effects were not beautiful enough. In a few years, I believe The Hobbit will become the best 3D film franchise and even an icon of the times!"

At this point, Sal Zahnz's heart immediately rejoiced.

Making the Hobbit franchise into a 3D movie?

The ticket price for 3D movies can be high!

He can make more money!

The three of them discussed for a whole afternoon, and finally reached a reunanimum.

First filmed the second era of the "Nomenorians" TV series, a total of three seasons.

Then make the movie "The Hobbit", a total of three.

and then filmed the TV series "The Emperor of Aragon", a total of three seasons.

The so-called "Aragorn", the so-called "The Human Emperor", is the 60 years before the end of the plot of the "Hobbit" trilogy and the beginning of the plot of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, telling the story of the growth of young Aragorn.

By the Tertiary Age, the Nomenorians had been extinct for thousands of years, and the Emperor of the People, Aragon, was the descendant of the Nomenorians!

"Aragorn, the Emperor of Men", will write another legend of the people of Nomenor!

The whole story can be regarded as a complete connection between the front and the back.