Universal Set to Acquire Another Successful Franchise?
Happy New Year Intercotees... Want a New Year present?
Rumors have been circulating on several different sites that Universal is currently in negotiations to acquire the theme park rights to Lord of the Rings... Story goes as follows:
Universal turned to Warner Brothers to begin negotiations with the Tolkiens for the rights to LOTR... WB explained how Universal worked with WB and JK Rowling while creating Wizarding World and how they made sure Universal created Rowling's vision of the Wizarding World she created... In turn, the Tolkiens may have spoken with JK regarding working with Universal... After WB (and possible JK) spoke with the estate, the Tolkiens agreed to meet with Universal where Universal presented a "grand" plan for a LOTR area in their theme parks...
Now, no agreement has been made as of yet, but the fire has been stoked... Details are being hammered out...
I can only imagine how awesome a land based on LOTR would be... One problem Universal would have to figure out is: one does not simply walk into Modor! :D