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'''The Tolkien Trust''' is a British charity founded in [[1977]]<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ShowCharity.asp?RegNo=273615 The Tolkien Trust - Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales]</ref> that manages [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s estate (the [[Tolkien Estate]]).<ref name="guardian">[http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2255880,00.html|publisher The Guardian: Tolkien heirs sue Lord of the Rings studio for $150m], retrieved 2008-02-12</ref>
'''The Tolkien Trust''' is a British charity founded in [[1977]]<ref>[http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ShowCharity.asp?RegNo=273615 The Tolkien Trust - Extract from the Central Register of Charities maintained by the Charity Commission for England and Wales]</ref> that manages [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s estate (the [[Tolkien Estate]]).<ref name="guardian">[http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2255880,00.html|publisher The Guardian: Tolkien heirs sue Lord of the Rings studio for $150m], retrieved 2008-02-12</ref>


On February 11, 2008, together with Tolkien's publisher [[HarperCollins]], it filed a suit against [[New Line Cinema]] over the profits of the ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]]''.<ref name="guardian" /> On September 8, 2009, a settlement between the Trust and New Line was announced, clearing a potential obstacle to the making of a [[The Hobbit (film series)|new movie]] based on ''[[The Hobbit]].''<ref>Alex Dobuzinskis, "[http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5875BK20090908 Legal settlement clears way for 'Hobbit' movie]", retrieved 2009-09-08 </ref>
On February 11, 2008, together with Tolkien's publisher [[HarperCollins]], it filed a suit against [[New Line Cinema]] over the profits of the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]].<ref name="guardian" /> On September 8, 2009, a settlement between the Trust and New Line was announced, clearing a potential obstacle to the making of a [[The Hobbit (film series)|new movie]] based on ''[[The Hobbit]].''<ref>Alex Dobuzinskis, "[http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE5875BK20090908 Legal settlement clears way for 'Hobbit' movie]", retrieved 2009-09-08 </ref>


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Revision as of 16:53, 10 December 2012

The Tolkien Trust is a British charity founded in 1977[1] that manages J.R.R. Tolkien's estate (the Tolkien Estate).[2]

On February 11, 2008, together with Tolkien's publisher HarperCollins, it filed a suit against New Line Cinema over the profits of the The Lord of the Rings (film series).[2] On September 8, 2009, a settlement between the Trust and New Line was announced, clearing a potential obstacle to the making of a new movie based on The Hobbit.[3]

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