In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss the history of adaptation rights to Tolkien's work.
Sources:
The Tolkien Trust and their finances
The Times - Tolkien sold film rights to Lord of the rings to avoid taxman
John Boorman and Rospo Pallenberg - Screenplay for The Lord of the Rings (1970)
The Guardian - The saddest story in rock (The Zaentz/Fogerty scandal)
Dan Olson [VIDEO] - An Exhaustive History of Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings
Open Culture - The 1985 Soviet TV Adaptation of The Hobbit: Cheap and Yet Strangely Charming
Charlie Rose (ew) [VIDEO] - 2002 Interview w/ Peter Jackson
The Guardian - Tolkien estate sues Hobbit producers over video and gambling games
Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Weinstein brothers sue Time Warner over Hobbit films
The Hollywood Reporter - Warner Bros prevails over Weinsteins in Hobbit profit fight
Ars Technica - Amazon will run a multi-season Lord of the Rings prequel TV series
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