Hobbit movies meet dire foe in son of Tolkien

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Tolkien's Son Fights To Shut Down The Hobbit
Published 5/26/2008 at Cinema Blend News
... and parts of the movie rights every single step of the way. Not because he doesn’t like what Jackson is doing, he simply hates Hollywood. Ironically, he doesn’t hate making cash-in sequels to his father's books, using pieces of his notes which were never intended to be published. Funny how that works. But Christopher Tolkien is 83, frequently described as cranky, and presumably he remembers a time when movies didn’t exist. He seems to have preferred it better that way because the TimesOnline reports that he’ll try to get a judge to halt the production of The Hobbit next ...

Christopher Tolkein to try and shut down The Hobbit
Published 5/26/2008 at Filmstalker
... about Christopher Tolkein's feelings on the new films: Christopher Tolkien did not wish to be involved in the LOTR movies and I would assume his feelings are the same with these two films. I totally respect him for that since he is looking after the legacy of his father’s books and does not wish to be involved in someone else’s interpretation of those stories. Well it seems Christopher Tolkein not only doesn't want to be involved but doesn't want anyone else involved either. Times Online through Cinema Blend say he is bringing a new lawsuit against New Line ...

'Hobbit' Production Runs into a Relative Snag
Published 5/26/2008 at RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines
The Times Online is reporting that while Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro are holding online chat sessions with production on The Hobbit ready to rock and roll there is one gentleman not so interested in letting things movie forward, that is at least not without the £80m he says New Line Cinema owes him and his family. Christopher Tolkien, 83, the son of J.R.R. Tolkien is reportedly going to make one last effort to halt the production of The Hobbit saying that his family is still owed £80m by New Line Cinema under a deal for a 7.5% share of profits ...

Christopher Tolkien Trying To Stop 'The Hobbit'
Published 5/26/2008 by Elisabeth Rappe at Cinematical
... Just when you thought it was safe to get excited, a possible wrench has been thrown into The Hobbit works. According to London's Sunday Times, Christopher Tolkien, the son of J.R.R., is attempting to stop the movie from being made altogether, calling for "one last crusade" in the long running court battle. ...

Hobbit news -- the article's up!
Published 5/27/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Peter T Chattaway) at FilmChat
... with producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo Del Toro, as well as the Times of London's recent report that Christopher Tolkien ...

Peter Jackson a Master of Understatement
Published 5/28/2008 at Vulture
... the Tolkien family is owed £80m by New Line Cinema under a deal for a 7.5% share of profits that was signed in 1969, when his father reluctantly sold film rights to pay a tax bill... At a hearing on June 6 Christopher Tolkien will ask a Californian judge to back his claim that he can “terminate” film rights to The Hobbit. He is said to be furious with the New Line studio, which earned £3 billion from the Rings trilogy. —"Hobbit movies meet dire foe in son of Tolkien," the Sunday Times (London) ...

Christopher Tolkien To Try And Halt Production On ‘The Hobbit’
Published 5/29/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... According to The Times newspaper, Tolkien Jr. is calling for one last crusade in the long running battle that the Tolkien estate has been waging against New Line Cinema and the producers of the original trilogy. He claims that the movie studio owes the family $80 million for a 7.5% share of profits. This is said to be part of a deal Tolkien made for film rights when he needed the money to cover a tax bill in 1969. ...