Embracer Group acquires rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit via Middle-earth Enterprises

<img width="578" height="347" src="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?fit=578%2C347&strip=all" alt="Ian McKellen was famously miserable about the excess green screen use in The Hobbit." loading="lazy" srcset="https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=1667&strip=all 1667w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=300&strip=all 300w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=768&strip=all 768w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=800&strip=all 800w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=1536&strip=all 1536w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=400&strip=all 400w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=750&strip=all 750w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=578&strip=all 578w, https://venturebeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/MV5BMTc1MDA4NjI4Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzc1Mzg3OA@@._V1_SY1000_CR0016671000_AL_-1.jpg?w=930&strip=all 930w" sizes="(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px">Embracer Group has agreed to acquire the intellectual property rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works by J.R.R Tolkien. Read More