{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62c5cfbd7e8f5c0013c1c8f9/6785e1c9645ed12902d3c7b7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"State of the Estate","description":"<p>In which co-hosts Kenny and Sam discuss the history of adaptation rights to Tolkien's work.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tolkientrust.org/index.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Tolkien Trust</a> and <a href=\"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08354834/filing-history/MzQzNTExMjYyMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&amp;download=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">their finances</a></p><p>The Times - <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/article/focus-tolkien-sold-film-rights-to-lord-of-the-rings-to-avoid-taxman-ttwv6qh3rlv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Tolkien sold film rights to Lord of the rings to avoid taxman</em></a></p><p>John Boorman and Rospo Pallenberg - <a href=\"https://phuulishfellow.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/lord-of-the-rings.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Screenplay for <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> (1970)</a></p><p>The Guardian - <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/jul/11/artsfeatures3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The saddest story in rock</em></a><em> </em>(The Zaentz/Fogerty scandal)</p><p>Dan Olson [VIDEO] - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr_rb_pitHk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>An Exhaustive History of Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings</em></a></p><p>Open Culture - <a href=\"https://www.openculture.com/2014/08/the-1985-soviet-tv-adaptation-of-the-hobbit.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The 1985 Soviet TV Adaptation of The Hobbit: Cheap and Yet Strangely Charming</em></a></p><p>Charlie Rose (ew) [VIDEO] - <a href=\"https://charlierose.com/videos/17671\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">2002 Interview w/ Peter Jackson</a></p><p>The Guardian - <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/20/tolkien-estate-sues-hobbit-producers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tolkien estate sues Hobbit producers over video and gambling games</a></p><p>Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - <a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/weinstein-brothers-sue-time-warner-over-hobbit-films-idUSBRE9BA17I/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Weinstein brothers sue Time Warner over Hobbit films</em></a></p><p>The Hollywood Reporter - <a href=\"https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-prevails-weinsteins-hobbit-749187/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Warner Bros prevails over Weinsteins in Hobbit profit fight</em></a></p><p>Ars Technica - <a href=\"https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/amazon-will-run-a-multi-season-lord-of-the-rings-prequel-tv-series/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon will run a multi-season Lord of the Rings prequel TV series</a></p><p><br></p><p>Leave us a review! Send us an email at entmootpod@gmail.com!</p>","author_name":"Kenny Talarico & Sam Lieberman"}