Los Angeles, CA (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson; Harry Sloan, Chairman and CEO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM); Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne, Co-Chairmen and Co-CEOs of New Line Cinema have jointly announced today that they have entered into the following series of agreements:
- MGM and New Line will co-finance and co-distribute two films, „The Hobbit“ and a sequel to „The Hobbit.“ New Line will distribute in North America and MGM will distribute internationally.
- Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as Executive Producers of two films based on „The Hobbit.“ New Line will manage the production of the films, which will be shot simultaneously.
- Peter Jackson and New Line have settled all litigation relating to the „Lord of the Rings“ (LOTR) Trilogy.
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