EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first trailer for Liam Neeson crime-thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners, which debuts tomorrow at the Venice Film Festival.
17.08.2023 - 07:05 / variety.com
K.J. Yossman “Lord of the Rings” owner Embracer told shareholders and investors that the fantasy franchise, which they snapped up last summer for $395 million, has been a significant growth driver in Q1.
Embracer’s Entertainment & Services section has grown organically by 70% according to the group’s latest results, largely thanks to Middle-Earth Enterprises, the holding company for the J.R.R. Tolkien rights.
“The high margin is primarily explained by a strong contribution from Middle-Earth Enterprises, driven by strong licensing revenue for ‘The Lord of the Rings,'” the company, headed by co-founded and CEO Lars Wingefors. According to Wingefors the acquisition is already ahead of “well ahead” of the business plan developed by the company at the time of the sale.
“It is encouraging to see many exciting external projects based on this incredible IP, including the recently successfully released ‘Magic the Gathering’ trading card game ‘The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth’, the upcoming PC/Console survival-crafting game ‘The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria’ as well as many other exciting new products that will grow the IP further,” read the summary of the Q1 report, which covers the period from April-June 2023. The performance of Middle-Earth Enterprises will provide some comfort for Embracer, which announced earlier this summer it was facing a large restructuring program including lay-offs and games studio closures after a three year buying spree.
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first trailer for Liam Neeson crime-thriller In The Land Of Saints And Sinners, which debuts tomorrow at the Venice Film Festival.
Severe disruption has gripped terminals in Manchester Airport with 'tearful' passengers forced to sleep on the floor amid piles of luggage.
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy has been voted the best film music by the UK public.Howard Shore’s soundtrack took the number one spot on a list of the top 100 film scores compiled by Classic FM, which received over 10,000 votes. The winner was revealed on Monday (August 28) on the radio station by presenter Jonathan Ross.Speaking about the win, Shore said: “Many thanks to all the Classic FM listeners.
Allison Holker has returned triumphantly to the dance floor after an absence of over eight months since the tragic passing of her husband and dance partner, Stephen “tWitch” Boss.Allison shared a heartwarming moment with the world on August 23 through a TikTok video. The video showcased her and her 15-year-old daughter, Weslie, dancing to “My Heart Will Go On” remix from the famous movie Titanic.
Allison Holker has her dancing shoes back on.
Allison Holker is finding her love for dance once again.
Formula One racing is back with the Dutch Grand Prix this weekend!
Author Douglas Coupland once wrote in his seminal 1991 slacker work, “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture,” that “nostalgia is a deadly weapon,” and one supposes those words can be cautionary tales about our youth, what we romanticize and what potentially holds us back from growing because we can’t move on past it. I’m not exactly sure what that has to do with the new documentary, “‘The Elephant 6 Recording Co.,” about the late ‘90s recording collective The Elephant 6, mostly comprised of lo-fi indie bands from in and around Athens, Georgie, other than to say after watching this appropriately chaotic, shaggy and baggy documentary, Coupland’s quote immediately flashed back into my memory.
New Line’s new animated movie, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, is moving from its April 12, 2024 release date to Dec. 13 next year.
Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch's potential move to Manchester United would make a lot of sense according to an expert on the Bundesliga giants.
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings season 2 began filming in October of 2022 and as of May 2023, only had a handful of days left of filming.
The plan for a Greggs drive-thru in Stockport is yet to be decided after councillors questioned the impact it could have on traffic.
Lord of the Rings IP is performing “well ahead of business plan” for new owner Embracer Group, which grew sales by 50% last quarter while layoffs and division closures were being announced.
With Tuesday’s grosses, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie has crossed the $100M (13.74B yen) mark in Japan. In doing so, it becomes Universal’s top title ever there. In local currency, Mario overtakes Top Gun: Maverick as the No. 6 Hollywood film of all time in Japan, and is the No. 1 studio picture since the beginning of the pandemic.
Prince Harry is giving the world a closer look at the athletes who make his annual Invictus Games possible!On Wednesday, Netflix released the trailer for the limited series produced by Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Productions and Netflix,. The trailer begins with a clip of the Duke of Sussex onstage during the Invictus Games' opening ceremony, where he delivers an inspiring speech to the athletes from across the globe.
England’s Lionesses are vying to lift the World Cup for the first time ever - but standing in their way are semi-final opponents and host nation Australia.The crunch match between the famous sporting rivals kicked off at the Stadium Australia in Sydney at 11am British time on Wednesday.The winner will face Spain in the final in Sydney on Sunday after La Roja beat Sweden 2-1 in the first semi-final on Tuesday. No team left in the competition has won it before so history is guaranteed to be made on Sunday.The Lionesses became history makers in July last year when they secured their first-ever European Championship with a 2-1 win over Germany at Wembley.
EXCLUSIVE: After announcing new docs on NFL Hall of Famer Mel Blount and MLB icon Tommy John in Whatever It Takes and The Bionic Man, respectively, Winter State Entertainment has unveiled The Hitman: A Tommy Hearns Story as its latest sports documentary.
Billie Eilish is keeping things positive with her ex-boyfriend, Jesse Rutherford.The «Bad Guy» singer took to her Instagram Story over the weekend to field questions from fans, which is when one person questioned her about her relationship with The Neighborhood frontman.Eilish answered, «Very very good friends only. My homie forever.»The musicians first sparked dating rumors back in October 2022, when fans spotted them having dinner at Los Angeles joint Crossroads Kitchen.They were then seen out at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios.
Star Wars character, Ahsoka, was inspired Gandalf from The Lord Of The Rings.The actor is reprising the role of the former Jedi Padawan for the upcoming Ahsoka series on Disney+, having previously appeared as the character in a couple of episodes of The Mandalorian.In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, Dawson discussed how she and series creator Dave Filoni were particularly interested in examining Ahsoka’s growth from a Padawan into a leader.The upcoming series is set after the events of the animated Star Wars Rebels finale, in which Ahsoka, dressed all in white, returned from the ethereal Force dimension known as the World Between Worlds. It was this sort of imagery and development that prompted Dawson and Filoni to draw parallels with Gandalf from J.R.R.
Wedding bells are ringing for alums Abigail Heringer and Noah Erb! The fan-favorite reality show couple announced the exciting news via Instagram on Wednesday, sharing photos from the beachfront proposal. In a joint post, Heringer and Erb quoted the Taylor Swift lyric from her hit single, «Lover,» writing, «I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, and I want ‘em all.»The picture-perfect proposal took place in La Jolla, San Diego, at a home looking over the ocean.