The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King News

New Line Cinema Facing Lawsuit from Lord of the Rings Producer

December 15, 2007 01:12:23

Trouble keeps afflicting New Line Cinema regarding its "Lords of the Rings" franchise. Saul Zaentz, a producer backing the trilogy, is reported to have placed a legal suit against the studio, urging it to disclose its accounting details for the hit epic series.

Filed on Thursday in Los Angeles, the lawsuit alleged New Line for contract breaching by refusing to cooperate with an audit by Zaentz's company and so, asks a judge to force the film company to cooperate with the audit and to pay damages. A spokeswoman for New Line, however, refused to give any comments concerning the case.

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New Line Alleged for Breaching "Lord of the Rings" Contract

June 09, 2007 03:06:32

Not yet done with the dispute against acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson, New Line Cinema now has to face another lawsuit concerning profits drawn from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

Fifteen New Zealand-based actors showing up in various appearances throughout the course of the films have carried legal action against the studio, claiming they have been ripped off of their cut in an estimated $100 million in profits from the sales of movie merchandise, their attorney Henry Gradstein said Wednesday, June 13.

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