DGHCaretaker
Nargothrond
Mar 10, 4:53am
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No one has mentioned the rights issue of the Blue Wizards that caused Gandalf to claim, "I've quite forgotten their names."
So as a public service, I asked Google, "Does Rings of Power have rights to the Blue Wizards?" And Google replied:
Yes, The Rings of Power has the rights to include the Blue Wizards. While Amazon's primary licensing covers The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, the production maintains a relationship with the Tolkien Estate, which can grant permission for specific elements from other works on a case-by-case basis.
Showrunners have confirmed that the character known as the "Dark Wizard" in the series is indeed one of the Blue Wizards. This inclusion differentiates the show from previous film adaptations, which were restricted by narrower licensing agreements that prevented the use of specific names or details regarding the Istari beyond the main narrative.
Google just gets its answers from other posts, but the production announcement makes it credible.
In other words, the Tolkien Estate continues its word by word Rights revenue center, promoting the continued fracturing of the legendarium. My guess - $1,000,000 per Blue Wizard name. The long view of this is that there will never be a complete retelling of Tolkien's works in our lifetime. However, the much longer view is that at least the Rights will expire someday, unappreciative descendants will no longer be able to milk the old cow, and our progeny will make up for lost time.
(This post was edited by DGHCaretaker on Mar 10, 4:55am)
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