LEGO: Lord of the Rings/ Hobbit Licenses Acquired

[JeffSaylor]

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In an exciting news announcement made today, Warner Bros. Consumer Products has awarded LEGO the rights to develop build-and-play construction sets based on THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and the two films based on THE HOBBIT. The multi-year licensing agreement grants access to the library of characters, settings, and stories for The Lord of the Rings property, as well as films The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again. LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS construction sets are slated for a global launch beginning in June 2012, with LEGO THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY scheduled for later in the year.

The LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS collection will translate into LEGO form the epic locations, scenes and characters of Middle-earth as depicted in all three films, including The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

In late 2012, LEGO THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY will give fans a chance to build and play out the fantastical story and new characters of the legendary Middle-earth adventures depicted in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, slated to premiere December 14, 2012.

Information about the sets and collectible minifigures from both collections will be unveiled at a later date at TheLordoftheRings.LEGO.com.

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