The owner of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings has passed away
In the United States at the age of 92, the legendary Hollywood producer Saul Zaentz has passed away. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Zenz was born in 1921 in New Jersey. Participated in the Second World War. After demobilization, he became interested in the music business, becoming one of the co-owners of Fantasy Records. In the 70s, he became interested in cinema and started producing movies. Under his supervision, such famous movies were created as One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, The English Patient, and quot; The unbearable lightness of being '' other. Being a big fan of Tolkien's work, in 1976 he acquired all the rights to movie adaptation and stage productions of The Lord of the Rings works and " The Hobbit. Zantz was not directly involved in the work on movies based on the works of Tolkien, entrusting all the work to Peter Jackson. After the release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy sued New Line, like Jackson himself, accusing the latter of hiding part of his income. The Topic of Article: The owner of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings has passed away. |
