New LOTR Movies Proves Warner Bros. Has an Originality Problem

Recently, on an earnings call for the company Warner Bros. Discovery, CEO David Zaslav announced that Warner Bros. would be making a slew of new Lord of the Rings movies. Given that Swedish media company Embracer Group secured the film rights to further Middle-Earth adventures last year, it was inevitable that Warner Bros./New Line Cinema would join forces with these productions to ensure that there weren’t multiple Lord of the Rings movie franchises walking the Earth. However, the existence and emphasis on these new extensions of an old franchise are still incredibly frustrating, especially since these projects epitomize an originality problem plaguing Warner Bros. Discovery.