Film series

Critics got a sneak preview of an anime prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" at one of the world's top animation festivals in France.

"The War of the Rohirrim" film, due for release in April 2024, is set 250 years before the events of the main trilogy of books by J.R.R. Tolkien.

It is being directed by Kenji Kamiyama, who worked on the landmark manga film "Akira" in 1988.

The first Harry Potter television series is set to be made, with author JK Rowling acting as an executive producer, Warner Bros. Discovery announced on April 12.

Rowling has recently faced accusations of transphobia for putting an emphasis on biological sex over gender identity in comments about trans women. She denies the accusation.

Amazon announced on Sept. 3 that its big budget series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, had marked the biggest premiere in the history of Prime Video with 25 million viewers.

Every third old diesel car exported from Italy arrives in Bulgaria. Most of them are directed to Sofia. Only over last year, over 300,000 such cars have been exported from the European side, and a significant portion of them has been directed to our country, according to a study by the National Union of Italian Automobile Representatives in Italy quoted by "24 Hours".

Movie making is a lucrative business, which is why we see all major Hollywood studios pouring tons of cash into their production and marketing. With the highly anticipated opening of Warner Brothers’ ‘Batman v Superman’ scheduled to open on Friday, we thought it would be a good idea to look back and check out the top 10 movies with the highest budgets. The 2nd spot might surprise you.

Prominent British actor sir Christopher Lee known to the world movie fans for his participation in the sagas ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''Star Wars'' has passed away, as reported by the Independent.

He died aged 93 in London hospital the past Sunday.

Oscar-winning Australian cinematographer Andrew Lesnie, best known for his work on "The Lord of the Rings," has died, friends and colleagues said April 29. He was 59.