I wish it need not have happened in my time.

The PJ trilogy still holds up today.

That's a pretty high bar

New “Lord of the Rings” movies scheduled to be cancelled after completion by David Zazlav for a tax break

I desperately hope so. The amount of effort that went into the current movies cannot be matched by anybody in Hollywood except maybe Christopher Nolan.
- Or you know... Peter Jackson again.
Would give multiple stars to this comment if I could.

Is it just me, or had anyone else lost all hope for good Lotr shows after Rings of Power? I saw lots of potential squandered by poor writing, and I fear more Lotr content is just going to be more content, not good stories.

Christopher Tolkien was blocking a lot of things. Even the Jackson films sneaked by and wouldn't have been made of he could have stopped it.
He's dead now, and the new heirs to the rights like money. They also have about 20 years before the copyright expires. Which isn't that long; that's about as much time between now and the Jackson films. To keep ahead of the clock, they're greenlighting a lot of garbage and risk running their franchise into the ground.
- It wasn't obvious it would be bad before release, much of the compliants I saw were mostly unfair criticism made in bad-faith.
  It wasn't exactly bad, it just wasn't good like it could have been.
Yep. Money grab.
I lost all hope when they greenlit the license to be used for....Golum.
- Nasty capitalistses...

So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us

And since this is on Lemmy... the answer is pirate it when it comes out then bitch about how bad it is. Then turn it into Linux memes and communism.

The copyright expires in 2044. The Perter Jackson series came out 2001-2003. From a studio point it is approaching the now or never time. They need to make one within the next few years to be able to make a 3rd one just before the end of copyright. From a studio buisness perspective this makes sense and is kind of a no-brainer.

So I tried to find more info on it and it seems like they are not remaking the trilogy. Multiple movies set in various time periods before the Hobbit and LotR are currently written. That's not really great but it is way better than a remake IMHO.

Eh, somewhat disagree. I think some series have big potentials for spinoffs or side stories. The Disney Star Wars movies were terrible, agreed, but some of the shows are fantastic.
Marvel (and DC for that matter) is finicky. Comic books are, by their nature, extremely continuous, so there will always be more content to adapt. Whether or not it's good or worth adapting is dependent on both the comic series and the producers' capabilities, but that's another issue.
I mean, I'll give an example. The Last Airbender, fantastic show. It could have ended there and we'd all be satisfied. But The Legend of Korra, while not as great as TLA, was still (imo) very good. But the Last Airbender movie? Yeah, we all know it sucked hard.
I wouldn't say writers should never ever look to make spinoffs or side stories to existing content, but obviously it should be good, and it's demonstrably possible. Star Wars gave us The Clone Wars, Breaking Bad gave us Better Call Saul, and I mean on a somewhat relevant note, LotR gave us Shadow of Mordor, which I really liked. New, original content [edit: as a sequel to already existing content] can be good... but obviously, not always.
Don't worry, neighbor. Humanity's about done here and allll that shit will stop.

Gondor has no remake. Gondor needs no remake.

Alas, it is not for Gondor to decide what the copyright holders do with them.

i love how nobody sees this as good news

takes one glance at Amazon

This is an article from February 2023 about War of the Rohirrim and similar projects, not a remake of the 2001 trilogy.

In a dream scenario where they can get the right people to do it, I would vastly prefer a TV series. Even with the extended editions, there's a ton of material in the books we didn't get to see. Things like the whole sequence with the elves early in the books being turned into "hey look there's some elves", no Tom Bombadil, the journey from Rivendel to Moria. And that's just the first book.

I think most would agree the world building is one of the best aspects of the books and there just isn't time for that in a feature film.

As some kind of "filler" in a TV series is actually the only way I can see the Tom Bombadil content working on the screen. It's just too specific to work in any other way IMO, even though I would like to see something. (Especially with Jack Black as Tom Bombadil, can you imagine him ring-a-ding dillowing xD)
- Idk if you watched the last of us, but like that Bill episode, which is mostly disconnected from the greater narrative, didn't feel out of place in the series to me. That's what I'm getting at. I want to see all of it at a slower pace.
- I don't think there is a version of our world where Tom Bombadil is done well onscreen. While Jack Black has the energy for him, I would see Jack Black and not Bombadil Hey-Dol-Merry-Dol-ing.
- He would pronounce it "hrrrring-a-ding dillow."
  But then we'd have Kyle Gass as Goldberry.
Careful what you wish for. You'll get a "Tolkien Cinematic Universe" pile of algorithm driven ersatz 'content'.
- That doesn't happen in my made up scenario where the world is good lol

The thing is that, even if these new ones are the most awful media ever produced. It doesn't change anything about the old ones. They will still stay awesome. They don't depreciate just because other media exist. Or that would have already happened with the Rings of Power.

I just wish they put this time and effort into other franchises. I want more Discworld.

I want more Discworld
so do I, but also fear that executive meddling would butcher the originals beyond all recognition

If I was going to do more lotr content, I'd probably do something with the Eastern front of the war. What did the blue wizards get up to?

Oh no

I suppose it was only a matter of time. Please don't be total ass.

I remember reading that what we're seeing lately is a sort of mad dash to churn out as much media as they can before the IP becomes public domain.
It's going to be. Don't have any hopes for it, just don't. In fact, I'd argue just don't see it unless we hear that it's phenomenal for some reason after it's been released.

Hard no

I'm really hoping this is manufactured content here.

Edit: after google searching

and they are going to mess with perfection wtf.

Now featuring genuine dwarfs acting the dwarves.
And internet trolls for the trolls.
Orcas for the orcs?
And, to bring in the American audience, Mexicans as the "men of the south".

Maybe they're gonna do the The Hobbit right this time?

Oh who am I kidding. It'll be the fanfic backstory of Tom Bombadil or something.