Lord of the Rings sued by top producer

The studio behind the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is being sued for $20m (€16.2m) by movie and music mogul Saul Zaentz in regard to alleged unpaid royalties.

Zaentz's claim against New Line Cinema states he is owed a percentage of adjusted gross receipts after he bought the rights to the works of the story's author JRR Tolkien in the 1970s - licensing it to the movie company in return for a share of the profits.