Tolkien heirs settle multi-million-dollar film lawsuit

The heirs of JRR Tolkien settled a multimillion-pound lawsuit with the studio behind the 'Lord Of The Rings' trilogy over the blockbuster’s profits.

Tolkien’s heirs sued New Line Cinema in February last year for a reported $220m (€152m) in a move which threatened to block the release of two upcoming prequels based on Tolkien’s novel, 'The Hobbit'.