Warner Bros. revealed that it is back in the Lord Of The Rings business on Thursday when it announced plans to create new films in the iconic series.

During a Q4 earnings call with investors, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav shared that Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema had inked a multi-year deal with Embracer Group AB’s Middle-Earth Enterprises to create new films from the fantasy world created by the English writer J.R.R. Tolkien.

‘Following our recent acquisition of Middle-earth Enterprises, we’re thrilled to embark on this new collaborative journey with New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, bringing the incomparable world of J.R.R. Tolkien back to the big screen in new and exciting ways,’ said Lee Guinchard, CEO of Embracer Group’s Freemode, in a statement on Thursday, via Deadline.

‘We understand how cherished these works are, and working together with our partners at New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, we plan to honor the past, look to the future, and adhere to the strongest level of quality and production values.’

Warner Bros. and New Line’s plans to return to the cinematic universe of The Lord Of The Rings come as Amazon is currently producing the prequel series The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, though that series is limited to adapting a small section of Tolkien’s writings.

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