I know this question sounds either ignorant or sacrilegious but Peter Jackson clearly added a lot of material and characters that don't exist in the original Hobbit book, either from other Tolkien material or simply out of thin air.
Are there any plans to re-novelize the films the way they were actually made?
If not, what are the reasons? (Legal problems, fan-backlash, etc.)
Answer
From Wikipedia:
"In November 2012, the Tolkien Estate, trustee and publishers sued Middle-earth Enterprises (in addition to Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema) for infringing Tolkien's copyrights by producing casino and video games using his characters. The original license to Tolkien's works was limited to the right to sell "tangible" products such as "figurines, tableware, stationery items, clothing, and the like", but did not cover "electronic or digital rights, rights in media yet to be devised or other intangibles such as rights in services".[10] Tolkien's estate claimed that the defendants' actions had caused "irreparable harm to Tolkien's legacy"."
Details in this article:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/20/tolkien-estate-sues-hobbit-producers
This makes it clear that the rights for the film and limited derivative products only were sold by Tolkien and that the estate won't allow more than that.
Which is really good in my opinion.
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