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Warner Bros. is allowing a fan-made 'Lord of the Rings' film to stay on YouTube after it was briefly taken down. On Thursday, it was announced that Warner Bros. is working on a movie titled 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.' Andy Serkis is starring in and directing the project that is being developed by Peter Jackson and his writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. Shortly after the news dropped, a 2009 fan-made film with 13 million views also titled "The Hunt for Gollum" was taken offline for many hours.
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00:00Warner Brothers is allowing a fan-made Lord of the Rings film to stay on YouTube after it was
00:04briefly taken down. On Thursday, it was announced that Warner Brothers is working on a movie
00:09titled The Lord of the Rings The Hunt for Gollum. Andy Serkis is starring in and directing the
00:13project that is being developed by Peter Jackson and his writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa
00:18Boyens. Shortly after the news dropped, a 2009 fan-made film with 13 million views,
00:24also titled The Hunt for Gollum, was taken offline for many hours. YouTube put up a notice saying
00:29Warner Brothers had filed a copyright claim against the video and blocked it. Lord of the
00:33Rings fans reacted quite negatively to the takedown, and early Friday, the film was restored
00:37on YouTube. A studio source says the takedown request was done in error. Warner Brothers made
00:42the surprise movie announcement during its first quarter earnings conference call and noted that
00:46The Lord of the Rings The Hunt for Gollum was a working title. For more on this story and all
00:51the latest movie news, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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