WHAT A SHAME: Stephen Colbert’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Placed on ‘Pause’ Due to Paramount Merger Deal

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There hasn’t been very much to report about Stephen Colbert since his toxic, anti-Trump late night show was taken off the air last spring.

Colbert has been using his new free time to write a script for a ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie that would cover some chapters of the book that were not part of the Peter Jackson trilogy.

Unfortunately for Colbert, his new pet project has been placed on ‘pause’ due to the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger deal.

From Coming Soon, via Yahoo News:

Stephen Colbert’s Lord of the Ring...