He explained that for years, a studio head named Toby Emmerich blocked the movie. Ice Cube even wrote a script, but the execs didn’t like it, adding that they didn’t understand his vision.

Based on characters originally crafted by J.R.R. Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Sam Register, Sam Register, Carolyn Blackwood and Toby Emmerich serve as executive producers. The script comes ...