Harvey Weinstein was appropriately „honored” by the makers of Lord of the Rings. Elijah Wood recalled what was done to return the favor to the producer who wanted to block the making of the movies.
Several decades ago, J.R.R. Tolkien's novels were deemed impossible to film by a famous director, so he turned down an offer to make a film based on them. Eventually the project was shut down by the creator of Middle-earth himself.