There might be an epic series about a fellowship who tries to destroy a greater evil in Middle Earth produced by Amazon and Warner Bros. Television.
- Nov 4, 2017
AceShowbiz - "The Lord of the Rings" is simply one of the most memorable and successful franchises of all time. It is very much loved by novel fans and film lovers, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. A source with knowledge of the situation told Variety that the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien and Warner Bros. Television are now in preliminary talks to make a series based on the trilogy with Amazon Studios as a potential buyer. The source added that the CEO is personally involved in the negotiations.
The series adaptation was apparently thought out by Bezos, who refocused Amazon Studios to a more ambitious, large-scale genre with broad, international appeal. Looking at the success of "Game of Thrones", which is also based on hyped novel series, TV adaptation of "Lord of the Rings" could surpass the movie trilogy commercially. If Amazon Studios can complete the series with adept directing, casting and writing, it is likely that the show will be as culturally significant as "Game of Thrones".
A TV series can give advantages that films can't. The planned adaptation of Tolkien's novels will enable its fans to be immersed in Tolkien's world because it has more room to build the world, develop the characters as they progress and explore the entirety of the novel. In the extended edition of the film, the length of the movie is around 11 hours, which could be a single season of a TV series. Therefore, the decision to make a TV adaptation of the novel is both fan-pleasing and lucrative.
The source, however, noted that there were still no writers or producers attached to the project yet. Meanwhile, a representative for Warner Bros. declined to comment.
The news also marks the end of the thawing relationship between Warner Bros. and Tolkien's estate, which have settled an $80 million lawsuit after rigorous five-year battle over profit participation of the original trilogy and its 2013 prequel trilogy "The Hobbit".
