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Amazon Studios announced today that its series based on J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings will shoot in New Zealand. Pre-production has started, and production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months. "As we searched for the location in which we could bring to life the primordial beauty of the Second Age of Middle-earth, we knew we needed to find somewhere majestic, with pristine coasts, forests, and mountains, that also is a home to world-class sets, studios, and highly skilled and experienced craftspeople and other staff. And we're happy that we are now able to officially confirm New Zealand as our home for our series based on stories from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings," said showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. "We are grateful to the people and the government of New Zealand and especially Auckland for supporting us during this pre-production phase. The abundant measure of Kiwi hospitality with which they have welcomed us has already made us feel right at home, and we are looking forward to deepening our partnership in the years to come." Set in Middle-earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring. A world-renowned literary work, and winner of the International Fantasy Award and Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, The Lord of the Rings novels were named Amazon customers' favorite book of the millennium in 1999 and Britain's best-loved novel of all time in BBC's The Big Read in 2003. Its theatrical adaptations, from New Line Cinema and Director Peter Jackson, earned a combined gross of nearly $6 billion worldwide and garnered a combined 17 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
<p>The popular show, The Lord of the Rings, is back on Amazon Prime. Yes, the latest news from the makers confirms that the upcoming and most anticipated series will be released soon. The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy drama series based on J.R.R Tolkien's stories, millions of viewers have already loved the trilogy and are fans of this franchise, so it was very exciting for them to hear the news of Amazon buying the franchise to produce the series in upcoming years.</p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Amazon's Decision Of Buying The Franchise</strong></h2> <p> </p> <p>Amazon Studios bought the TV rights of the franchise, The Lord of the Rings, for a whopping $250 million. Yes, you heard it correctly, the reason for spending this much was the popularity of The Lord of the Rings and the excitement at seeing this franchise as a TV series. Recently they confirmed that a new and upcoming show would be named The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.</p> <p> </p> <p>Amazon studios set the deal in November 2017 and got ahead of its competitors, such as Netflix and others, in acquiring the rights. The deal gave the rights to Amazon to produce at least five seasons of The Lord of the Rings, if this happens, the series would be the most expensive one ever to produce.</p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>The Plot Of The Lord of the Rings</strong></h2> <p> </p> <p>As you know, the show is based on the stories by J.R. R. Tolkien, so it tells the history of Middle Earth. It is expected the show will cover all the incidents and major events of happening in the second age of Middle Earth. The series will show the timeline of events before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and events will include the rise of Dark Lord Sauron and the fall of the Kingdom of Numenor, etc.</p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>The Expected Cast Of The Show</strong></h2> <p> </p> <p>The show makers have officially confirmed the cast and characters who are going to be part of the series. The list of the cast members of the show are:</p> <ul> <li>Robert Armayo will be playing the role of Elrond, who is a politician and half Elven architect.</li> <li>Owain Arthur will appear as Durin IV</li> <li>Maxim Baldry as Isildur</li> <li>Nazanin will be playing the role of Brownyn</li> <li>Morfydd Clark as Galadriel</li> <li>Ismael Cruz Cordova as Arondir</li> <li>Charles Edwards as Celebrimdor</li> <li>Lenny Henry as Harfoot</li> <li>Simon Merrels as Elanor Brandyfoot</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>The cast list of this show is huge and some of the actors' roles are yet to be decided, for example, roles of actors such as Cynthia Addai Robinson, Ian Blackburn, Kip Chapman, and many others, are yet to be disclosed.</p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Renewal of the second season of The Lord of the Rings</strong></h2> <p> </p> <p>As the show's pre-production is going on, a massive piece of news came in recently, the show makers announced the renewal of the show for the second season. The early renewal for the show has made all the fans very happy and they want this upcoming series to release soon.</p>
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