The rumors are true: Amazon Studios is moving ahead with a small-screen adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's beloved fantasy series The Lord of the Rings, despite the fact that Peter Jackson's film trilogy was pretty much perfect and a remake is wholly unnecessary. (We won't speak of The Hobbit franchise.)
Amazon has acquired global television rights to the series and given it a multi-season commitment, which will "explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring," according to a company release, implying that the show may weave in aspects of Tolkien's The Hobbit, since that story involves a number of characters who later reappear in Lord of the Rings. Read more...
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