A brand new rumor surfaced claiming Amazon’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy present will make or break the company’s streaming future.
The brand new rumor (by way of Enterprise Insider) comes from “nameless sources” with connections to Amazon Prime, noting the $1 billion with a B collection will “decide the longer term” of Amazon Prime, in its entirety. Ought to the brand new collection flop, Amazon will reportedly be reevaluating the aim of Amazon Studios.
“The explanation why it’s going to succeed is as a result of the executives at Amazon want it to succeed,” the supply stated. “If it doesn’t succeed, there’s going to be an enormous query from Andy Jassy and the board. If we are able to’t take this piece of IP and make it profitable, why is Amazon Studios even right here? It has to succeed. There’s no possibility.”
Amazon reportedly purchased the TV rights for the Lord of the Rings franchise for $250 million, however just for a TV collection not based mostly on Tolkien’s legendary novel The Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
As a substitute, Amazon may solely produce an eight-episode or much less collection based mostly on the Tolkien’s appendices and different miscellaneous work.
Thus, The Rings of Energy is ready in Center-earth’s second age, however confusingly options key figures like Galadriel and Elrond with youthful actors (elves don’t age), amongst different complicated selections.
Different odd selections embody dark-skinned elves, dwarves, and hobbits (there have been none in Tolkien’s work), and even feminine orcs (Tolkien’s unique clarification was that orcs have been born from mud and slime).
The Rings of Energy was introduced almost 5 years in the past, and through its manufacturing Amazon has reportedly put in at the least $1 billion to its manufacturing. Its huge price range has made it reportedly the costliest TV present ever made, topping even HBO’s masterpiece Rome.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy is ready to premiere completely by way of Amazon Prime Video on September 2nd, 2022.
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