Lord of the Rings - The possible Amazon tv show

[Phil_A]

Given how badly the NZ acting community was fucked over by Warners when The Hobbit films were in production, I'd imagine the news of Jackson returning to Middle Earth would go down like a bucket of cold sick.

[Glebe]

Given how badly the NZ acting community was fucked over by Warners when The Hobbit films were in production, I'd imagine the news of Jackson returning to Middle Earth would go down like a bucket of cold sick.

[mothman]

Given how badly the NZ acting community was fucked over by Warners when The Hobbit films were in production

In what way?

[mjwilson]

Lindsay Ellis just did a video series on The Hobbit which goes into this - the NZ government screwed over the unions in order to make sure production stayed there.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/oct/31/warner-bros-new-zealand-hobbit-film

[mothman]

Hmm. Awkward...

[Glebe]

https://twitter.com/theoneringnet/status/996822027343310848

[BREAKING] We have confirmed from multiple sources that @AmazonStudios new billion-dollar #LOTR series will open its first season centered on a young Aragorn.

Hmm...

[Dex Sawash]

Mrs Dex does a sploosh

[mothman]

Because that worked so well last time they tried it...