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Lord of the Rings: Amazon Studios Pushes Back on Reports of Unsafe Set Posted on Patrick McKay locking in the final cast for their The Lord of the Rings prequel series wasnt the only news the project made this week- though were pretty sure it wishes it was. On Friday, the New Zealand Herald published a report claiming that "at least three" stunt workers have been seriously injured during production on the first season. The report went on to allege that two of those injuries required surgery ...

Users Lord Of The Rings: Veteran Stuntwoman Suffers Brain Injury On Set of Amazon Prime TV Series Dayna Grant has worked on shows and movies including Ash vs. Evil Dead, Xena: Warrior Princess, Wonder Woman, and Mad Max. Stuntwoman Dayna Grant has suffered a life-threatening injury on the set of Amazon Primes upcoming Lord of the Rings series according to Lord of the Rings fansite TheOneRing.nets Twitter. BREAKING: LOTR stuntwoman Dayna Grant has taken a huge hit on the Amazon set recently, and...

Heres everything you need to know about Amazons adaptation of Lord of the Rings, including its possible release date.

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Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series has found another director to offer up their axe. Swedish-French filmmaker  Charlotte Brändström, who has directed episodes of  The Witcher and  Outlander, has boarded the show as the latest director, joining the likes of J.A. Bayona and Wayne Che Yip. Amazon Studios announced that Charlotte Brändström has joined the creative team of the upcoming  The Lord of the Rings TV series and will helm two episodes of the fantasy show. She’ll follow ...

Orc Actor Has Beef with One Lord of the Rings Line He Wishes Was Off the Menu Orc Actor Has Beef with One Lord of the Rings Line He Wishes Was Off the Menu Not everything about Peter Jacksons Middle-Earth makes sense according to Stephen Ure. There are few movie franchises as iconic as Peter Jacksons The Lord of the Rings series. As beloved as the films are, they suffer from a certain number of inconsistencies that have baffled fans for years. One such inconsistency occurs during a scene in whi...

Amazon Sets Massive Budget For First Season Of ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ TV Series Sarah Curran © Provided by ET Canada Photo: CP Images The hotly anticipated "Lord of the Rings" TV show will cost around $581 million ($465m USD) for just one season.  New Zealands Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Stuart Nash, revealed Amazons budget for the upcoming television adaptation while speaking on the countrys Radio New Zealand. Variety. "This will be the largest telev...

Amazon’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Cost $465M for Just One Season James Hibberd Amazon Studios’  The Lord of the Rings television show is going to cost all the gold in the Lonely Mountain. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Amazon will spend roughly NZ$650 million – $465 million in U.S. dollars – for just the first season of the show. That’s far above previous reported estimates that pegged the fantasy drama as costing an already record-breaking $500 milli...

Amazon declined to comment. An individual with knowledge of the production confirmed that figure is correct. For comparison’s sake, HBO”s “Game of Thrones” cost around $100 million per season. “Lord of the Rings” has not been cheap for Amazon, who paid $250 million to acquire the rights from the Tolkien estate, publisher HarperCollins and New Line Cinema. It has already been renewed for a second season, well before the first season will even air. It currently has no premiere date. H...

Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Ring’ Series to Cost $465 Million for One Season Variety 2 hrs ago Variety has confirmed. Radio New Zealand reported that the series, which is currently filming in the country, will spend NZ$650 million on Season 1, which converts to $464.2 million in U.S. dollars. Sources confirmed to Variety that the hefty price tag is accurate although it does include startup costs for launching the series that will presumably be spread out over multiple seasons. More from Var...