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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 Jackson's Middle-Earth makes sense according to Stephen Ure. There are few movie franchises as iconic as Peter Jackson's 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 which Merry and Pippin have been captured by the Orcs, who debate over whether they should eat the li...

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 Zealand's Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, Stuart Nash, revealed Amazon's budget for the upcoming television adaptation while speaking on the country's Radio New Zealand. Variety. "This will be the largest television series ever made." Just like Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy of movies, the new...

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 million for multiple seasons of the show. “What I can tell you is Amazon is going to spend about $650 ...

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. Here’s the synopsis for the eight-episode fantasy series: Amazon Studios’ forthcoming series brin...

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 Variety The cost for “Lord of the Rings” far exceeds other pricey TV series like HBO’s “Game of...