Variety has reported that Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings has made its first casting decision. Joining the anticipated series is Australian actress Markella Kavenagh (Picnic at Hanging Rock). Specifics on Kavenagh’s role are currently being kept under wraps, but Variety notes her character is named Tyra. Development on the series has been really picking up […]
Amazon developing The Lord of the Rings free-to-play MMORPG
Not content with producing a hugely ambitious, billion dollar-budgeted TV series based upon The Lord of the Rings, Amazon has now announced that it is also developing a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth. The as-yet-untitled game will be free-to-play on PCs and consoles and promises to […]
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings enlists J.A. Bayona as director
After hiring Game of Thrones writer and producer Bryan Cogman in May, Amazon’s The Lord of the RingsTV series has made another big addition behind the scenes, with Deadline reporting that the streaming service has enlisted director J.A. Bayona (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) to helm the first two episodes of the fantasy epic. “J.R.R. Tolkien created one […]
Game of Thrones’ Bryan Cogman joins Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series
Deadline is reporting that Amazon Studios’ The Lord of the Rings TV series has swooped to snap up Game of Thrones writer and producer Bryan Cogman following the (divisive) conclusion to HBO’s hugely-successful fantasy series. Cogman started out as a writing assistant to showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss; in addition to writing the series […]
New Lord of the Rings game in development starring Gollum
German developer Daedalic Entertainment have announced its upcoming title, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a narrative focused adventure game that will center around the dual personality hobbit. Releasing in 2021, the game will focus on the character after he has acquired the One Ring but before the events of The Lord of the Rings. […]
Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series welcomes us to the Second Age
Fans of Tolkien’s treasured creation of Middle-earth are cautiously listening to new details emerging about Amazon Prime’s series in development. With Peter Jackson keen to lend his creativity and Viggo Mortensen offering supportive words, the latest detail to surface is the timeline the series will follow. The official Twitter page, @LOTRonPrime released a teasing tweet […]
Funko’s latest Emerald City Comic Con exclusives include DC, Disney, Office Space, The Wizard of Oz and more
Funko has revealed another batch of Emerald City Comic Con exclusives which includes products for DC Comics, Incredibles 2, Duck Tales, The Lion King, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Office Space, The Lord of the Rings, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Wizard of Oz; check them out here… The infamous Mr. Mxyzptlk has a trick or two up his […]
The Lord of the Rings TV execs don’t rule out Peter Jackson involvement
Executives for Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings TV series haven’t closed the door on Peter Jackson being involved with the show. The Lord of the Rings TV show has a lot to live up to when you consider the books and Peter Jackson’s monumental and critically adored trilogy. So far, he doesn’t seem to […]
Peter Jackson looking to help out with Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series
Although it was rumoured earlier this year that Peter Jackson could be set for a return to Middle-earth with Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings series, the director subsequently debunked the reports, and confirmed that he’ll have no creative input into the hugely ambitious fantasy series. Well, with his latest project Mortal Engines now in […]
Book to film adaptations by British authors
Now more than ever film studios are continually turning to books for inspiration. More audiences are likely to flock to cinemas to see their favourites novels hit the big screen. Over the years, book adaptations from a number of British authors have proven to be hugely successful. On the 22nd July, Roald Dahl’s BFG will […]
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