You can be the richest person in the world and still be under pressure. This is even more true when one wants to adapt the world of JRR Tolkien into a television series called The Rings of Power. But who should Jeff Bezos answer to? Amazon group admins? Tolkien’s heirs? No!
In an interview with our colleagues varietyThe founder of the Blue Origin space project (which allowed William Shatner — Captain Kirk! — to travel into space) has revealed a discussion he had with his son after acquiring the adaptation rights to The Lord of the Rings.
A big fan of Tolkien’s work, Bezos’ son strongly urged him not to “spoil” series, during the discussion “an eye in an eye”. A message taken extremely seriously by the Amazon founder, who also discovered the Lord of the Rings novels as a teenager on the advice of his grandfather.
Remember that the “Rings of Power” series is not strictly speaking an adaptation of Tolkien, as it is an original story built from various elements contained in the appendices included at the end of the third volume of The Lord of the Rings “The Return of the”. the king
The first two episodes of the series will be available starting this Friday, September 2 on Amazon Prime Video, which will then broadcast the program weekly every Friday.
Source: allocine
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
