Peter Jackson just revealed he got ghosted by Amazon about the show The Lord of the Rings, and we think we know why! Several sources indicate that the reason behind the absence of the filmmaker is due to the heirs of JRR Tolkien. We tell you more below.
tolkien heirs VS peter jackson
Series The Rings of Power will be the third major live-action adaptation of Tolkien’s workafter the trilogies of Lord of the Rings a you Hobbit. It will take place long before the events of Peter Jackson’s films, during the Second Age, and will focus on the rise of dark forces in Middle-earth.
With a total cost of one billion dollars, spread over 5 seasons, it is one of the most expensive television productions ever. Amazon also paid $250 million to Tolkien’s successors in 2017 to obtain the television rights to the Lord of the Rings… And it is from the latter that would come the decision not to involve Peter Jackson in The Rings of Power.
During an interview with The Hollywood ReporterPeter Jackson revealed thatAmazon approached him about the series, before ghosting him for good. Tolkien’s heirs lobbied for the filmmaker not to be involved, apparently for creative reasons.
In the past, the recently deceased Christopher Tolkien had criticized the trilogies of the Lord of the Rings a you Hobbit for their misinterpretation of the themes of the books from which they are adapted and for their fight scenes, too numerous. The successors were not involved in these two cinematographic works, unlike the Amazon series, for which they had a say. In addition to the animosity of Tolkien’s heirs, legal problems would no doubt have prevented Peter Jackson from getting involved in the Rings of Powersince the trilogies belong to Warner Bros.
No regrets then! And you, what do you think of the attitude of Tolkien’s heirs towards Peter Jackson?