Introducing the Lords of the Rings.
The first-time showrunners behind TV’s most expensive series ever made break their silence about #TheRingsofPower fandom backlash, season 2, Sauron speculation and landing the biggest gig on TV thr.cm/26wgw4f
“Some of what’s been hardest to hear is the cynical point of view that this is a cash grab,” Patrick McKay says. “It’s like, oh my God, the opposite. This is the most earnest production. This is not a paycheck job for anybody. This is a labor of love" thr.cm/26wgw4f
Netflix “completely freaked out the Tolkien Estate” by proposing “a Marvel approach” to adapting #TheLordoftheRings, while HBO wanted to remake Peter Jackson’s movies. Amazon ultimately won out with #TheRingsofPower thr.cm/26wgw4f
Competition for #TheRingsofPower was stiff, including the likes of The Russo Brothers and more. Ultimately, two writers with no previous IMDB credits crafted a winning sales pitch - and yes, it did include speaking Elvish thr.cm/26wgw4f
Industry insiders say Amazon is basically betting the fate of the entire studio on #TheRingsofPower, just like New Line did with Peter Jackson’s #LordoftheRings films: “It’s too big to lose” thr.cm/26wgw4f
#TheRingsofPower showrunners on how the show’s early episodes could have felt more urgent: “There are things that didn’t work as well in season one that might have worked better in a smaller show…" thr.cm/26wgw4f
Patrick McKay says the aim of #TheRingsofPower season two — which quietly started filming Oct. 3 at Bray Studios — is to be “bigger and better” on “every level" thr.cm/26wgw4f
An insider explains how reviews for #HouseoftheDragon matter to the execs who oversee #TheRingsofPower, speculating they were “sh---ing their pants” at the big premiere ratings for HBO’s series thr.cm/26wgw4f
Patrick McKay says when it comes to the measure of success for #TheRingsofPower, what matters most is that people are digging into it and debating thr.cm/26wgw4f
#TheRingsofPower showrunners have come out against the online trolls who have gone after the series' diverse cast, calling them "patently evil" thr.cm/26wgw4f
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