Peter Jackson claims that Amazon asked him for help with the Lord of the Rings prequels and then they didn’t call him

In just under a month, on September 2, it will arrive on the Amazon Video platform one of the most ambitious television productions of recent times, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, inspired by the works of JRR Tolkien.

There is unanimous consensus that the The Lord of the Ringsdirected by New Zealander Peter Jackson, as an adaptation of that author’s works, they are practically insurmountable.

Hence, that consultation started four or five years ago by Amazon with legendary director Peter Jackson so that collaborate on scripts It felt not only timely but also essential to the fans. However, it is finally known that both director and co-writer Fran WalsIt had nothing to do with the television series.

what Peter Jackson said

Jackson, who directed the masterful documentary, among other films take up againof the Beatles and announced it is in talks with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr for a second documentary on the life of the bandindicated that he had spoken to The Hollywood Reporter and stated the following:

“Four or five years ago they asked me if I wanted to participate and I told them this is an impossible question to answer without seeing the script. So they told me that as soon as they got the first two scripts they would send them to me. Y the scripts never appeared, that’s what happened and that’s okay. No complaints “.

By the way, this experience doesn’t mean Jackson won’t be watching the show. “I’m going to see it; I’m not the kind of person who has bad will. Making films is quite difficult and if someone makes a good movie or TV show it’s something to celebrate. The only thing I’m looking forward to is being able to look at him as a perfectly neutral spectator. “

Unsurprisingly, Amazon responded to Jackson’s comments with a statement noting: “In pursuing the rights to our show we were obligated to keep the series distinct and separate from the films. We have the utmost respect for Peter Jackson’s films and The Lord of the Rings Y we are glad that you are looking forward to seeing The rings of power“.

The truth, they didn’t warn him

All right, but they should have warned him that they wouldn’t count on his help. Furthermore, the explanations of Showrunners, John D. Payne and Patrick McKay go in the opposite direction to Amazon’s diplomatic statement because months ago, in Vanity Fair They said the Covid-19 pandemic added to their busy schedules and Jackson’s busy schedule made collaboration impossible, however, both Payne and McKay were full of praise for the director’s work.

“What we liked about those first three films is that Peter and his collaborators captured a unique combination of tones that Tolkien uses in his characters and their worlds. It is sincere, but it is complex and political; it’s dark and intense, but also whimsical, fun and sweet. Sometimes it’s full of suspense, sometimes it’s scary, sometimes it’s esoteric and most of all tremendously imaginative, ”commented the showrunners.

Unlike the movies The Lord of the Rings which narrates the last moments of the Third Age of the Sun, the L seriesThe rings of power it is set thousands of years in the past, exactly at the Second Age of the Sun, which covers about 3,000 years in Tolkien’s work.

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