Brian Earl Spilner said:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/05/soviet-tv-version-lord-of-the-rings-rediscovered-after-30-years
Keyword for me. I watched all 3 extended editions in theaters, back when they released them ~2017.caleblyn said:
China is re-releasing FOTR and TT.
Got me thinking, would I go watch it again in theater? Didn't take long to ponder the question...HECK YAH!!!
What say you? Would you go watch them again if re-released in US?
Brian Earl Spilner said:
https://collider.com/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-tv-show-budget-500-million/
Season 1 with a budget of nearly $500M.
For reference, GoT S8 cost $90M.
Brian Earl Spilner said:
https://collider.com/lord-of-the-rings-amazon-tv-show-budget-500-million/
Season 1 with a budget of nearly $500M.
For reference, GoT S8 cost $90M.
Baron Von Flag Smasher said:
This almost makes me think the Wheel of Time TV show is toast, with that budget for LoTR.
I think you are underestimating the passion of the typical Middle Earth/Rings fan.DallasTeleAg said:
I'm as big a LotR fan as any nerd, but I don't get what this series is trying to do. I just don't see it having the impact of the original trilogy or GoT.
What makes those fantasy pieces so good is the author behind them giving us characters and plot that we fall in love with or love to hate. As we saw in the last season of GoT, just because you have a popular source material doesn't mean you can make a great story.
Who is going to care about a movie depicting Glorfindel, or the creation of Middle Earth? I've read the LotR and the the Hobbit 3 times each, and I am not excited about this show.
I agree with the above; there are so many great IPs out there to bring to TV or Movies. Give those a shot, first.
DallasTeleAg said:
I'm as big a LotR fan as any nerd, but I don't get what this series is trying to do. I just don't see it having the impact of the original trilogy or GoT.
What makes those fantasy pieces so good is the author behind them giving us characters and plot that we fall in love with or love to hate. As we saw in the last season of GoT, just because you have a popular source material doesn't mean you can make a great story.
Who is going to care about a movie depicting Glorfindel, or the creation of Middle Earth? I've read the LotR and the the Hobbit 3 times each, and I am not excited about this show.
I agree with the above; there are so many great IPs out there to bring to TV or Movies. Give those a shot, first.
They've already attempted to turn Dresden Files into a TV show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dresden_Files_(TV_series)tv1113 said:Baron Von Flag Smasher said:
This almost makes me think the Wheel of Time TV show is toast, with that budget for LoTR.
I'm not particularly salty that they are spending that much I'm more salty that they are spending that much on one set of fantasy material that is set in a world that has largely been done with 6 movies. There is a lot of great fantasy material that is wrapped up in studio rights that will never get made and we drop 500 million on one season of tv instead.
That budget could easily make season one of at least 5 different series like Dresden Files, Mistborn or any Sanderson, Red Rising, Weeks Shadow trilogy, etc.
And you are right it might severely hamper the budget for brand new material hitting the screen with Wheel of Time.
It's similar to saying the movie World War Z was an adaptation of the book. Though World War Z movie was at least watchable.bluefire579 said:
Won't stop TV execs from saying "Someone already tried. Next!"