Peter Jackson Isn’t Involved With The ‘Lord Of The Rings’ TV Series, But He Is Excited To Watch It
By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 8, 2018 5:00 pm EST
Now, however, it seems clear Jackson has no involvement with the series. And he’s perfectly fine with that. In an interview with ComicBook.com, the filmmaker says he’s “kind of looking forward” to watching the series when it arrives. Why? “I was a guy who didn’t get to see the Lord of the Rings like everybody else because I had to make it,” Jackson explains, “so I’m looking forward to seeing somebody else’s take on the Tolkien world.”
In other words, it’s a prequel. One rumor states the series would focus on young Aragorn, the character played by Viggo Mortensen in the films. There’s also already talk of a spin-off series. Payne and McKay are an up and coming creative team who worked on the script for Star Trek 4. When the duo were announced to develop and write the Lord of the Rings series, they issued the following statement:
“Set in Middle Earth, the television adaptation will explore new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring.”
Jackson’s work on the original Lord of the Rings film trilogy is a towering achievement. Over the course of a massive production, Jackson and company created vast, epic, sprawling adventure set in a wholly believable world. And then they made the Hobbit movies, and screwed it up. I will forever cherish Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, and forever scorn the stilted, nearly unwatchable Hobbit films. With that in mind, perhaps it really is best that Jackson hand this series off to a new creative team.
