The Rings of Power: Jeff Bezos hopes to do Tolkien’s work justice

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is already in the starting blocks. In just over two weeks the time has finally come and we will witness how the legendary a ring was forged. In celebration of the upcoming release Prime videoreports Amazon-Founder jeff bezos to speak up and hopes that the series works JRR Tolkien’s will do justice.

For Jeff Bezos, it’s not just about money

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has commented on the new The Lord of the Rings series and said in an interview that he hopes the series will do justice to the work of fantasy author JRR Tolkien.

“Middle-earth is such a beloved world, and to tell the story of the creation of the Rings of Power is both a privilege and a responsibility. I hope we do justice to Tolkien’s work”he told the Time. “It’s about more than just making a commercially successful series. Everyone who works on the series read these stories as children, and our hearts are with us.”

Bezos, who is said to be a huge fan of the fantasy genre, was reportedly personally involved in the negotiations for years ago Amazon involved in acquiring the rights to “Lord of the Rings”. More precisely, on the acquisition of the rights on Silmarillionthe prologue to the Lord of the Rings novels, as well as other notes by the author.

One of the most expensive series of all time

Amazon didn’t spare a penny to produce the fantasy series. It’s not considered one of the most expensive television series of all time for nothing. The company is said to be solely responsible for the rights to Tolkien’s work $250 million have paid.

The production costs for the first season are also up $468 million estimated. In addition to these fees, Amazon aired a commercial for The Lord of the Rings series during this year’s Superbowl that was approximately 13 million dollars should have cost.

When is The Rings of Power coming to Prime Video?

The first season of the Lord of the Rings series is coming September 2, 2022 to Prime video and starts right away two episodes to kick off. The remaining episodes will air every subsequent Friday until the final episode on October 14.

We have more information about the upcoming episodes and on which days they will be unlocked summarized here for you.