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In November of last year, the Amazon announced that it would produce a multi-season series set in the universe created by JRR Tolkien em Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth. News about this project indicates that this series may use elements from the trilogies Lord of the Rings e The Hobbit for cinema, directed by Peter Jackson. r331t
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According to Hollywood Report the project will go into production in 2019 and will take about 2 years, and with that the Amazon hopes to enter with force in this new market of streaming, which is already starting to become quite strong, especially with Netflix.
The acquisition of the franchise Lord of the Rings it was an important step towards achieving this goal, as Netflix itself was interested in the project. The company has already committed to making at least 5 seasons of the new series, and production is expected to cost around US billion dollars.
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But there is still a big question mark about this idea. The films produced by Peter Jackson hit the big screen and gave viewers all aspects of the magical universe of Middle Earth in a very satisfactory way, so many still wonder: why mess with what has already worked?
This is one of the negative points in large project acquisitions, especially projects that are already considered a success. But the Amazon stated that his series will not take place in the same period as the films and will very possibly be a spin off with events prior to the first feature.
And for those who know a little about the universe, you know that Middle Earth de Tolkien has a very rich history, and therefore the environment can be explored in different ways, giving more than enough material to go beyond what the films showed.
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the trilogy of Hobbit went a step further, not only adapting the books, but also expanding the story to make room for the conflict we see in the movie trilogy. Lord of the Rings. Amazon is confident in its gamble of not just taking the world from Tolkien , but also that of Peter Jackson.
And in a world where Disney is starting to connect franchises like da Marvel e Star Wars and HBO is already considering creating spin-offs de Game of Thrones, Amazon may well be on the right path to enter the fight for the streaming and take your service to a new level.
