For fans of the universe created by JRR Tolkien, it is impossible not to associate New Zealand with The Lord of the rings. It was in this country where Peter Jackson recorded the two feature film trilogies, and where Amazon is still shooting the first season of his series. However, to everyone’s surprise, the company announced that season 2 will leave the New Zealand region to head into completely unexpected territory.
UK is the chosen place by Amazon Prime Video to film the second season of The Lord of the rings. What is the reason that led you to leave a country widely associated with the franchise? Everything seems to indicate that the sudden move is part of Amazon’s strategy to reinforce its productions on the British island, where they already have other content running such as The children of Anansi Y Good ommens, as reported Variety.
“The move from New Zealand to the UK aligns with the studio’s strategy of expanding its production footprint and investing in that sector across the UK, with many of Amazon Studios’ series and films already viewing the UK as your home.”
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Therefore, Amazon would be trying to centralize the management of its main productions in one place. The problem, however, is that this decision could have a creative impact. In fact, the public has already shown their disappointment on internet forums and social media. Elijah Wood, who played Frodo in the trilogy of The Lord of the rings, said it all with a simple emoji:
The New Zealand Government is not happy at all
Another that is not at all happy, obviously, is the Government of New Zealand, because the information came like a bucket of cold water. In Reuters state that the authorities received the news with little anticipation and they are disappointed for the departure of the series of The Lord of the rings. Thus, all those involved in the content will leave the country in June 2022, the month in which they plan to finish the post-production phase of the first season.
In early August, Amazon confirmed that the series of The Lord of the rings, whose final title is still unknown, will be released in September 2022. It is also known that the cast is made up of Blackburn, Kip Chapman, Anthony Crum, Maxine Cunliffe, Trystan Gravelle, Thusitha Jayasundera, Fabian McCallum, Geoff Morrell, Alex Tarrant, Leon Wadham and Sara Zwangobani, Lenny Henry, Peter Mullan, Lloyd Owen, Augustus Prew, Peter Tait, Benjamin Walker, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Simon Merrells. Will the farewell to New Zealand impact the quality of the second season? We will find out in a few years.