After six blockbuster Tolkien movies, Jackson wants Derren Brown to wipe his memory of Middle-earth? It’s a boneheaded quest
Look into my eyes … Peter Jackson.Last modified on Thu 11 Aug 2022 15.54 BSTneeds to be a success. By some degree the most expensive television series ever made, it will arrive at an incredibly perilous time for the platform. People have too many streaming options and not enough money, and if Lord of the Rings fails to bring in a decent number of subscribers, it might spell curtains for Amazon Prime Video.
The first part is, sadly, down to matters of important business. Amazon’s deal with the Tolkien estate meant that its TV show had to be distinct from Jackson’s trilogy, which effectively prohibited his involvement. But the latter part is a bit more nuts., Jackson revealed that the most galling thing about making the Lord of the Rings trilogy was not getting to watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy as a fan.
But, honestly, the balls on the man. Imagine wanting to see something so badly that you’d be willing to scrub your brain of all prior knowledge of it. And imagine doing it as the person who made the thing you want to scrub. I’ve been thinking about this for hours, and I genuinely can’t decide whether Peter Jackson’s plan is admirable or utterly obnoxious.
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