Amazon’s massively expensive fantasy streaming series, “The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power” has wrapped up its first season, headed by showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Before the two landed the high-profile prequel show they were asked to help pen a fourth “Star Trek” film after uncredited contributions to “Star Trek Beyond.” Sadly, the project that had S.J.

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To be frank, it shouldn’t have happened. And while it’s not unprecedented it’s pretty damn close. No, we’re not talking about Amazon Prime Video spending $250 million for the television rights to “The Appendices” at the end of J.R.R. Tolkein’s “The Lord of the Rings.” In theory, that payday may actually turn out to be a pretty reasonable gamble if enough people keep their Prime memberships. What is almost just as incredible is the fact that longtime writing partners J.D.

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There are few series that have been cloaked in as much secrecy as “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Amazon Prime Video acquired the rights in 2017 for a massive $250 million and in the years since all of Hollywood (and “LOTR” fandom) have been curious about the creative direction for the prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal masterwork. Those details will slowly come to light once the program finally has its moment in the sun on Sept.

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