Netflix Pitched A Marvel-Style Lord Of The Rings Universe, Russo Brothers Wanted Aragorn Show - Report
Before Amazon Studios won the rights to make the Lord of the Rings TV series Rings of Power, HBO Max and Netflix were in the mix--this much we knew already--and now new details on their pitches have come to light.
Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that HBO pitched the Tolkien Estate on a series set in the Third Age, which is the timeline during which Peter Jackson's movies took place. According to the report, the estate had no interest in making a TV series set during the Third Age, considering Jackson's movies already dug deep into this time during Middle-earth's history.
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Netflix, meanwhile, is said to have pitched «several shows» to the Tolkien Estate, including shows focused on Gandalf and Aragorn. «They took the Marvel approach,» a source said, adding that this «completely freaked out the estate.»
The Russo brothers, who made Marvel's Avengers movies, were said to be involved in the pitch process. The report said they pitched a Third Age TV show about Aragorn, but no further details were divulged.
Amazon ended up winning the rights by promising a «close relationship» between the estate and Amazon in an effort to «protect Tolkien's legacy.» Money also factored in, the report said. The $250 million fee that has been published was actually Netflix's bid, THR said. Amazon's offer was «tens of millions» less, but still a massive fee, according to the report.
The official word from Amazon Studios TV boss Vernon Sanders was that the
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