CUPERTINO: Amazon announced on Monday its big-budget "The Lord of The Rings" series, based on the fantasy saga by J.R.R. The streaming service hopes the yet-to-be-titled series will rival the success of "Game of Thrones." Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books," the statement said. With the multiseason adaptation of Tolkien's literary work already turned into a successful movie franchise in the early 2000s, Amazon hopes to score points for its streaming platform Amazon Prime Video against competitors such as Netflix and Disney Plus. The internet titan founded by Jeff Bezos bought the storied MGM studios at the end of May for $8.45 billion.

Source: Manila Times August 03, 2021 11:48 UTC