An epic budget to go with an epic crew to go with its epic story. According to various reports, the new Lord of the Rings show will cost around $1 BILLION dollars for 5 seasons of the show. That's obviously a very pricey investment for Amazon, who hopes the show will fill the Game of Thrones-sized void in our hearts. But what does a billion dollars get you? According to actress Morfydd Clark, it gets you a dust guy. Clark plays the role of young Galadriel, famously played by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson’s original trilogy. In a recent interview with NME, she expanded on this idea, saying “I feel like I’ve got my fix of the massive stuff by doing Lord of the Rings. The amount of [people working] on this show is continually mind-blowing. One guy’s job consists just of seeing how dust reacts to footsteps and breath! That would never have even crossed my mind before. Other than something like Marvel, I don’t think things could get much bigger than this.” I wonder if he works every day or that's just like for a specific episode? Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Thursday, 24 September, 2020