However, despite many fans’ hopes, Peter Jackson, the esteemed director who helmed the Oscar-winning adaptations of The Lord of the Rings, will not be involved with Amazon’s adaptation.
Ever since Amazon announced their Lord of the Rings series, the Internet’s excitement has been palpable.
Christopher resigned from the Tolkien estate on the 31 August last year, only weeks before the Amazon deal was made official.
The author’s heirs filed a lawsuit against the filmmakers after characters from the series appeared on slot machines and other games.