Speaking with Deadline, the New Zealand Film Commission has officially confirmed that some film and TV productions “are already safely underway.”
Amazon Studios’ highly-anticipated Lord of the Rings series and James Cameron’s long-in development Avatar sequels were both affected by the production delay as both projects had been filming in New Zealand.
The Second Age covered nearly 3,441 years, and it began after the banishment of Morgoth, the dark lord before Sauron.
New Zealand Film Commission CEO Annabelle Sheehan said in a statement.