October 19, 2020. Kyiv fans are delighted with the news about the shooting of the series “Lord of the Rings”. The series will be the prequel to the trilogy. This year it is 20 years since the premiere of the first part of the film.

Starting shooting the series was in February 2020 in New Zeland. “The production of ‘the Lord of the Rings’ will be a new impetus for the development of New Zealand film industry – there will be new jobs and attract significant investment in the industry,” said Phil Twiford during a meeting with journalists in Wellington.

Ukrainian fans will be able to see some of their favorite characters, but performed by new actors. For example, it became known that the star of the film Orlando Bloom will not play the role of Legolas. He told about the following, “I don’t know how I could become a part of this world now. I wish I could be an elf and never get old, but this is the reality.

The rights to the screenings went to Amazon for 250 million dollars. In total, the series will cost about 1 billion dollars. The script and many other facts about the series are still in secret. The only thing left is to wait for the premiere.

Until then, the creators keep a secret both the script and the final cast of actors. Provisionally, the date of the first season is scheduled for 2021.