This is the length of three Marvel films, done on the schedule of two, for the budget of one. “We think it’s important to keep the budget in context,” Payne explained. So how exactly is spending almost $500 million - nearly double the $281 million price tag of Peter Jackson’s entire trilogy of films - a bargain? Well, it’s all about what you’re getting for the money. The Rings of Power is a bargain for billionaires The way he sees it, if you frame things the right way, The Rings of Power is actually a “bargain.” Series co-creator JD Payne talking about the massive budget in the latest issue of Empire. A lot of that money is reportedly being used to build infrastructure that will be used throughout the entire series, but still.Īmazon has been keeping a lot about this series under tight wraps, but now that the premiere date is drawing closer, the wraps are coming off. It’s all but certain to become the most expensive television show ever produced. Amazon is spending a reported $465 million on the first season alone. Amazon’s show is set during a period of Middle-earth we’ve never seen fully explored on screen: the Second Age, when the human kingdom of Númenor was at its height, Elves split time between distant Valinor and their summer homes in Rivendell, and Sauron was just beginning to get his jewelry-making game on.īut The Rings of Power has made the most waves over its price tag. One of the biggest series is The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming prequel series to J.R.R.
From Stranger Thingsto House of the Dragon to The Boys to Westworld to The Sandmanand beyond, the schedule for the next few months is so packed that it can be hard to wrap your head around it. This is the summer of fantasy and science fiction television.
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