Blame the poor cell service in the Mines of Moria maybe.

And the scripts never showed up."

“I’ll be watching it,” he said.

Peter Jackson demonstrates the definitive way to translate a popular literary epic to the screen, with sweep and passion and grandeur. He conquers all of

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“I’m not the sort of guy who wishes ill will.

Filmmaking is hard enough.

If somebody makes a good film or TV show, it’s something to celebrate.

The one thing I am looking forward to is actually seeing it as a perfectly neutral viewer.”

The streamer announcedtheir adaptation ofJ.R.R.

Tolkien’s works in 2017.

Representatives for Jackson and Amazon Prime Video did not immediately respond to EW’s requests for comment.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerpremieres Sept. 2 onAmazon Prime Video.