![]() Although many critics of the time praised the trilogy, others weren’t entirely sure what to make of it. ![]() The current level of enthusiasm for the world of Middle Earth would have been hard to predict back in 1955, when the final volume of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy-a sequel to his 1937 children’s book, The Hobbit-was published. Given the size and enthusiasm of The Lord of the Rings’ fanbase, it is unsurprising that Amazon has invested what industry watchers have estimated as hundreds of millions of dollars to enable them to produce the series-even though the storyline will not be solely based on the book itself but will draw on material in various Tolkien appendices, lesser-known works and unpublished-even unfinished-manuscripts. Tolkien’s Middle Earth-a world previously seen on screen in Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings (released 2001–2003) and The Hobbit (released 2012–2014)-but it will be a kind of prequel-set in a time before the events depicted in those films. The series promises to return viewers to the fantasy world of J. ![]() ![]() A commercial for Amazon’s forthcoming TV series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, aired during this year’s Super Bowl, racked up a record 257 million views online in 24 hours. ![]()
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