Fans of Middle-Earth are nervous that two unknown writers are being given the cumbersome task of creating a Lord of the Rings series. Being unknown definitely doesn’t mean that a writer is not talented or capable, but it does bring with it the uncertainty of someone with a lack of experience would bring. The story is going to be set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings, so this is going to be a story that audiences have never seen.
The cast was announced and again fans had hope for a good show when Will Poulter was announced to play the lead character. But Poulter also dropped out of the project and claimed it was because of scheduling conflicts. If something is better than a Middle-Earth limited series with the biggest budget in TV history, then that definitely is something to worry about.
Even Elijah Wood has a bad feeling about the show and says that the title is ‘very bizarre’ considering this won’t be a Lord of the Rings tale at all. And for these reasons and more, it’s not likely that this will be a very good show. It will be worth watching, but don’t count on it becoming the next big source of inspiration for generations to come. Hopefully, the creators will surprise everyone and end up making something fans will love.
