█ The Silmarillion - The Lord of the Rings █ The Rings of Power (29/08/2024)

Variety vừa có bài phỏng vấn Jennifer Salke (Amazon Studios Head) về The Rings of Power.

Tóm tắt :
- Phim hướng đến khán giả đại chúng, gia đình nhiều hơn. Nsx ko dùng các yếu tố giật gân, gây sốc hay sex như Game of Thrones để câu khách.
- Gia đình tác giả Tolkien ủng hộ và hợp tác với quá trình làm phim.
- Phim được lên kế hoạch cho 5 season. Đạo cụ, trang phục, hạ tầng sẽ dc sử dụng lại nên chi phí sản xuất các season sau sẽ thấp hơn 450 triệu $ của Season 1.
- Season 2 đang dc thực hiện khẩn trương và chất lượng sản xuất vẫn tương đương Season 1.
- Season 2 có thể lên sóng năm 2023.
- Jeff Bezos đã xem và rất thích Season 1.
- Hơn 100 triệu khách hàng của Amazon Prime Video đã xem series.

Bài phỏng vấn :

Spoiler

“Rings of Power” uses Tolkien’s work as a foundation, but there’s a lot of material that’s not from the “LOTR” canon. How did you set the tone for that material?

There’s so much darkness in the world. Leaning into light was the other thing that was really appealing to everybody — bringing something to our global customer base that is hopeful and has light and that a family can watch. So many people have grown up with this literature, and we wanted this series to pay it forward for new generations of Tolkien lovers. The line we’ve been using is “If you’re old enough to read the books, you’re old enough to watch the show.” We knew from the beginning that this was not our “Game of Thrones.” In fact, the fans spoke up from the minute the deal was closed, saying, “Please don’t try to insert sex and a level of provocative violence,” things that don’t feel true to the stories that Tolkien wanted to tell.

How was the Tolkien estate to work with? The rights to this property have been so carved up. Was that tricky at all for you?

Simon Tolkien, the author’s grandson, turned out to be such a collaborator of ours, and a friend. He’s a wonderful guy and an author in his own right. And he’s sort of the designated liaison for this deal with Amazon. There were very clear guidelines around that participation, and he really became such a good sounding board and partner.

What sort of guidance did he give you? What was on his wish list?

It wasn’t that specific; it was more about advising around different pathways of rights that might have challenges to them. Because there are very clear delineations there. But the estate was very open and encouraging for reinvention, but always in ways that stay true to Tolkien. We all have the same kind of vision for this property. There was never any disconnect there, which is probably why it worked out so well.

Much has been made of the $450 million price tag for production. Is that number accurate? Did the sheer amount of investment going in make this even more daunting?

We’re building infrastructure for five seasons. We’re building a small city. We were always going to spend what we needed to spend to get it right. I’m fortunate to be working at this company where we want to be financially disciplined, but nobody wanted to compromise on what this would be visually. I think it was all money really well spent. If you look at how people are reacting to the visual experience of the show, that’s been overwhelmingly positive.

What is your target for a Season 2 premiere date?

The production team is working on Season 2 now. We’re going to get that out into the world as soon as we can.

Will it be out in 2023?

We want the shortest time possible between seasons, but we want to keep the bar just as high. So it’ll take what it takes. But there’s been some urgency around moving quickly, which is why these guys have been writing all through their hiatus. We’re moving fast.

What was Jeff Bezos’ review of Season 1?

Jeff Bezos loves this show and this whole endeavor as much as anybody possibly could. I’ve talked to him a lot about it. He loves the show, and I can tell he’s proud of it. And he respects the integrity of what we’re setting up and the intelligence and thoughtfulness behind it. And, of course, we hope that more and more people come to it, because it’s five seasons of storytelling.

One month in, how do you feel about the performance so far?

We’re cresting toward 100 million customers having watched it so … It’s a big number. We can’t wait to get more info on how the audience all breaks down. We really anticipate, with these last three episodes, a huge turnout, because it’s all coming together and curiosity is at a fever pitch. And these last few episodes are the strongest in the season, because they’re not just about the setup. They’re excellent.

Source : https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jennifer-salke-rings-of-power-amazon-five-seasons-mgm-1235392108/

 

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