![]() No release date has been set for WBD's new Lord of the Rings films, but a second season of The Rings of Power is expected to hit Amazon Prime sometime in 2024. The series was still one of the most-watched streaming originals of 2022, cracking the top 15 programs in Nielsen's end-of-the-year statistics. While praised by critics, The Rings of Power's first season received mixed reviews from fans. The new films will run in tandem with but separate from Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as the streamer still holds the television rights to the franchise. RELATED: Frodo Claiming Sauron's One Ring Would Have Been Ugly "We look forward to speaking with them further to hear their vision for the franchise moving forward." "Warner Brothers and Embracer have kept us in the loop every step of the way," Jackson said in a joint statement with writing partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. ![]() It is also unknown how involved Peter Jackson will be with the new Lord of the Rings films, but the director has revealed that WBD is keeping him updated on their development. Little is known of the new entries, though they are said to feature previously unexplored areas of Middle-earth. ![]() Discovery and New Line Cinema recently announced the development of more Lord of the Rings films after closing a multi-year deal with Embracer Group AB, the holder of the film, gaming, merchandise, theme parks and live productions rights to the fan-favorite fantasy property. The studio has worked on several big-budget productions, including those listed above, along with films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and the Serkis-directed Venom: Let There Be Carnage. In 2011, the actor and director co-founded The Imaginarium, a production company specializing in digital performance capture. In addition to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Serkis has employed performance capture in King Kong, The Planet of the Apes trilogy, The Adventures of Tintin, the Star Wars sequel trilogy and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Many fans and industry professionals now celebrate Serkis as a pioneer in motion capture performance. RELATED: Men Could Use Magic in The Lord of the Rings - But It's Complicated ![]()
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