Amazon ExplainsLord of the Rings‘ Giant Budget, Which Is Still Smaller Than Jeff Bezos’ Yacht

Yes , the budget for Amazon’sLord of the Ringsseriesis almost half a billion dollars , but the adult female behind it is happy to explain . In a Modern audience , heading of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke does n’t denylast month ’s reports that the show costthe studio apartment about $ 465 million ; she also blames both the market for original subject between streamers and a routine of misunderstanding of the process for why the routine is so bounteous .

“ The food market is crazy , as you find out with the [ almost $ 500 million ] Knives Out deal , ” Salke toldthe Hollywood Reporterin a roundtable that included Netflix ’s Bela Bajaria , Disney ’s Dana Walden and creatives Shonda Rhimes and Ava DuVernay .

“ This is a full season of ahuge mankind - edifice show . The number is a aphrodisiacal headline or a softheaded newspaper headline that ’s fun to get through on , but that is really building the infrastructure of what will sustain the whole series , ” she continued . “ But it is a crazy earthly concern and various people on this Zoom , mostly Bela and me , have been in bidding situations where it bug out to go incredibly high-pitched . There ’s a lot of suit and we have to make decisiveness on where we want to stretch and where we want to make the line . As for how many people ask to watch Lord of the Rings ? A lot . [ Laughs . ] A giant , global audience want to show up to it as appointment tv , and we are pretty confident that that will materialise . ”

Sauron don’t come cheap.

Sauron don’t come cheap.Image: New Line

Oh , and of short letter , that $ 465 million reportedly does n’t includethe $ 250 million Amazon spentto get the right wing to the franchise . ( For what it ’s worth , $ 465 million is alsoless thanthe cost of Jeff Bezos ’ lately adopt “ superyacht . ” ) So , indeed , a lot mass are going to have to take in . fundamentally , all the people .

What Salke says make gumption , of course . Streamers are spending big money to bring in audiences to help sustain those investment . Plus , that $ 465 million will include lots of sets , prop , costumes , and basic needs that wo n’t have to be paid for in full again . So maybe next time of year is closer to $ 200 million or something like that .

Either way , it ’s a large bet on a franchise that apparently has lots of name recognition , but almost seems like it ’s being slightly overvalued here . We ’ll watch the show . You ’ll observe the show . But will your parent , grandparents , kids , etc ? Only the elves in Rivendell know for certain .

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