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"The one thing I am looking forward to is actually seeing it as a perfectly neutral viewer."
by Amatullah ShawBuzzFeed Staff
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Peter Jackson, director and writer of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, revealed why he wasn't part of the series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
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While he expressed interest in being involved, he said he was never sent the scripts after asking for them.
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He revealed, "They asked me if I wanted to [be] involved...and I said, ‘That’s an impossible question to answer without seeing a script.'"
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"So they said, 'As soon as we get the first couple scripts, we’ll send them to you.’ And the scripts never showed up. That’s the last thing I heard, which is fine. No complaints at all.”
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In response to his claims, an Amazon Prime Video spokesperson said that they were "obligated" to keep the series different from the movies.
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But Peter is still looking forward to watching the series, despite not being part of it.
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He shared, "I’ll be watching it. I’m not the sort of guy who wishes ill will. Filmmaking is hard enough. If somebody makes a good film or TV show, it’s something to celebrate."
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"The one thing I am looking forward to is actually seeing it as a perfectly neutral viewer."
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The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power comes out on September 2. Watch the trailer here.
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