“It’s A Long Road To Middle-Earth” Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay Talk Tolkien & ‘Lord Of The Rings Of Power: The Rings of Power’
“We worked harder than anyone we knew every year for like twelve or thirteen years, like around the clock. We just couldn’t stop. It’s what we wanted to do,” says J.D. Payne, reflecting on the journey that led him and writing partner Patrick McKay to become showrunners of television series The Lord of the Rings: […]
Does The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Put Too Much Pressure On The J.R.R. Tolkien’s Classic?
When J.R.R. Tolkien was a signals officer in the British Army, he wrote a poem titled The Lonely Isle. That writing style would grow until it resonated throughout the fantasy world he would ultimately create. He was only twenty-four, shaken by the horrors of World War I, and moved as he sat on the troop transport […]
