The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is the latest TV series to move forward with production amid the ongoing writers’ strike. However, the production would take place without its showrunners on set.
According to Variety, the series has 19 days of filming left but according to the rules set by Writers Guild of America (WGA), JD Payne, Patrick McKay and any other writer-producers are barred from participating in any writing-based duties during production while the strike is in progress – including contributing to any creative decisions on set is included.
The Rings of Power’s non-writing executive producers (such as Lindsey Webber), directors (Charlotte Brandstrom, Sana Hamri and Louise Hooper) and crew are overseeing production on the UK-set shoot.
If reports are to be believed, there have been multiple units filming on The Rings of Power, including night shoots, for most of the season’s duration given its feature-film level of scope – both in terms of runtime and production. in context. Payne and Mackay had already made plans with the production team for a possible writers’ strike, so their absence from the show did not significantly hinder production.
The pressure on all existing film and TV productions during the writers’ strike is exacerbated by the June 30 contract deadline for SAG-AFTRA and the DGA. Actors and directors could join the writers’ strike if they fail to reach a new contract agreement with the Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers – which represent Hollywood studios – by that date, leading to another There could be an even bigger industry-wide shutdown.
More than 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) launched a strike on Tuesday, claiming they have not been paid fairly in the streaming era. This led to the shutdown of late-night talk shows and threatened the production of movies and TV shows, including any coming in the fall season. This is Hollywood’s first writer’s strike since 2007, which at the time left late-night hosts with no jokes or lines.
A statement from the union leadership said, “Although we negotiated with the intention of striking a fair deal … the studio’s response to our offers has been grossly inadequate, given the writers’ existential crisis.” “They have closed the door on their labor force and opened the door to writing as a completely independent profession. No such deal could ever be contemplated by this membership.”
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 will follow suit in terms of episode count, eventually clocking up to 50 hours’ worth Very on the material amazon prime video, McKay confirmed in an earlier interview that the new chapter would introduce Cirdan the Shipwright, who carries one of the three rings forged by Celebrimbor. Production recently added Ciaran Hinds (game of Thrones), Rory Kinnear (men), and Tanya Moody (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) for the cast lineup.
Currently, there is no release window for The Lord of the Rings: The Power of the Rings Season 2. You can watch the entire eight-episode-long first season on Amazon Prime Video.