[BREAKING] We have confirmed from multiple sources that @AmazonStudios new billion-dollar #LOTR series will open its first season centered on a young Aragorn.

Let's discuss whats available and how this opens up Tolkien's Legendarium. A thread. #Tolkien
/1 Firstly, we must stamp out any remaining confusion:

From the first press release, we know this so-called #LOTR series will NOT be a retelling of the events of the War of the Ring. #BeenThereDoneThat

Instead it will be Appendices based and cover a lot of time and history. /2

One major thing missing from superhero movies is fear. Nobody is ever scared of what they see.

In LOTR everything is terrifying Look at the reaction to a Balrog in LOTR vs Surtur in Marvel. Every trailer, TV ad and line of dialog instills fear of the LOTR 🔥 demon