Amazon Studios Boss Not Worried About New ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Movies

According to an Interview given to Variety , Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke is not worried about the recent announcement by Warner Bros Discovery head David Zaslav regarding New Movies in The Lord of The Rings Franchise. Salke, who has held the top content job at Amazon since 2018, walked a Monday red carpet for the premiere of Michael B. Jordan’s “Creed III” where she spoke with Variety about last week’s news that Warner Bros. had secured film rights to some of Tolkien’s books.

Salke, who has held the top content job at Amazon since 2018, walked a Monday red carpet for the premiere of Michael B. Jordan’s “Creed III” where she spoke with Variety about last week’s news that Warner Bros. had secured film rights to some of Tolkien’s books. One of Salke’s defining moves at Amazon was to secure television rights to the same literary works, which she achieved at great expense. The first season of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” premiered in 2022 with a big global marketing push and critical acclaim — as well as a reported budget north of $450 million for the first batch of episodes. Previously, Warner Bros. pushed out two massively successful film franchises with auteur Peter Jackson beginning in 2001. Those films grossed over $5 billion at the worldwide box office and brought home a best picture Oscar for one of the entries.

“We’ll see,” Salke told Variety when asked how much “LOTR” would be too much for the market. “We love our original series. We’re extremely proud of it, and invested long term. So, we definitely think there’s enough fan love to sustain ours for a long time.”

Season 2 of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” does not yet have a release date, though several reports have suggested it will debut sometime in 2023. Aamzon Studios has invested a considerable capital and effort in the series and Salke in confident it will be fruitful despite the new movies.