The billion-dollar battle to make The Rings of Power
Tolkien family infighting, Hollywood lawsuits and Jeff Bezos, unexpected Middle-earth nerd – the long road to Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel.
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Oscar Williams
Oscar Williams was technology editor at the New Statesman.
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