{"id":107328,"date":"2019-12-02T00:44:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T05:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=107328"},"modified":"2019-12-02T00:44:25","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T05:44:25","slug":"amazon-middle-earth-series-director-arrives-in-auckland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2019\/12\/02\/107328-amazon-middle-earth-series-director-arrives-in-auckland\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Middle-earth series director arrives in Auckland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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J.A. Bayona, director of the upcoming Amazon series set in the Second Age of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, has arrived in Auckland and filming has begun! Well, okay, the film clip he posted to Instagram features no actors, unless the small bird in Fraser’s cafe in the urban setting of Mount Eden, a suburb of Auckland, is somehow related to the thrush of The Hobbit<\/em> fame. According to Stuff.co.nz “the first piece of film he appears to have shot in New Zealand is a snapshot from Frasers cafe in Mount Eden. Bayona shared the clip to Instagram this morning. The camera appears to be focused on the cafe, then swings down to track a hopeful sparrow as it hops around some tables in search of crumbs.”<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the short clip here<\/a>. Considering the cafe is in a very urban setting, with narry a dragon or dwarf in sight, it’s likely it was just a spur-of-the-moment snap from his phone, but exciting nonetheless. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quoted from Deadline by Stuff: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n “J.R.R. Tolkien created one of the most extraordinary and inspiring \nstories of all time, and as a lifelong fan it is an honour and a joy to \njoin this amazing team,” he said in a statement to Deadline<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I can’t wait to take audiences around the world back to Middle-earth and have them discover the wonders of the Second Age, with a never-before-seen story.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to directing,\u00a0Bayona\u00a0will also be an\u00a0executive producer for the LOTR<\/em> series alongside his producing partner\u00a0Bel\u00e9n\u00a0Atienza.\u00a0 He has\u00a0been warmly\u00a0welcomed by the writing team, lead by\u00a0JD Payne and Patrick McKay and consulted by\u00a0Game of Thrones <\/em>writer Bryan\u00a0Cogman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more of the story at stuff.co.nz<\/a>, and let us know, aside from the bird in the cafe, what in the Second Age you think the first ‘real’ filming will likely cover!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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