{"id":113761,"date":"2022-07-19T19:05:39","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T00:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=113761"},"modified":"2022-07-20T12:03:55","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T17:03:55","slug":"simon-tolkien-confirmed-as-rings-of-power-consultant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2022\/07\/19\/113761-simon-tolkien-confirmed-as-rings-of-power-consultant\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s true: Simon Tolkien confirmed as Rings of Power consultant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In an exclusive report by Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly<\/a> confirms the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher’s oldest child Simon, as a consultant on AP’s Rings of Power series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his very own words to EW: “I have enjoyed assisting Amazon Studios in connection with the series, and in particular providing input to JD Payne and Patrick McKay on matters including my grandfather’s original writing<\/em>.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Showrunner Patrick McKay had this to say about Tolkien’s influence on their work: “His insights, attention to detail and passion for both the characters and the overall architecture of The Rings of Power are woven throughout the pages of our story.<\/em>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check it out here<\/a>, and click here for the Comic Con edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editorial comment: Insert <mindblown> emoji!! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In an exclusive report by Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly confirms the grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher’s oldest child…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":113764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3119,238,153,3769,3734,152,154,131],"tags":[2286,792,3292,3725,3731,1164,2858],"class_list":["post-113761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-amazon-tv-series","category-christopher_tolkien","category-tolkien-life","category-lotr-on-prime","category-the-rings-of-power","category-tolkien","category-tolkien-estate","category-tolkien-family","tag-christopher-tolkien","tag-jrr-tolkien","tag-lotr-on-prime","tag-prime-video","tag-rings-of-power","tag-simon-tolkien","tag-tolkien-estate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t