It's confirmed to take place centuries before the events of The Hobbit, so it makes room for a whole new cast of characters. The Lord of the Rings prequel series would be a good project to make that happen as it will probably not interact with most of the established characters from the two trilogies. Whereas EA flooded the consoles with its take on The Two Towers, the PC was harshly neglected, despite surely being the most obvious market for all things bearded.

Lin's point is that it would make sense for more people that look Asian to appear in a 'huge' fantasy world. With peter Jacksons celebrated Lord Of The Rings trilogy set to reach its climax this Christmas, PC gamers could have been forgiven for feeling a little aggrieved. Both the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies were almost exclusively full of white actors, and although the upcoming Amazon series has cast more people of color, Ludi Lin points out that Asian representation is still underwhelming. The Middle Earth franchise certainly has a history of limited diversity. Turn that imagine on us It’s not hard, we’re right here.Īmazon Boss Justifies ‘Lord of the Rings’ $465 Million Budget: ‘Huge World-Building’ - Ludi Lin May 13, 2021

It’s going to be difficult to justify building a “huge world” without any characters that look Asian.

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