Lord of the Rings star Orlando Bloom has shared his thoughts on Amazon's upcoming big-budget TV show based on the JRR Tolkien universe. Speaking to Collider, Bloom said he had the opportunity to get an inside scoop on the show from a producer he's working with for his own Amazon projects, but he chose to stay in the dark so he could enjoy the show as a fan.
"I had a few questions for him to begin with ... and then I was like, 'You know, I don't need to know any more.' It's not, obviously, it's not a remake. It's actually not based on The Fellowship or any of that. So I think it could be really, really interesting from that perspective," Bloom said.
Bloom said he is going to "fan it up for sure" when he watches the show, which is new territory for him given he starred in the original Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Hobbit films. Bloom also shared that he understands Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is a "big fan of fantasy" and that's part of the reason why Amazon shelled out a reported $250 million for the rights alone.
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