News culture The Lord of the Rings: Jeff Bezos has been ordered to “not mess everything up” with the Amazon series launched on Amazon Prime Video. Jeff Bezos, owner of the American giant, spoke during the premiere on the red carpet. Jeff Bezos attended the Amazon Prime Video premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The CEO of Amazon explained that he participated in some way in the creation of the series, but also how his own family put pressure on him!Bezos left notes for the showrunnersAmazon will launch tomorrow the most expensive series of all time, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. If the sums invested already put a certain pressure on the production to make a quality work, it is nothing next to the fanbase. Indeed, when we adapt the universe of Tolkien, we know that all the fans of the works of Middle-earth will scrutinize us, while waiting for the faux pas! If we do not yet have feedback from fans until the series is launched, we know a little more about the creative process. During the preview, Jeff Bezos returned to the choice of the team of screenwriters, in particular the showrunners Patrick McKay and JD Payne, two names little known until then but who have worked together for two decades. Bezos rightly explains that this choice questioned many people, but that he absolutely does not regret it: The dream of all showrunners is to obtain notes on the first scripts and script cuts from the executive chairman , they love it! (laughs) I want to thank you both for listening whenever it helped, but most of all I have to thank you for ignoring me at exactly the right time! (…)Although some people questioned our choice, one of the best decisions we made was to bet on this relatively unknown team because we saw something special in them. don’t screw it up.” Indeed, Bezos regularly sent notes to the showrunners, but as you read above, he mostly thanked them for being ignored. Enough to show those responsible for the series, which cost its platform so much, that they had succeeded in their bet in the eyes of the billionaire. The latter wanted the series to be of quality, in particular because his own family put pressure on him when he learned that Amazon was planning to create a series The Lord of the Rings: My son is a big fan of Tolkien and after Amazon got involved, he came up to me, looked me in the eye, and said, “Dad, please don’t screw this up.” (“don’t eff this up,” sic). See you tomorrow on Amazon Prime Video to discover the first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. About The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power