Tolkien estate to develop aTV adaptationof the authors beloved novels.
There, he spoke for the first time on Amazons proposedLOTRseries.
I saw that the other day, and I thought that was intriguing, Astin told host Kyle Anderson.
And people always said, Oh no, itll never get remade!
They could never top it!
And Im like, No, itll get remade.
Its a massive story!
The characters are so beloved.
Anderson also asked Astin whether hed be up for reprising his role as the brave, potato-loving Samwise Gamgee.
Im carrying the Samwise banner for the Peter Jackson version ofLord of the Rings,Astin said.
When I saw the Amazon thing, that didnt even occur to me.
I just sort of thought, What would it be like to see the next Sam there?
I think its an intriguing idea [but] the devils in the details.
How would they do it?
The Duffers got to make their movie.
And the same was true with New Line and Peter Jackson and theLord of the Ringstrilogy.
First of all, New Zealands far away.
And there were times they asserted themselves, but in a core way, Peter was making Peters movie.
So I dont know.
Its hard to make a TV series like this by committee.
The Mines of Moria are referred to a lot inLord of the Rings, Astin added.
I would love to see like five hours of that.
