The Lord of the Rings: Amazon taps Markella Kavenagh as its first cast member for upcoming series
Lord of the Rings series will not be a retelling of Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning trilogy but will explore story set before the events in the first LOTR novel, 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
Los Angeles | Australian star Markella Kavenagh is the first actor to join the cast of Amazon's much-awaited Lord of the Rings series. Though the details of her role are kept under wrap, the actor will portray a character called Tyra as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Markella's past credits include shows such as Romper Stomper, the BBC miniseries The Cry and Picnic at Hanging Rock.
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The streamer had recently announced that Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom helmer JA Bayona will be directing the first two episodes of the show.
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"JRR Tolkien created one of the most extraordinary and inspiring stories of all time, and as a lifelong fan it is an honour and a joy to join this amazing team," Bayona said in a statement.
He will also serve as executive producer alongside partner Belen Atienza.
Bryan Cogman, who worked as a writer and co-executive producer on "Game of Thrones", also boarded the project as a series consultant. He is helping out the writing team of Patrick McKay and JD Payne, who were announced as series developers last year.
Amazon has made a multi-season production commitment to the TV series. It will produce the show in cooperation with the Estate of J R R Tolkien, publishing house HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros.
However, the series will not be a retelling of Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning trilogy. It will explore story set before the events in the first LOTR novel, 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.
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