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Payne, and Patrick McKay gave fans eagerly awaiting news on when The Lord of the Rings prequel series would see the light of day weren't disappointed on Monday- though it's going to be a bit longer Accompanying an image from the project, viewers are asked to prepare for a new journey to begin on September[...]

Payne, and Patrick McKay locking in the final cast for their The Lord of the Rings prequel series wasn't the only news the project made this week- though we're pretty sure it wishes it was On Friday, the New Zealand Herald published a report claiming that "at least three" stunt workers have been seriously injured[...]

Payne and Patrick McKay's upcoming The Lord of the Rings prequel series, we're learning who the final names are that will be joining him in the epic-sized cast The Hollywood Reporter reports exclusively that Charles Edwards (The Crown), Will Fletcher (The Girl Who Fell), Amelie Child-Villiers (The Machine), and newcomer Beau Cassidy have joined the[...]

While an early renewal notice is usally a long-term good sign of a shorter break between seasons, the short-term bad news is production will undergo a 4-5 month hiatus once filming on the first two episodes wraps. While that time will be used by writers/showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay to plan out the second season,[...]

No matter what (if any) involvement Lord of the Rings/Hobbit cinematic guru Peter Jackson has with Amazon Prime Video's upcoming prequel series, the streaming service and writers/showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay are looking to walk in the filmmaker's footsteps by basing production in New Zealand. With pre-production currently underway and full production expected to being[...]

Fox and 21 Laps have tapped JD Payne and Patrick McKay to script A People's History of the Vampire Uprising The film is based on the novel of the same name by Raymond Villareal that will be published next summer by Mulholland Books It tells the story of a growing pandemic of vampirism though the[...]