Radio New Zealand reports that the New Zealand government had to persuade Amazon that the country was a safe place to shoot following the mosque attacks in March. Amazon could've moved the Lord of the Rings series to Scotland, which was expected to play a small role anyway, but Brexit uncertainty quashed that idea. Radio New Zealand reports that New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had a half-hour phone call with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on May 2, though her office insists it was only about the shooting.
TOPICS: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Prime Video, Jacinda Ardern, Jeff Bezos, Gun Violence