Despite the buzz revolving around the upcoming TLOR series for Amazon, production on the The Lord of the Rings TV series has hit a bit of a speedbump, as actor Tom Budge took to Instagram to confirm that, after having filmed initial episodes for the series, the studio has opted to recast his role. While it was confirmed the recasting will occur, the actor didn’t reveal the part he was playing in the series nor did he detail the reason for his departure, yet he did note that the project wanted to go “another direction” In his Instagram post, Budge stated,
“Hello loves, It is with great sadness that I am writing to tell you I have departed Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings television series,”
“After recently seeing the first episodes shot over the last year Amazon has decided to go in another direction with the character I was portraying… I must thank the creative team for their encouragement towards trying something that I believed was new, exciting, and beautiful. And I sincerely thank the extraordinary cast and crew for their love, support, and friendship over what has been a very difficult and unusual experience. Alas, some things just cannot be. Destiny my mother, I thank thee.”
No word on who will be replacing Budge on the show.
