Amazon Halts Production On All Their Original Series Including Lord of the Rings Over Coronavirus

Deadline reports that Amazon Studios has announced that it has halted production on all of their original series including the upcoming Lord of the Rings series as fears over coronavirus ramp up worldwide.

The news comes after New Zealand, where Lord of the Rings is being filmed, instituted strict border control measures requiring anyone entering the country to isolate themselves for 14 days.

GSR Productions, the production team handling the series, issued this statement:

“In an abundance of caution, UAP [Untitled Amazon Project] has suspended production for the next two (2) weeks commencing Monday, March 16. This is done in an environment where travel restrictions directed at the control of Covid-19 are issued daily by New Zealand and most other countries.”

“We are doing this to minimise stress on the resources and infrastructures around us by doing our part to reduce population density in our communities and daily activities, in efforts to help reduce the spread of the virus.”