Precious? Lord of the Rings’ fingerprint security

THE script for Amazon’s new Lord Of The Rings series is so heavily guarded that it is locked in a windowless room that requires fingerprint access to enter.

Amazon chief Jennifer Salke was speaking with The Hollywood Reporter about the online giant’s future plans for its content when she revealed yesterday the measures used to keep the hotly anticipated show’s storyline a secret.

When asked if she could tell readers anything about the $1billion TV adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s novels, she said: ‘There’s a fantastic writers room working under lock and key. They’re already generating really exciting material.

‘They’re down in Santa Monica. You have to go through such clearance, and they have all their windows taped closed.

‘And there’s a security guard that sits outside, and you have to have a fingerprint to get in there, because their whole board is up on a thing of the whole season.’

While little is known about Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings TV show, rumours are swirling that the fantasy spin-off will centre around the life of Aragorn, played in the films by Viggo Mortensen. And fans have speculated online. One tweeted: ‘Starting with a young Aragorn narrative allows connections to his Numenorean bloodline (and to the founding of #Gondor).’

The Lord Of The Rings franchise, starring Elijah Wood as Frodo, pictured, is one of the highest-grossing movies in history, raking in some $2.8billion.

Amazon’s small screen version is set to follow suit as the show will become the dearest series of all time, says The Hollywood Reporter.