Tolkien TV program seeks burns victims, amputees as bonus

A New Zealand casting firm is appealing for aspiring stars with facial burns, missing limbs and other “cool” aims to end up being extras in a Lord of the Rings tv series.

The Amazon Studios’ program is set to resume shooting in Auckland after a coronavirus-related halt in production, prompting an immediate casting call from talent agency BGT.

” Funky looking people required!” the company posted on its Facebook page, prompting readers to tag a suitable good friend.

” Do you have an overbite, face burns, long skinny limbs, deep cheekbones, lines on your face, acne scars, ears that stick out, round or fascinating noses, little eyes, big eyes, any defects, slim faces, missing out on limbs– do you look uncommon?”

Amazon is supposedly spending US$ 1 billion-plus on the series as it seeks to emulate the runaway success taken pleasure in by Video Game of Thrones

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New Zealand was picked as the shooting area last year, although the production is not linked to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, which were also recorded in the Kiwi director’s homeland.

The series is anticipated to check out storylines set in author J.R.R. Tolkien’s dream realm of Middle Earth long before the occasions illustrated in Jackson’s films.

Previous BGT casting require the series have looked for “hairy, hairy individuals”, “stocky mean-looking bicycle riders”, redheads, Eurasians, and people who are androgynous, freckled or old and wrinkly.

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The program is set up to debut next year, although it is uncertain whether strategies have been delayed by the virus-enforced shutdown.