Benjamin Walker on How He Joined the ’Lord of the Rings’ TV Show & Why a Bigger Budget Is Important

It’s been almost four years since it was announced that Amazon would be making a Lord of the Rings TV series and that it would be one of the priciest shows ever, with a reported budget of $465 million. Though plot details are been kept under lock, key, and guarded behind the magic Doors of Durin, actor Benjamin Walker gave us enough of a tease to pledge our sword, our bow, and our ax to the next adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium. Walker spoke with Collider’s own Steve Weintraub ahead of the release of The Ice Road and while he could not divulge many secrets about the show or fear the wrath of the Nazgûl, he did tease why the show’s budget is necessary to do justice to the story: “There is a lot of talk about the money, but I kind of feel like that’s what you need to do it right. It’s like if you found someone you’re in love with you and want to buy them a ring, you gotta do the best you can to show that you’re committed to it, and it’s not unlike that. This is not a legendarium that you want to sk