Whether this pertains to sex scenes specifically or not, this is a major change to the setting, which otherwise has remained completely untouched by any mention of sexuality. This comes off the back of a casting call for extras and featured extras with the following caveat: Photo Credit: BGT Casting Amid general rumours that the adaptation would follow trends set by other flagship shows like HBO’s Game of Thrones and Netflix’s The Witcher, this was all the confirmation that many needed. The Cut confirmed recently that Amazon took on Jennifer Ward-Lealand as an ‘Intimacy Consultant’ for their Lord of the Rings adaptation currently under production in New Zealand. Amazon’s hotly anticipated adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s legendary The Lord of the Rings setting has quietly revealed a potential R Rating for its five-series show – but how does this match up with what we’ve come to expect from the otherwise conservative, wholesome and above all, chaste world of Middle Earth? Photo Credit: The Mary Sue
