Will Poulter bails on Amazon's Lord Of The Rings show

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Even in the world of prestige, massive-budget TV dramas, Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings show has been a project wrapped in secrecy. Expected to be the most expensive TV series of all time—and with the service’s hopes of bucking its eternal always-a-bridesmaid-never-an-Entwife status riding on its back—the retail giant has been incredibly tight-lipped about the series’ setting, basic plot, and even its casting. The few names that have slipped out have been relative unknowns, as well, with Midsommar’s Will Poulter being the highest profile casting to date.