Who was Dr John Dundee Payne? Explanation of the dedication of the Force finale episodes – News Series
At the end credits of “The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power” Episode 8 there is an overlay: The Amazon series finale is Dr. Dedicated to John Dundee Payne who passed away in 2021. We actually have this guy to thank for the series in a way…
Dedications are often at the end of a movie or series to a deceased person who worked on the work. In the case of “Rings Of Power” it’s a little different: Dr. John Dundee Payne didn’t mind The Lord of the Rings: The Power Rings, but we have him to thank for making this series what it is: Dr. was Payne’s father Dinar Payneone of the writers and presenter of the series.
You can see the overlay at the end of Episode 8, a few seconds after the credits roll. The dedication was not translated into German, because the translation includes a translation of Fiona Apple’s “Where The Shadows Lie”, which is used for underwriting credits. It reads: “Dedicated to Dr. John Dundee Payne, 1946 – 2021. Now in the far green country, in bright sunshine.”
AmazonThe quote is from JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. With these words, JD Payne reminds us of his father, a psychiatrist, who in addition to JD (perhaps not for John Dundee, but for John Daniel) also had children Jennifer and Heather. Dr. John Dundee Payne passed away on November 6, 2021 while his son was in the midst of post-production on the first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Power Rings.
JD Payne works alongside Patrick McKay As showrunner of “The Rings of Power,” Both are executive producers on the series and wrote the scripts for several episodes.
When does the second season of The Rings of Power start?
Payne and McKay are also on the hands of a second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, with production already under way in the UK. Filming may also take place at a later date in New Zealand, although this has yet to be officially confirmed – most of the action will certainly take place in the UK. The second season of The Rings of Power It will again consist of eight episodes, and we expect to launch in 2024 on Amazon Prime Video.
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