By Roxy Simons For Mailonline
Published: 13:36 GMT, 20 February 2019 | Updated: 13:37 GMT, 20 February 2019
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The script for Amazon's new Lord Of The Rings series is so heavily-guarded that its locked in a windowless room that requires fingerprint access to enter.
Amazon Chief Jennifer Salke was speaking with The Hollywood Reporter about the online giant's future plans for its content when she revealed the measures used to keep the hotly-anticipated show's storyline a secret on Wednesday.
When asked if she could tell readers anything about the $1 billion TV adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's novels, she said: 'There’s a fantastic writers room working under lock and key. They’re already generating really exciting material.
Lord Of The Rings: It was revealed on Wednesday that Amazon's $1 billion TV series' script is so heavily-guarded it's kept in a windowless room which requires FINGERPRINT ACCESS to enter
'They’re down in Santa Monica. You have to go through such clearance, and they have all their windows taped closed.
'And there’s a security guard that sits outside, and you have to have a fingerprint to get in there, because their whole board is up on a thing of the whole season.'
While little is known about Amazon's Lord Of The Rings TV show, rumours are swirling that the fantasy spin-off will centre around the life of Aragorn, played in the films by Viggo Mortensen.
Tougher to get into than Sauron's tower: Amazon Chief Jennifer Salke revealed that writers work in a locked room, with all the windows taped closed, and a security guard outside
Dedicated fans of the J.R.R Tolkien series believe that the series will mainly focus on the Ranger Of The North as the TV giant
