Here are today’s Nerd News! headlines:

Amazon has a Lord of the Rings series in the works with a massive $465 million budget. Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke says, however, that you have to take into consideration that building the world of Lord of the Rings will take up most of the budget. She also noted that the $250 million it will cost for the rights to the stories is not included in that budget, so really, it is a $700+ million  project. Either way, we’re excited to see what they do with it.

Another big name in nerddom, Kathryn Hahn (Stepbrothers, and recently Agatha in WandaVision) is joining the cast of Knives Out 2. We told you recently that Dave Bautista had signed on to join the cast which also includes Edward Norton and Janelle Monae, and of course, Daniel Craig.  Shooting will kick off this summer in Greece.