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John D. Payne[1] (b. 1979 or 1980) [2] and Patrick McKay (b. 1980 or 1981) [2] are an American screenwriting duo. They are best known for developing the Amazon Prime Video fantasy drama series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, based on the history of Middle-earth by English author J. R. R. Tolkien.
Patrick McKay is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022), Escape and Flash Gordon.
4 days ago · MCKAY: When we got started writing screenplays together, it was the tail end of Generation X.We grew up immersed in all those great Spielberg, Lucas, Amblin, Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana ...
Feb 28, 2024 · Patrick McKay and JD Payne have signed a three-year deal which also launches their own production company, 10:40 PM Productions. The duo wrote and executive produced season one of the...
Oct 14, 2022 · Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne have had to thread a difficult needle, satisfying Tolkien die-hards and average viewers. The finale gave everyone plenty to mull.
4 days ago · Patrick McKay and Lindsey Weber spoke with MovieWeb's Greg Archer about season two of the Lord of the Rings series, The Rings of Power. They spoke about another Hobbit subrace being introduced in ...
Feb 14, 2022 · Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay dive deeper into the details of the lavish Lord of the Rings TV series.
3 days ago · But with the premiere of Season 2, showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne are throwing a new genre into the mix: the psychological thriller. In an interview with Collider's Carly Lane, the pair ...
Feb 10, 2022 · The showrunners, Patrick McKay and JD Payne, are agonizingly aware of the pressure. Their series will juggle 22 stars and multiple story lines, from deep within the dwarf mines of the Misty...
5 days ago · Charlie Vickers And Patrick McKay Reveal How They Shot Sauron’s Monologue. To prepare for this pivotal moment that really gets the ball rolling with Celebrimbor and Saurons’ story this season ...