'Lord of the Rings' series loses Will Poulter

Los Angeles: Actor Will Poulter will not be appearing in Amazons upcoming 'Lord of the Rings' series.

According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, scheduling conflicts will prevent the 'Bandersnatch' and 'Midsommar' actor from joining the show based on the works of J R R Tolkien, reports variety.com.

The exact nature of the role Poulter was to play remains a mystery, but the search for a replacement is now underway.

Other actors reportedly attached to star in the series are Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Maxim Baldry and Ema Horvath, to name a few.

The series is being developed by the writing team of JD Payne and Patrick McKay.

In addition, 'Game of Thrones' alum Bryan Cogman has signed on as a consulting producer on the project with J A Bayona set to direct multiple episodes.