Fantasy dramas made a surprisingly strong showing in this year’s Emmy nominations, with several titles scoring in the top series categories.
HBO’s House of the Dragon and The Last of Us and Disney+’s Andor all landed a nomination for outstanding drama series, Netflix’s Wednesday was nominated for outstanding comedy series, and Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi earned a nomination for outstanding limited series.
It’s almost certainly unprecedented for five fantasy titles to get Emmy nominations in the outstanding series categories.
On the acting side, too, a few of the show’s stars broke through (though not as many as fans had hoped): The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey was nominated for best actress in a drama, and her co-lead Pedro Pascal was nominated for best actor. Jenna Ortega was nominated for best actress in a comedy. Also, Elisabeth Moss was honored for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
HBO’s House of the Dragon and The Last of Us and Disney+’s Andor all landed a nomination for outstanding drama series, Netflix’s Wednesday was nominated for outstanding comedy series, and Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi earned a nomination for outstanding limited series.
It’s almost certainly unprecedented for five fantasy titles to get Emmy nominations in the outstanding series categories.
On the acting side, too, a few of the show’s stars broke through (though not as many as fans had hoped): The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey was nominated for best actress in a drama, and her co-lead Pedro Pascal was nominated for best actor. Jenna Ortega was nominated for best actress in a comedy. Also, Elisabeth Moss was honored for Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.
- 7/12/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actor Owain Arthur, who plays Prince Durin in the streaming series ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’, has shared that he did detective work to learn about his character in the show.
To understand his character, he approached it from different angle just like how a detective takes account of different permutations and combinations of the given set of situations,
Sharing his process of approaching the character, the actor said, “I think that you need to look for the given circumstances that you need to know. Like, what are the rules I need to follow? What do we know already? What is written down about Durin that we can find out? Because as an actor, you kind of hunt for that information and you do detective work and almost a psychologist’s work really, just to figure out who he is. And then you get a better...
To understand his character, he approached it from different angle just like how a detective takes account of different permutations and combinations of the given set of situations,
Sharing his process of approaching the character, the actor said, “I think that you need to look for the given circumstances that you need to know. Like, what are the rules I need to follow? What do we know already? What is written down about Durin that we can find out? Because as an actor, you kind of hunt for that information and you do detective work and almost a psychologist’s work really, just to figure out who he is. And then you get a better...
- 7/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Speaking at Monte-Carlo Television Festival Sunday, cast members from the fantasy series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” expressed their feelings about the racist trolls who objected to the Prime Video show’s diverse and inclusive casting when it first launched.
Last month, Ismael Cruz Córdova, who plays the Elven warrior Arondir, told Variety that Prime Video provided an on-set therapist to help the actors deal with the racist backlash against its casting. He revealed it wasn’t just attacks on social media. “My phone got hacked. I had bank account attempts of being hacked. My PayPal got hacked. My friends got messages. I got death threats. I got things mailed to me. People found out my address. It was a lot of that,” Córdova recalled.
Asked by Variety at Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Sunday about how they viewed the racist trolls, the cast differed slightly in their response.
Last month, Ismael Cruz Córdova, who plays the Elven warrior Arondir, told Variety that Prime Video provided an on-set therapist to help the actors deal with the racist backlash against its casting. He revealed it wasn’t just attacks on social media. “My phone got hacked. I had bank account attempts of being hacked. My PayPal got hacked. My friends got messages. I got death threats. I got things mailed to me. People found out my address. It was a lot of that,” Córdova recalled.
Asked by Variety at Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Sunday about how they viewed the racist trolls, the cast differed slightly in their response.
- 6/18/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power represents a slew of firsts for J.R.R. Tolkien screen adaptations. It’s the first time fans have seen stories from the Second Age of Middle-earth played out on screen (all previous versions are set in the Third Age), the first time kingdoms and cultures of Tolkienian lore have been seen before their tragic fates befell them, and, in what was particularly exciting for lovers of this world, the first time we’ve seen the Dwarves (including Dwarf women!) at their mightiest in the depths of Khazad-dûm. The rich, thriving culture of the Dwarves, not its tragedies seen in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit trilogy, is finally shown in detail in the first season of Prime Video‘s fantasy epic, led by Owain Arthur and Sophia Nomvete‘s effortlessly charming Prince Durin IV and Princess Disa. Second only to the Hobbits,...
- 6/18/2023
- TV Insider
Fantasy on TV was once the preserve of teen-skewing shows like Xena and Hercules, until Game of Thrones made things bigger but bloodier with its blockbuster eight-year run. Now, however, the genre is expanding in unexpected ways, typified by Amazon’s The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power. Where we might have expected another adaptation about obviously good folk fighting clear evil, the show that emerged offers a look at power, obsession and conflict set thousands of years before J.R.R. Tolkien’s foundational text. After Thrones (and its own prequel), it is a coming-of-age for the genre, proof that fantasy is capable of offering subtlety and complexity as well as large-scale adventure.
The TV spin-off from the most influential fantasy book of all time might have gone any number of ways: there were rumors of a new adaptation of Frodo’s story or a straightforward prequel about a young Aragorn.
The TV spin-off from the most influential fantasy book of all time might have gone any number of ways: there were rumors of a new adaptation of Frodo’s story or a straightforward prequel about a young Aragorn.
- 6/15/2023
- by Helen O'Hara
- Deadline Film + TV
“I wanted to create an elf from where I stand in the world,” explains Ismael Cruz Córdova. The actor portrays Arondir on “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” The elves depicted in Peter Jackson’s infamous films were all royals, but Arondir is the first one “from the bunch” as Córdova puts it. Not only is he a foot soldier, someone of more common status in elven hierarchy, but he also marks the first time an actor of color has played an elf on screen. “I took the chance of doing something new,” says the actor. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
If there’s one aspect of Arondir that Córdova sees in himself, it’s a sense of resilience. “I grew up in quite a poor community in the mountains of Puerto Rico,” he explains, continuing that it feels like “kind of an improbable journey” from...
If there’s one aspect of Arondir that Córdova sees in himself, it’s a sense of resilience. “I grew up in quite a poor community in the mountains of Puerto Rico,” he explains, continuing that it feels like “kind of an improbable journey” from...
- 5/11/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“There’s a joy I think, to the dwarves, that I get from the source material,” explains Owain Arthur. The actor played the dwarven Prince Durin IV on Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” He dug through the many texts from J.R.R. Tolkien in order to discover as much as he could about the race of stout mine-dwellers, and felt determined to find where the joy existed in Durin. When Arthur arrived on set in New Zealand, he soon unearthed that joy not just in his own character study, but in the chemistry with his costars. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
As luck would have it, the dwarf kingdom of Moria, located deep within the Misty Mountains, provided a perfect way for the actor to relate to dwarf culture. “There’s a working class element to them that I can connect to,” reveals Arthur.
As luck would have it, the dwarf kingdom of Moria, located deep within the Misty Mountains, provided a perfect way for the actor to relate to dwarf culture. “There’s a working class element to them that I can connect to,” reveals Arthur.
- 5/8/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will sparkle much more when it returns. Morfydd Clark revealed Galadriel will be among the characters to receive a special piece of jewelry in Season 2.
“She’s about to have a life-changing thing happen to her. She’s about to become acquainted with Nenya, her ring. It’s really exciting to see how the magic creeps in,” Clark said at the show’s FYC event in Hollywood on Sunday speaking alongside her castmates who are all on break from shooting in the UK.
The three elven rings were forged in the Season 1 finale of the fantasy series, set a thousand years before the events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of the Rings and The Hobbit, by Celebrimbor with the help of Sauron (as Halbrand).
According to Lotr lore, one of the elven rings is worn by Galadriel, the...
“She’s about to have a life-changing thing happen to her. She’s about to become acquainted with Nenya, her ring. It’s really exciting to see how the magic creeps in,” Clark said at the show’s FYC event in Hollywood on Sunday speaking alongside her castmates who are all on break from shooting in the UK.
The three elven rings were forged in the Season 1 finale of the fantasy series, set a thousand years before the events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of the Rings and The Hobbit, by Celebrimbor with the help of Sauron (as Halbrand).
According to Lotr lore, one of the elven rings is worn by Galadriel, the...
- 5/8/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Expect more rings in The Rings of Power Season 2! J.R.R. Tolkien’s ring poem is the basis of the Prime Video series. As hinted by the name, the show will feature the creation of said rings, the first of which were forged in the Season 1 finale. Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo), and Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) oversaw the creation of the three elven rings. At a Sunday, May 7 Rings of Power FYC event in Los Angeles, Clark confirmed that Galadriel will wear one of the magic bands in The Rings of Power Season 2 and that more rings of power will be forged in the new episodes. The Rings of Power Season 2 is currently in production in the U.K. Cast and creators took a break from filming for the event hosted by Prime Video. Joining Clark on the panel were Ismael Cruz Córdova (Arondir), Benjamin Walker (High King Gil-galad), Sophia Nomvete...
- 5/7/2023
- TV Insider
"One Ring to rule them all ..."
Fans aren't likely to forget the haunting words narrated by Cate Blanchett's elf queen Galadriel which open 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," adapted from author J.R.R. Tolkien's original text. In short order, director Peter Jackson had summed up much of the backstory that newcomers would need to hit the ground running and understand the plight of Middle-earth under the threat of the Dark Lord Sauron's return. But as much as the trilogy relied upon the fate of the One Ring, it mostly left all those other Rings of Power strictly on the sidelines.
That's where Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" series came in, filling in the gaps from thousands of years earlier in the canon to tell the sprawling tale of how the heroes of Middle-earth dealt with Sauron the last time he appeared.
Fans aren't likely to forget the haunting words narrated by Cate Blanchett's elf queen Galadriel which open 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," adapted from author J.R.R. Tolkien's original text. In short order, director Peter Jackson had summed up much of the backstory that newcomers would need to hit the ground running and understand the plight of Middle-earth under the threat of the Dark Lord Sauron's return. But as much as the trilogy relied upon the fate of the One Ring, it mostly left all those other Rings of Power strictly on the sidelines.
That's where Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" series came in, filling in the gaps from thousands of years earlier in the canon to tell the sprawling tale of how the heroes of Middle-earth dealt with Sauron the last time he appeared.
- 4/27/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The large cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is getting even bigger. Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie are joining the cast of the Prime Video series in recurring roles. Episodes for season two are now being filmed in the UK.
Starring Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Sam Hazeldine, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani, the fantasy series is based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. The story is set millennia before the events seen in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and depicts the major events of Middle-Earth's Second Age.
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Starring Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Sam Hazeldine, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani, the fantasy series is based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. The story is set millennia before the events seen in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and depicts the major events of Middle-Earth's Second Age.
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- 3/21/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ciaran Hinds joins ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ (Photo Credit: Prime Video)
Prime Video’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has signed on Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie for season two. The just-announced new cast members will be featured in recurring roles in the upcoming season. Prime Video did not provide any details on who Hinds, Kinnear, or Moodie are playing.
Season two is currently shooting in the UK.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay return as showrunners, guiding the series through the Second Age of Middle-earth, a period prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchinson serve as executive producers.
In December 2022, it was announced Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Amelia Kenworthy,...
Prime Video’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has signed on Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie for season two. The just-announced new cast members will be featured in recurring roles in the upcoming season. Prime Video did not provide any details on who Hinds, Kinnear, or Moodie are playing.
Season two is currently shooting in the UK.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay return as showrunners, guiding the series through the Second Age of Middle-earth, a period prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchinson serve as executive producers.
In December 2022, it was announced Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Amelia Kenworthy,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Coffee Wars Trailer — Randall Miller‘s Coffee Wars (2023) movie trailer has been released. The Coffee Wars trailer stars Kate Nash, Toby Sebastian, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Owain Arthur, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jordan Stephens, Maya Savin Miller, Jenny Rainsford, and Freddie Fox. Crew Randall Miller and David Rollins wrote the screenplay for Coffee Wars. Poster Coffee Wars Movie Poster Plot Synopsis Coffee Wars‘s [...]
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Continue reading: Coffee Wars (2023) Movie Trailer: Coffee Aficionado Kate Nash faces Her Archrival at the World Barista Championships...
- 3/3/2023
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"This year we need a drink that wins it all!" How about just a nice espresso? An official trailer has debuted for an indie comedy called Coffee Wars, just a movie about baristas battling it out at a coffee competition. This hasn't premiered at any film festivals, as far as we know, and it will be out to watch in March on VOD. Coffee aficionado Jo is doing her best to keep her plant-based, independent, coffee shop afloat alongside her band of misfit employees. In a last-ditch effort to save her business, Jo and her team embark to battle it out as the underdogs competing in the World Barista Championship in order to finally have a chance to prove herself in the dairy-dominated world of coffee. The film stars Kate Nash as Jo, Toby Sebastian, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Owain Arthur, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jordan Stephens, Maya Savin Miller, Jenny Rainsford, and Freddie Fox.
- 3/3/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Warner Bros. does not simply walk away from Mordor forever. New films in the “Lord of the Rings” franchise are in the works at Warner Bros. Pictures.
The news was announced Thursday by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, during the company’s Q4 2022 earnings. According to Zaslav, Warner Bros. Pictures heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy have signed a deal for multiple new films set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth universe with New Line Cinema, the producer of Peter Jackson’s beloved “Lord of the Rings” 2001 film trilogy, and Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of Embracer Group’s operative group Freemode.
“Following our recent acquisition of Middle-earth Enterprises, we’re thrilled to embark on this new collaborative journey with New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, bringing the incomparable world of J.R.R. Tolkien back to the big screen in new and exciting ways,” Freemode CEO Lee Guinchard said in a statement.
The news was announced Thursday by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, during the company’s Q4 2022 earnings. According to Zaslav, Warner Bros. Pictures heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy have signed a deal for multiple new films set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth universe with New Line Cinema, the producer of Peter Jackson’s beloved “Lord of the Rings” 2001 film trilogy, and Middle-earth Enterprises, a division of Embracer Group’s operative group Freemode.
“Following our recent acquisition of Middle-earth Enterprises, we’re thrilled to embark on this new collaborative journey with New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures, bringing the incomparable world of J.R.R. Tolkien back to the big screen in new and exciting ways,” Freemode CEO Lee Guinchard said in a statement.
- 2/23/2023
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
The SAG Awards — like many winter awards split between television and film honors — tend to lend more focus to the cinematic nominees. After all, movies follow the traditional calendar year, the SAG Awards are a key precursor to the Oscars, and, at least until the last few decades, acting on the big screen was seen as a higher artistic expression than popping into people’s living rooms every week. Even in 2023, the bias lingers, as evidenced in everything from how the press covers the morning’s nominations (with many outlets ignoring TV altogether) to how the nominations are announced.
That’s fine. By now, TV fans are used to being the tag-alongs. Culture doesn’t change overnight, and the small screen gets a ceremony all to itself in September. But where things get less fine is within the nominations themselves. This year’s batch of SAG Award nominees aren’t all that shocking.
That’s fine. By now, TV fans are used to being the tag-alongs. Culture doesn’t change overnight, and the small screen gets a ceremony all to itself in September. But where things get less fine is within the nominations themselves. This year’s batch of SAG Award nominees aren’t all that shocking.
- 1/11/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was renewed for a second season ahead of the first season's premiere, and chances are good that the same will happen for season three. The fantasy series was a big hit for Prime Video, and season two episodes are currently being filmed. Viewers will see higher stakes and bigger battles when the series returns in 2023.
Starring Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Sam Hazeldine, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani, the fantasy series is set thousands of years before the events in The Hobbit.
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Starring Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Sam Hazeldine, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani, the fantasy series is set thousands of years before the events in The Hobbit.
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- 12/20/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Nori and Poppy, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s dynamic Harfoot duo, were best friends who stuck by each other no matter what. That’s why it was so surprising in the Season 1 finale when Poppy stayed with their caravan cohorts rather than join Nori and the Stranger on their new adventure in search of that constellation from Sadoc’s map.
“I was also surprised as a person reading it in the script,” Markella Kavenagh, who plays Nori, tells TVLine.
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“I was also surprised as a person reading it in the script,” Markella Kavenagh, who plays Nori, tells TVLine.
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- 12/17/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will have seven new faces joining the cast for the second season. Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen "Zates" Atour, Ben Daniels, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, and Nicholas Woodeson are joining the already large cast of the fantasy series. Sam Hazeldine is taking over the role of Orc leader "Adar" for season two.
Based on the Middle-earth histories by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani. The story is set thousands of years before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books and...
Based on the Middle-earth histories by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani. The story is set thousands of years before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books and...
- 12/5/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Major spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is a sweeping epic fantasy story set thousands of years before the Peter Jackson film trilogies for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Though we're watching major events that will change an entire world, the heart of the show is its friendships. One of the loveliest belongs to Prince Durin IV of the Dwarves (Owain Arthur) and Elrond of the Elves (Robert Aramayo). These two have been friends for many, many years, but as Elves live far longer than most, Elrond hadn't been back to see Durin for 20 years, something that hurts him deeply. The two make up, though, and with the sharing of the mithril that Durin's wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete) discovered, they change the course of the future.
Not only is Durin's friendship a delight to watch,...
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is a sweeping epic fantasy story set thousands of years before the Peter Jackson film trilogies for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Though we're watching major events that will change an entire world, the heart of the show is its friendships. One of the loveliest belongs to Prince Durin IV of the Dwarves (Owain Arthur) and Elrond of the Elves (Robert Aramayo). These two have been friends for many, many years, but as Elves live far longer than most, Elrond hadn't been back to see Durin for 20 years, something that hurts him deeply. The two make up, though, and with the sharing of the mithril that Durin's wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete) discovered, they change the course of the future.
Not only is Durin's friendship a delight to watch,...
- 11/19/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has decided on its strategy for the upcoming winter awards shows, Gold Derby has learned exclusively. (See the cast category submissions below.) Amazon Prime Video’s prequel series, which is based on “The Lord of the Rings” and appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien and is developed by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay, boasts an enormous cast, and we now know who has been entered as leads for the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.
See ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: Top 6 award-worthy performances from season 1
The show’s two lead acting contenders are Robert Aramayo as Elrond, a half-Elven architect and politician who uses his friendship with the Dwarves to better the lives of his people, and Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, an Elven warrior who tries to warn others about the villain Sauron potentially returning to Middle-earth.
See ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: Top 6 award-worthy performances from season 1
The show’s two lead acting contenders are Robert Aramayo as Elrond, a half-Elven architect and politician who uses his friendship with the Dwarves to better the lives of his people, and Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, an Elven warrior who tries to warn others about the villain Sauron potentially returning to Middle-earth.
- 11/9/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Amazon took viewers across the far reaches of Middle Earth in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” With season one concluded, viewers now must endure a long wait until the next chapter arrives. To help ease the burden, let’s revisit the five best moments from the first season of the hit series.
The Sauron reveal
The most impressive part of this reveal is that I, along with many fans, correctly guessed Sauron’s secret identity several episodes before it was unveiled, yet the moment still floored me. We can thank an incredible performance from Charlie Vickers and a well written vision sequence for giving this moment the weight and payoff it deserved. Vickers slowly layers in more charm and swagger into his performance of Halbrand until Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) catches wise of his act. Then he plunges the elf into a trippy, shifting vision in which...
The Sauron reveal
The most impressive part of this reveal is that I, along with many fans, correctly guessed Sauron’s secret identity several episodes before it was unveiled, yet the moment still floored me. We can thank an incredible performance from Charlie Vickers and a well written vision sequence for giving this moment the weight and payoff it deserved. Vickers slowly layers in more charm and swagger into his performance of Halbrand until Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) catches wise of his act. Then he plunges the elf into a trippy, shifting vision in which...
- 11/2/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” boasts an immense ensemble cast worthy of an epic Middle Earth tale. While it’s thrilling to see so many expert actors showcase their talents, huge ensembles can have trouble when it comes to awards races. There can be so much internal competition that cast members end up splitting the vote and the cast winds up with nothing. Just look at Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy: despite massive success at the Oscars, the trilogy only managed a single acting nomination for Ian McKellan’s Gandalf.
So with winter awards ceremonies looming and season one of Amazon’s fantasy series now concluded (spoilers ahead!), here is a look at the six performers who have the best shot at scoring nominations.
See ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: Top 3 questions season 2 needs to answer...
So with winter awards ceremonies looming and season one of Amazon’s fantasy series now concluded (spoilers ahead!), here is a look at the six performers who have the best shot at scoring nominations.
See ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: Top 3 questions season 2 needs to answer...
- 10/20/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
There's been a longstanding debate, before even the first episode of Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings" prequel series aired: Is "The Rings of Power" Tolkien enough? J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" is a masterstroke of high fantasy writing, a cornerstone of the genre, a paragon of world-building, and one of the most wildly influential series of all time. Most of, if not all, contemporary fantasy series owe a great deal to Tolkien, whose influence can be seen in everything from "Game of Thrones," to Hayao Miyazaki films, to "Harry Potter." His contribution to literature and pop culture is undeniable. But, depending on who you ask, the definition of what makes something Tolkien-esque changes.
Is it Tolkien's ardent environmentalism? His real-world experiences in war which left him processing his trauma through a quietly cynical fantasy saga? His academic approach to world-building? And if so, why did "The...
Is it Tolkien's ardent environmentalism? His real-world experiences in war which left him processing his trauma through a quietly cynical fantasy saga? His academic approach to world-building? And if so, why did "The...
- 10/18/2022
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Warning: spoilers for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" season 1 lie ahead.
In discussing the season 1 finale and their season 2 plans, "The Rings of Power" showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have name-dropped Walter White and Tony Soprano and drawn comparisons to everything from "The Dark Knight" to "Paradise Lost" and "Romeo and Juliet." Their ambitions for the Prime Video series, shared in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, are clearly lofty, but some viewers may still be reeling from the revelation of Sauron's identity in the finale and how it reconfigures what they knew about a certain Halbrand (Charlie Vickers).
Though production is already underway on "The Rings of Power" season 2, we may not see it until 2024. In the meantime, fans are left to go back and revisit season 1 along with other Middle-earth lore like the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movie trilogies and,...
In discussing the season 1 finale and their season 2 plans, "The Rings of Power" showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have name-dropped Walter White and Tony Soprano and drawn comparisons to everything from "The Dark Knight" to "Paradise Lost" and "Romeo and Juliet." Their ambitions for the Prime Video series, shared in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, are clearly lofty, but some viewers may still be reeling from the revelation of Sauron's identity in the finale and how it reconfigures what they knew about a certain Halbrand (Charlie Vickers).
Though production is already underway on "The Rings of Power" season 2, we may not see it until 2024. In the meantime, fans are left to go back and revisit season 1 along with other Middle-earth lore like the "Lord of the Rings" and "Hobbit" movie trilogies and,...
- 10/18/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
You can now fully immerse yourself in Middle-earth now that every “Rings of Power” episode is available to stream on Amazon Prime. The hotly anticipated “Lord of the Rings” series concluded on Friday with an action-packed finale episode — without giving away spoilers, we’re still thinking about that raft scene and that trippy sequence in Galadriel’s mind.
The fantasy series is one of Amazon Studios’ most ambitious projects to date. Not only is it reported to be the most expensive television series ever made (Amazon apparently shelled out close to 715 million for all eight episodes), but the show’s first trailer racked up an unmatched 257 million views when it first debuted at this year’s Super Bowl, more than any Super Bowl trailer in history.
If you didn’t have a chance to binge the first season yet, all the episodes are still available to stream at your leisure.
The fantasy series is one of Amazon Studios’ most ambitious projects to date. Not only is it reported to be the most expensive television series ever made (Amazon apparently shelled out close to 715 million for all eight episodes), but the show’s first trailer racked up an unmatched 257 million views when it first debuted at this year’s Super Bowl, more than any Super Bowl trailer in history.
If you didn’t have a chance to binge the first season yet, all the episodes are still available to stream at your leisure.
- 10/18/2022
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
New and familiar characters play a role in the first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV show on Prime Video. As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Rings of Power is cancelled or renewed for season two. Prime Video and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the first season episodes of The Rings of Power here.
A Prime Video fantasy action-adventure series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV show is based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles...
A Prime Video fantasy action-adventure series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power TV show is based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles...
- 10/14/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Of all the possible outcomes facing Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” the one I didn’t see coming is that I’d end up feeling a need to defend it. Basically, everything about the show’s production (i.e. a behemoth corporation spending unfathomable amounts of money on a blatant IP grab for a streaming service on the edge of relevance) represents everything I’ve come to loathe about the entertainment industry. The age of TV reboots seems almost quaint now, in this era of endless prequels and sequels to spinoffs of franchises. As the most expensive television series of all time (all! time!), “The Rings of Power” should by all rights be Enemy No. 1.
And yet, on the eve of its first season coming to a close, all I can muster is a petty sort of confusion that the series isn’t half the...
And yet, on the eve of its first season coming to a close, all I can muster is a petty sort of confusion that the series isn’t half the...
- 10/13/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 Episode 8 Trailer — Prime Video‘s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 1, Episode 8 TV show trailer has been released. Cast and crew The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stars Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, [...]
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- 10/13/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
This article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power
After spending several weeks in the Second Age of Middle-earth, it’s time for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 to come to an end. The Amazon Prime Video series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels and their appendices has once again introduced an evil force to Middle-earth that challenges the worlds of Men, Elves, Dwarves, and even Harfoots.
Based on the trailer for The Rings of Power episode 8 released at New York Comic Con, rumors of Sauron’s reappearance have not been greatly exaggerated. After weeks of theories about which character is actually Sauron in disguise, it seems as though his true identity (identities?) will finally be revealed in the season finale.
But the Sauron reveal isn’t the only hint in the finale trailer. A brief glimpse of a molten...
After spending several weeks in the Second Age of Middle-earth, it’s time for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 to come to an end. The Amazon Prime Video series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings novels and their appendices has once again introduced an evil force to Middle-earth that challenges the worlds of Men, Elves, Dwarves, and even Harfoots.
Based on the trailer for The Rings of Power episode 8 released at New York Comic Con, rumors of Sauron’s reappearance have not been greatly exaggerated. After weeks of theories about which character is actually Sauron in disguise, it seems as though his true identity (identities?) will finally be revealed in the season finale.
But the Sauron reveal isn’t the only hint in the finale trailer. A brief glimpse of a molten...
- 10/11/2022
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" episode 7, as well as future plot spoilers from "The Lord of the Rings."
We all knew it was coming. The Southlands are right on the spot where Mordor sits in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Even if you're not steeped in the lore that author J.R.R. Tolkien created, you probably felt it early on. Finding out that the Sauron symbol Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) was hunting for was a map of the Southlands cemented it long before the penultimate episode of the season.
In episode 7, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" put a very fine point on what's coming, from changing the name on the map from "Southlands" to "Mordor" to showing us the Balrog at the bottom of the mithril mine in Khazad-dûm that will someday battle Gandalf (Ian McKellen). In fact,...
We all knew it was coming. The Southlands are right on the spot where Mordor sits in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Even if you're not steeped in the lore that author J.R.R. Tolkien created, you probably felt it early on. Finding out that the Sauron symbol Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) was hunting for was a map of the Southlands cemented it long before the penultimate episode of the season.
In episode 7, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" put a very fine point on what's coming, from changing the name on the map from "Southlands" to "Mordor" to showing us the Balrog at the bottom of the mithril mine in Khazad-dûm that will someday battle Gandalf (Ian McKellen). In fact,...
- 10/9/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" episode 7.
A true friend will do anything for you. They will be there for you in your hour of need. They will fight dad and king for you, forgive you for your silly elven faults, and give you shiny rocks as presents. You want an example of the truest friend you could ever have? Look no further than Prince Durin of Khazad-dûm (Owain Arthur).
Pretend for a moment that we don't know what's coming in the Third Age of Middle-earth. Forget the Balrog and the destruction of the dwarven kingdom. Forget Sauron and Mordor and the long-distant Fellowship of the Ring. Our Second Age friends in Middle-earth know none of this. All this prince of the dwarven kingdom knows is that he is good at mining, he adores his wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete) and his children, and he...
A true friend will do anything for you. They will be there for you in your hour of need. They will fight dad and king for you, forgive you for your silly elven faults, and give you shiny rocks as presents. You want an example of the truest friend you could ever have? Look no further than Prince Durin of Khazad-dûm (Owain Arthur).
Pretend for a moment that we don't know what's coming in the Third Age of Middle-earth. Forget the Balrog and the destruction of the dwarven kingdom. Forget Sauron and Mordor and the long-distant Fellowship of the Ring. Our Second Age friends in Middle-earth know none of this. All this prince of the dwarven kingdom knows is that he is good at mining, he adores his wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete) and his children, and he...
- 10/9/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
When actor Owain Arthur first began the process of auditioning for Amazon’s secretive “Lord of the Rings” TV series, he was warned it would be long. And it was. But Arthur was the first person to audition for the role of dwarven prince Durin, and what he didn’t know at the time is that he made such an impression that he stuck in the minds of the production team for months on end.
“I remember the casting director telling me, ‘You’re the first person we’re seeing for this role,’ and apparently they said, ‘Well, surely it can’t be this easy. We need to see more people.’ And that’s what they did,” Arthur told TheWrap in a recent interview, recounting insight he later gleaned from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. “They kind of searched the globe to see what else is out there and...
“I remember the casting director telling me, ‘You’re the first person we’re seeing for this role,’ and apparently they said, ‘Well, surely it can’t be this easy. We need to see more people.’ And that’s what they did,” Arthur told TheWrap in a recent interview, recounting insight he later gleaned from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. “They kind of searched the globe to see what else is out there and...
- 10/8/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" debuted a trailer for the season finale at New York City Comic Con today, and it teases the moment we've all been waiting for: namely, everyone seems to be saying the S-word. While the two-and-a-half-minute trailer is honestly mostly comprised of footage we've seen before throughout the season — it's more like a sizzle reel than a genuine preview — it does include a few new snippets of footage of what's to come during next week's finale.
What will become of Middle-earth after the creation of Mordor? Are our heroes safe, or will some of them not make it out of this season alive? Most importantly, will the finale make time for scenes of Durin (Owain Arthur) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo) just being bros? Check out the trailer below for some blink-and-you'll-miss-them insights into the season's final episode.
Watch The Trailer For The...
What will become of Middle-earth after the creation of Mordor? Are our heroes safe, or will some of them not make it out of this season alive? Most importantly, will the finale make time for scenes of Durin (Owain Arthur) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo) just being bros? Check out the trailer below for some blink-and-you'll-miss-them insights into the season's final episode.
Watch The Trailer For The...
- 10/8/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The idea of "true names" has existed for thousands of years. Ancient cultures, religious traditions, and folktales all make mention of a "true name," a signifier for a person or deity's deepest self that must be guarded closely, lest its power dissipate. Speak your true name only in a moment of utmost trust and intimacy, if at all, because once the word has been given, it can't be taken back. This is a concept that's taken hold not just in real life, but in literature, too, particularly in fantasy worlds like J.R.R. Tolkien's.
So when dwarf Durin IV (Owain Arthur) almost told his half-elf bestie Elrond (Robert Aramayo) his secret name in the latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," it was a huge deal. You could tell by the glistening of tears in his eyes, and the mixture of hesitation and determination in his voice.
So when dwarf Durin IV (Owain Arthur) almost told his half-elf bestie Elrond (Robert Aramayo) his secret name in the latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," it was a huge deal. You could tell by the glistening of tears in his eyes, and the mixture of hesitation and determination in his voice.
- 10/7/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
A lot of evil is coming to Middle-earth in the “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” season finale trailer that was just released by Amazon Prime Video.
The final episode of the eight-episode first season debuts next week, and Amazon has offered a fairly epic preview of what’s to come along with the news that Felicia Day will be hosting “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Official Podcast.”
Per the official description of the podcast, fans will be able to go deeper into the canals of Númenor, the mines of Khazad-dûm, the halls of Lindon, and more, as host Felicia Day takes a fresh and insightful look at the groundbreaking series and what it takes to bring Middle-earth to life. Each episode will feature exclusive interviews with cast and crew, including Morfydd Clark, Owain Arthur, and the show’s creators, Jd Payne and Patrick McKay,...
The final episode of the eight-episode first season debuts next week, and Amazon has offered a fairly epic preview of what’s to come along with the news that Felicia Day will be hosting “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Official Podcast.”
Per the official description of the podcast, fans will be able to go deeper into the canals of Númenor, the mines of Khazad-dûm, the halls of Lindon, and more, as host Felicia Day takes a fresh and insightful look at the groundbreaking series and what it takes to bring Middle-earth to life. Each episode will feature exclusive interviews with cast and crew, including Morfydd Clark, Owain Arthur, and the show’s creators, Jd Payne and Patrick McKay,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
This might seem like an odd question to raise so late in this first season of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," but have you ever asked yourself why exactly this story is being told as a streaming series instead of a movie? The practical answer, of course, goes back to the parameters of the rights that Amazon Studios originally purchased. But creatively speaking, what is it about the sprawling tale of Galadriel (Morfyyd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo), Adar (Joseph Mawle) and his war in the Southlands, the harfoots, and all the rest that lends itself to episodic adventures as opposed to another series of big-screen epics?
In every major studio's rush to fill their coffers with streaming "minutes viewed" and increased subscription numbers, we've had to endure eyeroll-worthy talking points and fundamental misunderstandings about how countless limited series are actually more like "six-hour movies" -- a...
In every major studio's rush to fill their coffers with streaming "minutes viewed" and increased subscription numbers, we've had to endure eyeroll-worthy talking points and fundamental misunderstandings about how countless limited series are actually more like "six-hour movies" -- a...
- 10/7/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
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It’s official: Amazon’s The Rings of Power has started filming its next season.
Production got underway on Monday at the new hub at Bray Studios just outside London.
The news follows the first official Nielsen ratings being released Thursday for the Prime Video series, showing The Rings of Power topped the streaming charts for its debut week with 1.3 billion minutes viewed (likely an Amazon series record given that only two hours were released).
The first season of the show was filmed in New Zealand over an epic stretch of 18 months during the pandemic. For season 2, which will consist of eight episodes, Amazon switched the show’s production to the U.K., which is considered more economical and is also where the company is establishing a multi-show hub.
The Rings of Power is approaching its seventh and penultimate episode of its debut season this week.
It’s official: Amazon’s The Rings of Power has started filming its next season.
Production got underway on Monday at the new hub at Bray Studios just outside London.
The news follows the first official Nielsen ratings being released Thursday for the Prime Video series, showing The Rings of Power topped the streaming charts for its debut week with 1.3 billion minutes viewed (likely an Amazon series record given that only two hours were released).
The first season of the show was filmed in New Zealand over an epic stretch of 18 months during the pandemic. For season 2, which will consist of eight episodes, Amazon switched the show’s production to the U.K., which is considered more economical and is also where the company is establishing a multi-show hub.
The Rings of Power is approaching its seventh and penultimate episode of its debut season this week.
- 10/3/2022
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amidst a record-breaking budget and sky-high expectations, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" has managed to be a love letter to J. R. R. Tolkien's work that paves its own road to adapting the grandest parts of the canon. Moreover, in terms of its visual coherence, the series is a distant relative to Peter Jackson's original trilogy. It feels like it inherently belongs in that rich fantasy world dreamed up by the beloved author, while also adhering to what worked in live-action adaptations.
But what makes something Tolkien-esque? Is it epic battles and high-fantasy action? Or is it something more thematic in purpose, but equally all-encompassing in scale? There's one thing that manages to encapsulate all of these: the trees in "The Rings of Power," of course.
With a handful of episodes left in the first season, the series has firmly planted its roots in...
But what makes something Tolkien-esque? Is it epic battles and high-fantasy action? Or is it something more thematic in purpose, but equally all-encompassing in scale? There's one thing that manages to encapsulate all of these: the trees in "The Rings of Power," of course.
With a handful of episodes left in the first season, the series has firmly planted its roots in...
- 9/28/2022
- by Marcos Melendez
- Slash Film
Spoilers follow for the fifth episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
It's safe to assume that those behind "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" knew exactly what they were doing by coming out of the gate with a series of (relatively) slower-paced episodes. Not only did this give viewers time to really dig deep into the little details that makes Middle-earth feel so vibrant and alive, but it's also given us an excuse to ramp up the speculation surrounding the show's big bad. Everyone knew that a series titled "The Rings of Power" would have Sauron show up sooner or later. Though we briefly glimpsed his recognizable silhouette early in the premiere, the dark lord has remained stubbornly in the shadows ever since -- but the same can't be said for his evil influence.
As emphasized repeatedly in the first episode, the...
It's safe to assume that those behind "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" knew exactly what they were doing by coming out of the gate with a series of (relatively) slower-paced episodes. Not only did this give viewers time to really dig deep into the little details that makes Middle-earth feel so vibrant and alive, but it's also given us an excuse to ramp up the speculation surrounding the show's big bad. Everyone knew that a series titled "The Rings of Power" would have Sauron show up sooner or later. Though we briefly glimpsed his recognizable silhouette early in the premiere, the dark lord has remained stubbornly in the shadows ever since -- but the same can't be said for his evil influence.
As emphasized repeatedly in the first episode, the...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Spoilers for the latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" follow.
Fans who pay close attention to such things realized quite some time ago that "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" would have no choice but to carve out a unique space for itself in the legendarium of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Unlike Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay and their team of writers didn't have the benefit of sprawling, self-contained novels to adapt from. Instead, Amazon Studios acquired the rights to the appendices featured at the end of "The Return of the King" novel (which laid out the events of the First and Second Age of Middle-earth), various novels like Tolkien's "The Unfinished Tales," and other notes. This forced them to get creative, using major canonical events as signposts -- the defeat of Morgoth,...
Fans who pay close attention to such things realized quite some time ago that "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" would have no choice but to carve out a unique space for itself in the legendarium of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Unlike Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay and their team of writers didn't have the benefit of sprawling, self-contained novels to adapt from. Instead, Amazon Studios acquired the rights to the appendices featured at the end of "The Return of the King" novel (which laid out the events of the First and Second Age of Middle-earth), various novels like Tolkien's "The Unfinished Tales," and other notes. This forced them to get creative, using major canonical events as signposts -- the defeat of Morgoth,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Beware – this piece contains spoilers
Last week’s instalment of The Rings of Power threw up some key questions: Would Halbrand break his oath by joining Galadriel’s voyage to the Southlands? Could young Theo resist the pull of Sauron’s blade? And what’s the significance of the dwarves mining Mithril? We’ve got answers to all of that and more this week, and there was still time to catch up with the Harfoots, too. They even sang us a song! Let’s take a look at where things stand after fifth episode, “Partings”…
The Harfoots are back, with a song in their hearts and wolves on their tail
We start this week with the Harfoots on the road again. After a quick breather so that Nori (Markella Kavenagh) can teach The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) about their migratory habits, we follow the creatures’ travels through the sort of montage...
Last week’s instalment of The Rings of Power threw up some key questions: Would Halbrand break his oath by joining Galadriel’s voyage to the Southlands? Could young Theo resist the pull of Sauron’s blade? And what’s the significance of the dwarves mining Mithril? We’ve got answers to all of that and more this week, and there was still time to catch up with the Harfoots, too. They even sang us a song! Let’s take a look at where things stand after fifth episode, “Partings”…
The Harfoots are back, with a song in their hearts and wolves on their tail
We start this week with the Harfoots on the road again. After a quick breather so that Nori (Markella Kavenagh) can teach The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) about their migratory habits, we follow the creatures’ travels through the sort of montage...
- 9/23/2022
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - TV
Sophia Nomvete, who plays fan-favorite Disa the Dwarf princess in "The Rings of Power," has her breakout moment in the fourth episode of "Rings of Power," which was released Sept. 16. There's a tragic accident in the mines of Moria, and many of the miners are trapped underneath layers of rock. No one knows if they've survived.
And then Disa starts to sing. It's a gorgeous, stunning scene, her voice rising above and capturing the anguish, fears, worries, and hopes of the Dwarves. After, she tells Elrond (Robert Aramayo) that the song was a "plea to the rocks" to free the trapped miners. And it works - all of them are rescued alive.
Nomvete tells Popsugar that when she auditioned for the show and had to sing, she chose Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine." She knew nothing then about the scene for which her vocals would be used, but she loves the coincidence now.
And then Disa starts to sing. It's a gorgeous, stunning scene, her voice rising above and capturing the anguish, fears, worries, and hopes of the Dwarves. After, she tells Elrond (Robert Aramayo) that the song was a "plea to the rocks" to free the trapped miners. And it works - all of them are rescued alive.
Nomvete tells Popsugar that when she auditioned for the show and had to sing, she chose Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine." She knew nothing then about the scene for which her vocals would be used, but she loves the coincidence now.
- 9/21/2022
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
This article contains spoilers for episode 4 of The Rings of Power and J.R.R. Tolkien’s works.
In episode 4 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we finally learn what Durin IV (Owain Arthur) and Disa (Sophia Nomvete) have discovered in the Khazad-dûm mines – the precious metal mithril. In The Lord of the Rings universe, mithril becomes highly sought after in Middle-earth both for its beauty and its durability – it shines like silver, is stronger than steel, it’s as malleable as copper, and doesn’t tarnish. While this discovery may seem like a win for Durin IV and the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm in the Second Age, the mining of mithril will eventually lead to the destruction and downfall of the Dwarven kingdom.
Because mithril can only be found in the Dwarven mines of Moria, the haste with which the Dwarves mine mithril throughout the Second Age leads...
In episode 4 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we finally learn what Durin IV (Owain Arthur) and Disa (Sophia Nomvete) have discovered in the Khazad-dûm mines – the precious metal mithril. In The Lord of the Rings universe, mithril becomes highly sought after in Middle-earth both for its beauty and its durability – it shines like silver, is stronger than steel, it’s as malleable as copper, and doesn’t tarnish. While this discovery may seem like a win for Durin IV and the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm in the Second Age, the mining of mithril will eventually lead to the destruction and downfall of the Dwarven kingdom.
Because mithril can only be found in the Dwarven mines of Moria, the haste with which the Dwarves mine mithril throughout the Second Age leads...
- 9/17/2022
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Warning: Major spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
One of the most beautiful things about J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world is the way in which even the smallest aspects of the story have major repercussions on the fate of Middle-earth. Mere chance encounters can be life-changing, and the discovery of a precious metal can spell doom and hope at the same time. Episode 4 of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" leans into this aspect of Tolkien's saga and introduces a plot point that will essentially shape the course of events in Middle-earth. This occurs when Elrond (Robert Aramayo) finds out that his dear dwarf friend Durin IV (Owain Arthur) has discovered a rare, precious metal named mithril in the old mines of Khazad-dûm.
Fans of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" are familiar with this powerful, lightweight metal, as mithril saves...
One of the most beautiful things about J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world is the way in which even the smallest aspects of the story have major repercussions on the fate of Middle-earth. Mere chance encounters can be life-changing, and the discovery of a precious metal can spell doom and hope at the same time. Episode 4 of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" leans into this aspect of Tolkien's saga and introduces a plot point that will essentially shape the course of events in Middle-earth. This occurs when Elrond (Robert Aramayo) finds out that his dear dwarf friend Durin IV (Owain Arthur) has discovered a rare, precious metal named mithril in the old mines of Khazad-dûm.
Fans of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" are familiar with this powerful, lightweight metal, as mithril saves...
- 9/16/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Warning: Spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
The latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is a jam-packed hour of television, providing some much-needed development for key characters. Elrond, in particular, gets time in the spotlight as he attempts to rekindle his longtime friendship with the dwarf prince Durin IV. Although Elrond has been a fan-favorite character dating back since the original Peter Jackson trilogy, "The Rings of Power" expands upon the immortal being in ways we have not experienced before. We've been getting to know Elrond as he embarks on a journey that will change Middle-earth forever, and this week is no different.
In the fourth episode of "The Rings of Power," Elrond (Robert Aramayo) reminisces about his late father to his friend Durin (Owain Arthur). The elf talks of Eärendil and his bravery, which greatly helped the...
The latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is a jam-packed hour of television, providing some much-needed development for key characters. Elrond, in particular, gets time in the spotlight as he attempts to rekindle his longtime friendship with the dwarf prince Durin IV. Although Elrond has been a fan-favorite character dating back since the original Peter Jackson trilogy, "The Rings of Power" expands upon the immortal being in ways we have not experienced before. We've been getting to know Elrond as he embarks on a journey that will change Middle-earth forever, and this week is no different.
In the fourth episode of "The Rings of Power," Elrond (Robert Aramayo) reminisces about his late father to his friend Durin (Owain Arthur). The elf talks of Eärendil and his bravery, which greatly helped the...
- 9/16/2022
- by Marcos Melendez
- Slash Film
Beware – this piece contains spoilers
We’ve reached the mid-point of our journey through Middle-earth. The conclusion of this week’s instalment of The Rings of Power means we’re exactly halfway through this eight-episode season. That should mean things are starting to heat up, yet after a promising start to the series the story development seems to have dropped to the pace of a horse in inexplicable slow-motion. For those of us still persevering, here are the biggest questions thrown up by episode four...
Will Halbrand join Galadriel’s voyage to the Southlands?
Much of this episode focuses on Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and her attempts to summon an army of Númenóreans to sail with her to the Southlands and fight the orcs gathering there. Her pleas to Númenor’s Queen Regent Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson)â¯to support her war on Sauron and his followers repeatedly fall on deaf ears,...
We’ve reached the mid-point of our journey through Middle-earth. The conclusion of this week’s instalment of The Rings of Power means we’re exactly halfway through this eight-episode season. That should mean things are starting to heat up, yet after a promising start to the series the story development seems to have dropped to the pace of a horse in inexplicable slow-motion. For those of us still persevering, here are the biggest questions thrown up by episode four...
Will Halbrand join Galadriel’s voyage to the Southlands?
Much of this episode focuses on Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and her attempts to summon an army of Númenóreans to sail with her to the Southlands and fight the orcs gathering there. Her pleas to Númenor’s Queen Regent Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson)â¯to support her war on Sauron and his followers repeatedly fall on deaf ears,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - TV
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: Turning the Mines of Moria Into the Halls of Khazad-dûm
It’s hard to imagine now that there are several movies and a TV show based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, but at one point there were very different, competing visions of what Middle Earth looks like. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” production designer Ramsey Avery first fell in love with Tolkien illustrations by the Brothers Hildebrandt in the ’70s and has watched artistic interpretations of the author’s legendarium evolve over the decades, to the point where the work of Alan Lee and John Howe was so central to Peter Jackson’s vision for his “Lord of the Rings” films, they were both hired as concept artists for the series.
Avery’s particular challenge on “The Rings of Power” was to build environments that are both familiar and unfamiliar — some unevolved versions and some much more evolved versions of the...
Avery’s particular challenge on “The Rings of Power” was to build environments that are both familiar and unfamiliar — some unevolved versions and some much more evolved versions of the...
- 9/15/2022
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
In a CGI-heavy pop culture world, you'd think a production as pricey as "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" would go all-in on the visual effects. But although the new fantasy show's visuals are clearly top of the line, there's apparently also more practical work going on behind the scenes than meets the eye.
"Because there are hundreds of productions that are heavy on visual effects, and you can see it, the human eye is getting better and better and knows what is real and knows what isn't," the show's prosthetics department head Jamie Wilson recently explained to IGN.
Therefore, the team behind "The Rings of Power" decided early on that they wanted to make the show look as real as possible, using CGI as an enhancement but not the baseline for much of this version of Middle-earth. Plus, Wilson notes, prosthetics have also improved greatly since...
"Because there are hundreds of productions that are heavy on visual effects, and you can see it, the human eye is getting better and better and knows what is real and knows what isn't," the show's prosthetics department head Jamie Wilson recently explained to IGN.
Therefore, the team behind "The Rings of Power" decided early on that they wanted to make the show look as real as possible, using CGI as an enhancement but not the baseline for much of this version of Middle-earth. Plus, Wilson notes, prosthetics have also improved greatly since...
- 9/11/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
J.R.R. Tolkien fans are finally getting to return to Middle-earth after the conclusion of Peter Jackson's franchise. Amazon Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is set many generations before Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and the Fellowship set out on their quest to destroy the One Ring and bring down the dark lord, Sauron. "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies take place within the Third Age of Middle-earth, but "The Rings of Power" goes back to the Second Age. We finally get to see how Sauron rose to power the first time and the creation of the rings themselves.
"The Rings of Power" features some familiar characters from "The Lord of the Rings." We get to see younger versions of Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), who were originally played by Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett, respectively. These characters are very different from who they become.
"The Rings of Power" features some familiar characters from "The Lord of the Rings." We get to see younger versions of Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), who were originally played by Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett, respectively. These characters are very different from who they become.
- 9/9/2022
- by Liam Gaughan
- Slash Film
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