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Amazon's Lord of the Rings Production |OT|
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Side topic Edmond, is it a hard G in "Eregion" or soft G?
According to the pronunciation guide in The Silmarillion, 'G' is always pronounced as in the word 'get'.
I must admit, the last time I read the Akallabeth, this image did come to mind.
You are describing Benedict Cumberbatch who incidentally already voiced Sauron. He would play a perfect protagonist who is actually the villain. Although it would basically be typecasting at this point.
I never got the appeal of Cillian. I really don't like his eyes.
Andrew Scott can play both charming and wicked, but he looks far too common for a regal character like Annatar.
It could be that we already have our Sauron.
When Joseph Mawle was cast, he was rumoured to be playing a villain.
When Joseph Mawle was cast, he was rumoured to be playing a villain.
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Now bigger sites like IGN and the likes are running with this info
I think they're just taking TORN's info as gospel and running with it. Hopefully we'll get something official from Amazon themselves in the next few months.
Him, Elrond, Galadriel, Celeborn and Cirdan should all feature heavily throughout the 5 seasons.I want a nice chunky role for
Celebrimbor too.
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Must be quite the experience working on a new Middle-earth project.
I can see her in the role of Tar-Telperien, if the forging of the Rings of Power is where we start the timeline of events.
Courtney (Simmons) Brown Quits DC for Amazon and Lord Of The Rings
Last month, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Courtney Simmons, Senior VP, DC Publicity & Communications at Warner Bros. Entertainment was leaving DC
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"And, secondly, that she is now the new Head of The Lord of the Rings Franchise Publicity at Amazon Studios."
Amazon are really going to milk the licence they have it seems.
The Lord of the Rings Star Orlando Bloom Shares His Excitement for the New TV Series
While Amazon Studios is currently developing a TV series that currently includes 'The Lord of the [...]
Obviously not a remake Legolas.
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Nice. I'm liking the cast they've put together thus far. Would like a bit more diversity though.
When was Legolas born? Isn't he pretty young by elf standards in LOTR?The Lord of the Rings Star Orlando Bloom Shares His Excitement for the New TV Series
While Amazon Studios is currently developing a TV series that currently includes 'The Lord of the [...]comicbook.com
Obviously not a remake Legolas.
Tolkien never specifically stated his age, but people have postulated that he was born in the Third Age, rather than been a Second Age Elf, and certainly not an Elda of the First Age. His grandfather Oropher may well show up in the show if the War of the Last Alliance features.
Nothing confirmed as of yet, but considering what Amazon are doing with Season 2 of The Boys, weekly seems the most likely.
I can see it, but I'm not entirely sure the Akallabêth will feature in this show. That might be served as a spin-off mini-series down the line.Mads Mikkelson as Ar-Pharazôn
I'm sure it will be made eventually. Akallabêth is just too perfect a climax for the end of a season. Ar-Pharazôn lands on Valinor in the 2nd last episode, the flight of Men to Middle Earth, the destruction of Numenor and the earth made round in the final.
I forgot but did Tolkien estate actually sell Amazon rights for Silmarillion as well or not?
That would be a sight to behold.
The deal is complicated by the looks of things. All Second Age material is fair game (from all the books), but nothing from the First or Third Ages can be used. Instead of gaining a licence to an individual book, Amazon seem to have acquired the licence to a specific time period featured in multiple books.
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Given the number of people who have left this project, I can't say I hold out hope. They absolutely have to get the dialogue right and not modernise it.
Other than Will Poulter who left for scheduling reasons and Tom Shippey who played his part, who else has left?
I'd buy that for my collection, just for the amusement it would give me.
The Two Towers one looks like the cover of a trashy erotic novel. Well, shipping Legols and Gimli is fun though.
OMG I have double trauma from these. This was before the movies came out, so around 2000. Dad tells me over the phone that he bought me "All the Lord of the Rings movies on VHS." I had the internet, so I knew he was probably wrong, but held out hope.... and he came home with these in a box set 😂
no lie, this was the copy that was in my elementary school library. and the cover was the main reason i never read it lol
lmao that looked familiar. I actually have that paperback edition of FOTR, it was a gift.
Frodo looks like he's seen some shit on that cover.lmao that looked familiar. I actually have that paperback edition of FOTR, it was a gift.
Anyone else really hoping we get some stills soon from the production of the show?! Started a re-watch of the extended editions this week and I need my lotr fix.
These were my first exposure to LOTR when I was ~12 an I still proudly have them on my bookshelf to this day :)
Frodo's pretty much looked upon the new Dark Lord the way Gandalf is holding the One Ring.
We'll probably see some production photos in the next coming months. I don't think we'll see a teaser or full on trailer for another year at least. I'm still expecting a Christmas 2021 release date for this show. It will be a fitting way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Fellowship of the Ring's theatrical release.
Why Hugo Weaving Doesn’t Want to Return to ‘Lord of the Rings’
"'Matrix’ might have happened. But ‘Lord of the Rings,’ no, I would never-- I'm not interested in that at all,” Hugo Weaving says.
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"'Matrix' might have happened," he says. "But 'Lord of the Rings,' no, I would never — I'm not interested in that at all. Look, I loved being in New Zealand with all those great people, and it was like going back to a family but actually, to be honest, I think everyone had more than enough of it."
We'll definitely be seeing a new Elrond and Elros too, if the first king of Atalantë features.
Getting to know Morfydd Clark.
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'The Lord Of The Rings' star Morfydd Clark: "This show is continually mind-blowing"
If playing Young Galadriel in Amazon's Middle Earth reboot wasn't enough, Morfydd Clark is about to lead 2020's best horror film, Saint Maud
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TORN showing themselves up there. I welcome nudity and sex positivity in Middle-earth.
Don't get too excited, it's just Dwarves running around bare ass with only their beards covering their bits.
... unless that's your thing....
In which case, get very excited.
... unless that's your thing....
In which case, get very excited.