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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 has officially begun production, and the divisive fantasy action series looks to up the ante in a sinister new teaser. The series faced some decline in audience retention on Prime Video during Season 2, but Amazon shows no signs of slowing down their big-budget adaptation of one of the most iconic fantasy franchises of all time.

Prime Video has released a behind-the-scenes look at The Rings of Power Season 3, which features Sauron's Iron Crown. The upcoming season will take place several years after the events of the last finale, as Sauron (Charlie Vickers) gets closer to crafting the One Ring and ruling Middle-earth for good. It took longer than fans anticipated for Amazon to renew The Rings of Power for a third season, but the creative team has clearly been hard at work for the past year. No release date has been confirmed,...

Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is bringing in new faces for its third season. According to sources close to the production, three actors have joined the cast: Andrew Richardson, Zubin Varla, and Adam Young. Richardson is set to take on a main role, while Varla and Young will appear throughout the season in recurring parts.

Andrew Richardson, a British actor with a solid background in theater, has also been seen in several films like Daughter of the Bride, The Independent, Killer Among Us, and Jack London’s Martin Eden. On television, he’s shown up in series such as Extrapolations, Fantasy Island, and The Last O.G.

Zubin Varla is also from the UK and has already done voice work for The Rings of Power. He’s acted in shows like Andor, Holby City, Will, Deep State, and Strike Back. On the film side,...

Prime Video’s hit series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has announced three new cast members joining for its upcoming third season. Andrew Richardson will be joining as a series regular, while Zubin Varla and Adam Young will appear in recurring roles.

Andrew Richardson is a British actor known for a strong background in stage performances.

He has also appeared in movies like “Daughter of the Bride,” “The Independent,” “Jack London’s Martin Eden,” and “Killer Among Us.” On TV, he’s been seen in “Extrapolations,” “Fantasy Island,” and “The Last O.G.”

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Zubin Varla, also from the U.K., has contributed voice work to “The Rings of Power” before this new casting announcement. His other TV roles include parts in “Andor,” “Holby City,” “Deep State,” “Will,” and “Strike Back.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeason 3 is officially on the way, as Amazon has revealed an exciting production update for the Prime Video series. The series may have suffered from lower viewership in Season 2, but that streamer is still moving forward with the big-budget adaptation.

Amazon announced that filming has begun for The Rings of Power Season 3 in the United Kingdom. Three new cast members have also been revealed: Andrew Richardson (Extrapolations), Zubin Varla (Our Girl) and Adam Young (Masters of the Air). They join previously announced Season additions Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things) and Eddie Marsan (Sherlock). Although Amazon has reportedly been taking another look at their big-budget streaming franchises, which included canceling Wheel of Time, it appears the Rings of Power is safe for at least one more batch of episodes.

Rings of Power showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne return to write and produce...

Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has added three cast members to its upcoming third season: Andrew Richardson, Zubin Varla and Adam Young. Richardson will be a series regular, while Varla and Young will appear in recurring roles.

Richardson, a British actor with an extensive resume of stage roles, previously appeared in films such as “Daughter of the Bride,” “The Independent,” “Jack London’s Martin Eden” and “Killer Among Us.” His television credits include “Extraplotations,” “Fantasy Island” and “The Last O.G.”

Varla, also hailing from the U.K., has already been credited with voice work in “The Rings of Power.” Some of his previous TV credits include “Andor,” “Holby City,” “Deep State,” “Will” and “Strike Back.” On the film side, Varla has appeared in “A Little Life” and stage-to-screen broadcasts of “Dara” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”

Young, a London-based actor, is best known...

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” cast has grown by three.

Andrew Richardson, Zubin Varla and Adam Young are all coming aboard Prime Video’s “Lord of the Rings” TV series in its third season. Richardson will join as a series regular while Varla and Young have recurring roles. Character details were were not revealed.

Richardson appeared in the theater world in “Guys & Dolls,” “Uncle Vanya,” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and next appears in Peacock’s “Ponies.” Varla recently appeared in “Andor” as well as “Deep State,” “Will” and “Our Girl.” For Young, he’s appeared in “Masters of the Air,” “EastEnders,” “The Witcher: Blood Origin” and “Sex Education.”

“The Rings of Power” Season 3 recently began shooting at its new production home at Shepperton Studios in the UK. The series has attracted over 170 million viewers worldwide, with Amazon touting it as one of the “strongest...

In the 2010s, the biggest show on TV was Game of Thrones, HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire books. The show was like The Lord of the Rings, because it was a tale of epic conflict in a medieval mileu. Only it wasn't like The Lord of the Rings at all, because the characters spent more time fighting each other than they did otherworldly forces of evil. The cast was way bigger, the story more sprawling, and everyone spent a lot more time naked.

Also there weren't any elves. Anyway, Game of Thrones was a monster hit, and other studios took notice. Netflix was the first to get their competitor out there: in 2019, the same year that Game of Thrones ended, it debuted The Witcher, a high fantasy series based on a series of books by Andrzej Sapkowski. Amazon Prime Video went hard...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will return for a third season. Prime Video has confirmed the series’ renewal; season three production is underway.

Rumors of a third season were first discussed in December 2022. Those behind the series say they have a five-year plan for the fantasy series. Season two premiered in August 2024.

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 star in the series set 1000 years before The Hobbit.

Prime Video revealed more about the renewal in a press release.

“Today, Prime Video confirmed...

Big news has been revealed for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The series has been reported to be returning for more episodes, but with a significant change in the timeline.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Rings of Power has been renewed for Season 2. The third season is now in pre-production with plans to start filming this spring at Shepperton Studios in the UK, per the report. As the second season concluded in October 2024, there were growing concerns with fans that The Rings of Power may not get renewed.

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Additionally, it's been reported that a major time jump will happen with Season 3, picking up with Sauron creating the One Ring. The logline for the season reads,...

“The Rings of Power” will return for Season 3 at Prime Video, with pre-production currently underway and plans to begin filming this spring at Shepperton Studios in the UK.

The “Lord of the Rings” prequel’s latest installment will see multiple episodes directed by Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri and Stefan Schwartz, with Brändström also serving as an executive producer. Brändström previously served as a co-executive producer and directed multiple episodes in Seasons 1 and 2, and Hamri helmed several episodes in season two. Schwartz’s credits include “The Boys” (Prime Video), “The Walking Dead” (AMC), “Luther” (BBC), and “The Americans” (FX).

The series has attracted over 170 million viewers worldwide, with Amazon touting it as one of the “strongest drivers for new Prime membership sign-ups.”

“‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ continues to captivate audiences worldwide, and we’re thrilled that a third season is underway. The creative team has an...

When Nori Brandyfoot actress Markella Kavenagh discovered Gandalf might be a part of “The Lord Of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” she had no qualms about getting showrunners to spill the beans.

“So, the very first rehearsal I had with [Daniel Weyman] who plays the Stranger, I asked him in front of one of the showrunners, Patrick, if he was playing Gandalf,” Kavenagh said at a recent “Rings of Power” panel hosted by Variety. “Wrong move. Definitely bad. Wrong question at that stage. But Dan said something really cool, which was that at that point, The Stranger didn’t know who he really was, or what his journey really entails. And I honestly never thought about it again.”

For Kavenagh, Season 2 of “Rings of Power” was an opportunity to explore a more world-weary Nori: “Season 1 Nori was in such a different place. She’s seen a bit more of...

The opening scene of the Season 2 finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was a powerful one for King Durin III and his kin. Ultimately, King Durin, played by actor Peter Mullan, succumbs to a Balrog as he leaps toward it with his ax. Mullan recently talked about that fateful scene with Empire and said it made him “laugh.”

In the Season 2 finale titled “Shadow and Flame,” King Durin’s son, Durin IV (aka Prince Durin), played by Owain Arthur, finds his father trying to crack into the Mines of Moria to find more mithril. Prince Durin hates that his father was corrupted by the Rings Sauron made for the Dwarves. Digging for more of the precious mithril would destabilize the entire mine, and the prince does not want his father to be controlled by his greed. Things take a turn when a Balrog comes and...

While the identity of the Dark Wizard in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was in question during Season 2 of the Prime Video fantasy series, the showrunners are now confirming that the character is not who many may think he is. Per GamesRadar+, J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, co-showrunners on The Rings of Power said the Dark Wizard is “definitively” not Saruman, or Saruman the White as he is referred to in the J.R.R. Tolkien books.

“Well, I wonder if we can make news on this one,” McKay said. “We can definitively say he is not Saruman. Definitively, 100% he is not,” he added, referring to the Dark Wizard character portrayed by actor Ciarán Hinds. Payne also offered up this tidbit: “I think we can say we do know who he is.” McKay added, “But that’s all we can say.”

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For two seasons, Lord of the Rings fans speculated about the identity of “The Stranger” in Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, with many wondering if, in fact, it was the great wizard, Gandalf. In an interview with Screen Rant, series showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay are talking about why it took two seasons to finally reveal who The Stranger, played by Daniel Weyman, actually is.

The finale of Season 2 of The Rings of Power saw The Stranger finally receiving his wizard’s staff and his name, which came from “Grand Elf” that was given to him by the Stoors. For the first season and even some of Season 2, the showrunners toyed with audiences regarding the identity of Weyman’s character. They offered up some ambiguous and deceptive clues that The Stranger could be one of several characters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s universe,...

Richard E. Grant (“Saltburn”), Amir El-Masry (“In Camera”) and Felicity Jones (“The Brutalist)” have joined the cast of “100 Nights Of Hero,” the adaptation of the graphic novel feminist fairytale from director Julia Jackman, alongside the already announced Nicholas Galitzine, Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe and Charli Xcx.

Project Infinity’s Grant S. Johnson (“May December”) has joined Helen Simmons, Christopher Fairbank (“Lady Macbeth”), Tom Stourton (“All My Friends Hate Me”), Jeff Mirza (“Juice”), Olivia D’lima (“The Killing Kind”), Kerena Jagpal (“3 Body Problem”), Markella Kavenagh (“Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”), Clare Perkins (“Medusa Deluxe”), Josh Cowdery (“Wrath of Man”) and Varada Sethu (“Doctor Who”).

“Until 100 Nights of Hero, I hadn’t seen a project since Euphoria that so taps into what feels like the next generation of filmmakers, talent, and material,” said Johnson. “While the film appears to be a period drama, it’s not, and is modern in its sensibilities.

Saltburn star Richard E. Grant, In Camera‘s Amir El-Masry and The Brutalist‘s Felicity Jones have joined Nicholas Galitzine, Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe and Charli Xcx in the ensemble cast of 100 Nights of Hero.

Principal photography in England has wrapped on Julia Jackman’s adaptation of the graphic novel feminist fairytale.

Set in an alternate world, ruled by the despotic Birdman, the film centers on a bet between two friends: Manfred wagers to Jerome he can seduce his wife, Cherry, in 100 nights. If he wins, he gets Jerome’s castle and all his riches, whilst Cherry will face execution. As Jerome leaves, Cherry finds herself trapped in a remote castle, torn between the beguiling charisma of her husband’s friend and her trust in her maid Hero, whose suspicions of Manfred grow daily.

Jackman — in her feature writing debut — adapted the screenplay from Isabel Greenberg’s beloved 2016 graphic...

Fantasy books, movies, and TV shows are often spun into franchises because of the expansive worlds that the writers and creators of the series develop. While some spinoffs and sequels don't live up to previous books or screen iterations, these franchises have never disappointed me. Returning to the fantastical worlds that lie within the pages or dazzling visuals of these franchises has provided comfort, escape, and thrilling adventures at every turn. Whether it's through additional books, spinoffs, or multiple sequels, these fantasy stories have the potential to go on for a long time.

While there are some movies and fantasy TV shows that go on for too long, there are other franchises that are ever-expanding. World-building is a considerable factor in whether or not a fantasy series has the longevity to continue for many years. Of course, every audience is biased, as my favorite fictional universes that have captured my...

The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has come and gone, and while the show has taken some lumps from critics, it's found its fans. According to a new report from Nielsen, the most reliable arbiter of ratings in the business, Prime Video's share of TV usage in September went up by 12% from August, more than any other service. Sure, at 3.6% of TV usage, Prime Video is still behind Netflix (7.9%) and YouTube (10.6%) but it's ahead of Disney+ (2.5%) and Hulu (2.4%).

Prime Video's September growth was driven mostly by The Rings of Power season 2, as well as Thursday Night Football. The Rings of Power was watched for an impressive 4.3 billion minutes in September, making it the third most-watched streaming title that month.

So obviously The Rings of Power is pulling its weight. Cast and crew members all seem bullish on a third season, but we have yet to hear anything officially.

The following contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 8, Shadow and Flame," now streaming on Prime Video.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power helped increase Prime Videos ratings for September. Per Deadline, Nielsen ratings were up 12% for Prime Video from August, mainly due to the J.R.R. Tolkien-inspired series and Thursday Night Football.

Rings of Power was the third most-watched title among all streamers in September with 4.3 billion viewing minutes. The success was due in part to the launch of Season 2 of the series. Season 2 of the fantasy series brought with it answers to several questions left from Season 1, such as the identity of The Stranger (Daniel Weyman), and the deaths of several key characters.

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The Season 2 finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power solidified the identity of The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) that had been in question since the beginning of the first season. The actress who played Harfoot Elanor Nori Brandyfoot, Markella Kavenagh told CinemaBlend it feels surreal to talk about the fact that The Stranger was revealed to be none other than the wizard Gandalf.

Its very exciting. I dont think its quite hit me until now, just how exciting it is that hes portraying, you know, Gandalf, Kavenagh said. And the fact that I can even say that, because obviously, its something thats been kind of a secret for so long. So yeah, it feels really surreal, she said.

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Warning: the following story contains spoilers from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2, Episode 8 — read at your own risk!

Prime Video celebrated the end of the second season of “The Rings of Power” by gathering some of the cast members for a screening of the 74-minute finale, “Shadow and Flame,” on Tuesday night. The all-guild FYC event was held at The London Hotel West Hollywood and featured a cast Q&a with Charlie Vickers as Sauron/Halbrand/Annatar, Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor, Markella Kavenagh as Elanor “Nori” Brandyfoot, Maxim Baldry as Isildur, and Owain Arthur as Prince Durin.

The cast members talked about what they were most excited to tackle in Season 2, the pressures working on the big-budget fantasy series based on the J. R. R. Tolkien books, and how they have to keep so many secrets because “Lotr” characters like Sauron and Gandalf are so well-known.

The following contains major spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 8, "Shadow and Flame," now streaming on Prime Video.

Much preparation went into the epic battle scene between Sauron and Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) in the Season 2 finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Sauron actor Charlie Vickers and the episodes director, Charlotte Brndstrm spoke with CinemaBlend about all that went into the showdown between the two iconic J.R.R. Tolkien characters.

Notably in the scene, Vickers character morphs several times - from the blond, clean-shaven Elf, Annatar, to Halbrand then to Galadriel, and the Elven smith Celebrimbor before ending the scene as Annatar. In Season 1, of The Rings of Power, Sauron was continuously disguised as Halbrand, a brunette and often scruffy-looking man, quite different from Annatar. Vickers described what went into the shapeshifting aspect of the battle.

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The following contains major spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 8, "Shadow and Flame," now streaming on Prime Video.

Season 2 of The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power may have concluded, but there is still speculation about the identity of one character - the curious Dark Wizard played by Oscar-nominated actor Ciarn Hinds. While he may be an "Istar," the question remains if he is, as many have wondered, Saruman. However, Sci-fi & Fantasy Gazette, via Vanity Fair, reported that Rings of Power showrunners say that assumption is unlikely.

Saruman, who is also known as Saruman the White, in The Lord of the Rings, was the first of the Istari, the emissaries of the Valar, sent to Middle-earth in the Third Age to help counteract the evil Sauron. However, he was corrupted and overcome with a great desire for power, and became one of Saurons greatest servants.

The second season of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power came to an end this week, and the finale seemed to leave little doubt as to the identity of the "Dark Wizard" played by Game of Thrones alum Ciarán Hinds.

However, all may not be as it seems when it comes to this mysterious and very powerful character.

We know that this blatantly evil sorcerer is an "Istar," and it was generally assumed that he must be Sarauman. Granted, it would be a pretty major change to the lore if this character "broke bad" prior to the events of Tolkien's trilogy, but so would the introduction of another Istari who was never mentioned in the saga at all.

This led to speculation that Hinds might be playing either Alatar or Pallando, the "Blue Wizards" who are never really discussed in any great detail in The Lord of the Rings...

Warning: Major Spoilers lie ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale!

Every narrative thread is coming to a head in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale. The latest season of the Prime Video prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien's novels has seen the feeling of evil slowly spread throughout Middle-earth, with Galadriel still hunting for Sauron after revealing himself in his Halbrand disguise, while the Dark Lord hides in Eregion in his Elven form of Annatar to work with Celebrimbor to forge new rings. All the while, Nmenor finds itself in the midst of a power battle between Mriel and Pharazn, while the Dwarven kingdom of Khazad-dm falls into shambles.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale sees the Uruk's siege on Eregion largely succeeding, destroying the Elven realm and all of Celebrimbor's works, while...

Warning: Major Spoilers lie ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale!

Middle-earth is no longer a peaceful land for Elves in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2. On the verge of having to leave Lindon due to the death of their tree of life, though even with the construction of the three Elven Rings of Power preserving it, Elves found themselves in a state of turmoil, as Galadriel revealed that Halbrand was actually Sauron. Furthermore, the city of Eregion, home to ring forger Celebrimbor, becomes the target for Adar and the Uruk, all while Celebrimbor inadvertently welcomes Sauron in when he presents himself as Annatar, an Elven god of gifts, and creating more of the titular rings.

The latter half of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 saw Elrond strive to enlist the Dwarves to aid...

Warning: Major Spoilers lie ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale!

Nori and The Stranger's adventure comes to an emotional end, while Mriel is left in a precarious state in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale. Played by Markella Kavenagh, the young Harfoot set out with her friend, Poppy, to help the tall wizard known only as The Stranger to regain his memories and get a handle on his abilities. After being separated by a sandstorm, Nori and Poppy discover a community of halflings known as the Stoors, while The Stranger meets the mysterious Tom Bombadil, who offers some ambiguous advice to help.

Portrayed by Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Mriel was introduced as the queen regent of the island of Men, Nmenor, though saw her power challenged near the end of season 1 after her expedition to the Southlands with an army...

The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power ended with a series of resolutions...and new beginnings. For Nori, the plucky harfoot played by Markella Kavenagh, it ended with her becoming a leader. She spent the first season wanting to see the world, in the second she traveled to the far land of Rhûn with the Stranger, and now she's going to lead a band of Stoors on a pilgrimage. Where they'll end up, no one knows (although if you're familiar with the original Lord of the Rings story you may have a guess).

We got a chance to talk to Kavenagh about Nori's new role. "I think she's built up to this moment where she's able to kind of take the reins a little bit more on what her future holds," she told us, "in the sense that she has always wanted to go...

The following contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 8, Shadow and Flame," now streaming on Prime Video.

The director of the season finale of The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power, Charlotte Brndstrm said she and director of photography Alex Disenhof used a similar technique this season as they did in last season to film the confrontation between Adar (Sam Hazeldine) and Galadriel (Morfydd Clark). The pair shared the filming technique of the scene, which ultimately showed Adars demise, with Screen Rant in an interview.

Adar, a villain throughout most of Season 1 and 2 of The Rings of Power, was betrayed and brutally killed by his own children, the Orcs, after they fall for Saurons lies. Prior to his death, Adar, wearing Galadriel's ring, appeared as though he may have had a change of heart from his evil ways, and returned the ring,...

The season 2 finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is now streaming on Prime Video, and the episode features some shocking betrayals, major deaths, and long-awaited answers.

Spoilers follow.

The episode begins in Khazad-dûm, with King Durin unleashing the Balrog from the depths of Moria. In a final act of redemption, the corrupted Dwarf king removes his ring and charges to face the fiery demon, sacrificing himself to seal the chamber while passing his crown and the rule of the mighty Dwarf kingdom to his son.

In Rhûn, we see The Stranger arrive at the Stoor village, going against Tom Bombadil's advice (or did he?) by setting his own quest aside to rescue Nori and Poppy. The mysterious Dark Wizard attempts to sway his "old friend" to his side, suggesting that together they will be powerful enough to defeat Sauron (he has to be Saruman.

Warning: This review contains spoilers for The Rings of Power's season 2 finaleThe Rings of Power is playing the long game. That's been clear since reports first emerged about creators Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne's five-season, billion-dollar plan for J.R.R. Tolkien's masterworks. To tell a story at this scale with this level of production value, planning is vital. But, part of what makes television so great is improvisation. Sure, it can lead to less-than-stellar results. But improvisation, or lack of a detailed map, has led to some of the best television ever created.

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Cast Amelia Kenworthy, Bridie Sisson, Robert Strange, Sara Zwangobani, Sophia Nomvete, Trystan Gravelle, Daniel Weyman, Markella Kavenagh, Megan Richards, Peter Tait, Anthony Crum, Owain Arthur, Leon Wadham, Thusitha Jayasundera, Tyroe Muhafidin, Beau Cassidy, Maxine Cunliffe, Charlie Vickers, Lloyd Owen, Geoff Morrell, Kevin Eldon, Sam Hazeldine, Charles Edwards,...

Warning! Major spoilers ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power director Charlotte Brndstrm and director of photography Alex Disenhof explain Adar's dark fate in the season 2 finale. Prime Video's hit The Lord of the Rings show created by Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, just concluded its sophomore outing, teeing up an explosive season 3. After playing an important role as a villain in most episodes thus far, The Rings of Power's season 2 finale sees Adar (Sam Hazeldine) betrayed and killed by the Orcs he calls his children after they fall under Sauron's (Charlie Vickers) control.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Brndstrm and Disenhof delve into how they shot Adar's final scene with Galadriel in The Rings of Power's season 2 finale, which comes just before his death. The creatives explain that they mirrored...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale director Charlotte Brndstrm and cinematographer Alex Disenhof explain the new Elven lands featured in the episode. Continuing its story of the rise of Sauron (Charlie Vickers) during the Second Age of Middle-eath, Prime Video's Lord of the Rings series created by Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne just concluded its sophomore outing. The Rings of Power's season 2 finale featured a number of big developments, concluding in a new Elven land as Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo), and Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker) plan their next moves.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Brndstrm and Disenhof delve into those new Elven locations featured in The Rings of Power's season 2 finale. After the brutal and bloody fall of Eregion, the two creatives explain that it was important...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Charlie Vickers explains why Sauron chooses to spare Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) in the season 2 finale. Created by Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, the hit Prime Video Lord of the Rings show returned for its sophomore outing in August, chronicling Sauron's rise to power during the Second Age. Sauron and Galadriel finally face off again in The Rings of Power season 2 finale in an epic duel, before which Sauron tries one last time to get her to join him as a ruler of Middle-earth.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Vickers delves into why Sauron didn't immediately kill Galadriel in The Rings of Power's season 2 finale, despite having the opportunity to. According to the actor, Sauron still saw a potential to get Galadriel on-side. After the events of the finale,...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Robert Aramayo teases Elrond's journey to come in a potential season 3. After returning for its sophomore outing in August, Prime Video's Lord of the Rings show created by Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne just released its action-packed finale, with Elrond once again playing a key role. Though Eregion is essentially lost in episode 7, The Rings of Power's season 2 finale sees Elrond and Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker) lead the surviving citizens to safety, teeing up a continued struggle against Sauron (Charlie Vickers) in the future.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Aramayo and Gil-Galad actor Benjamin Walker tease what might be next for Elrond should The Rings of Power season 3 get the green light. According to Aramayo, who is well versed in J.R.R. Tolkien's source material,...

So many stars stepped out to attend the Prime Video Presents “Trailblazers” Showcase on Tuesday (October 1) in London, England.

The likes of Priyanka Chopra, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard hit the red carpet at Queen Elizabeth Hall for the event.

We pulled together photos of 15 celebrities on the red carpet at the event. Head inside to see who was there and what they were wearing!

Head inside for all of the photos…

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Octavia Spencer

Fyi: Octavia is wearing St. John.

Priyanka Chopra

Asha Banks

Bryce Dallas Howard

Matilda De Angelis

Amy Pascal

Clara Amfo

Najwa Nimri

Maria Sten

Megan Richards

Sophia Nomvete

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Markella Kavenagh

Jessica Raine

Felicity Ward

If you missed it, we recently got photos of Priyanka with costar Richard Madden on the set of Citadel! Check out the cast list for the Prime Video show’s second season.

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While there may not be an app to download to learn the languages crafted by J.R.R. Tolkien, there is a dialect coach who helped The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power actors learn the elvish languages of Sindarin and Quenya, Khuzdul, the language of the dwarves and Black Speech, the language of Mordor. Total Film reported actor Charles Edwards, who plays the greatest of Elven smiths, Celebrimbor in The Rings of Power, had the help of dialect coach Leith McPherson, a Tolkien language coach who has worked with actors on the Hobbit trilogy.

Shes extremely well-versed in it, but we knew what I was going to be saying, which was in the Ring poem - essentially - in Black Speech and I had to learn it by rote,...

Prime Video has already released a brief promo for this Thursday's season 2 finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but an extended version has now been shared online which features quite a bit of new footage.

Spoilers for the previous episode follow.

It's not the best quality, but the video shows more of the fierce battle between Galadriel and Sauron that was teased in the first trailer. The Dark Lord is still in his Annatar form here - but as we've already seen, this makes him no less powerful.

We also have another shot of the Balrog, who was first awakened from his long slumber in the season 2 finale. The fiery demon will be unleashed from his cavern deep beneath Moria when King Durin refuses to listen to his son and digs far too deeply into the mountain.

Finally, we get a glimpse of the Dark Wizard (surely Saruman?...

The penultimate season 2 episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is now streaming, and despite featuring a massive battle and a couple of deaths (though we'd say Arondir is still kicking), it was a kiss between two characters that emerged as the biggest talking point.

Spoilers from this point on.

Though they never had a relationship in J.R.R. Tolkien's source material, Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo) locked lips in "Doomed To Die." Were these Elven comrades simply unable to contain their feelings any longer, giving in to their passionate desire for one another?

Not exactly.

The kiss was actually a strategic play on Elrond's part, as he was able to slip the captured Galadriel a cloak pin that she would later use to free herself from Adar. While some fans enjoyed this moment and are even "shipping" the characters, a lot of others...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 stunt coordinator and second unit director Vic Armstrong explains Morfydd Clark's Galadriel evolution. Returning for its sophomore outing last month, Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings series, which hails from creators Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, continues to put Galadriel front and center in the action. In The Rings of Power season 2, Galadriel's quest against Sauron rages once more from season 1, and the Elven warrior remains a major force for change in Middle-earth, both on the battlefield and off.

In a recent interview with Screen Rant, Armstrong touches on how Clark's Galadriel has changed in The Rings of Power season 2, revealing some of the behind-the-scenes filming details. Armstrong shares immense praise for Clark and her physicality as a performer, as well as her positive attitude towards stunts and doing her own action sequences, particularly when it comes to horse riding.

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2!

Nori and Poppy's adventure has led to a surprising turn of events in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2. Introduced in season 1 of the J.R.R. Tolkien prequel show as part of the migrating Harfoot clan, Nori and Poppy's lives are changed forever with the sudden arrival of The Stranger, a man who mysteriously falls from the sky and has no memories of who he is. The first season chronicles Nori and Poppy's travels with The Stranger in the hopes of discovering his identity and how to get a handle on his magical abilities.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 sees Poppy rejoin Nori and The Stranger on their journey to Rhn to try and learn more about the latter's identity. Along the way, though, they become...

The intense penultimate episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is now streaming, and "Doomed To Die" focused on the devastating Battle of Eregion, as Adar - with Galadriel as his prisoner - and his forces launched an attack on the Elven kingdom while Elrond and King Gil-glad mounted a desperate defence.

Spoilers follow.

With Durin unable to keep his word to Elrond by sending an army of Dwarves to bolster the Elven ranks, Adar ultimately emerges victorious, stabbing Arondir (possibly fatally) and seizing Galadriel's ring, Nenya, from Elrond before flinging the Elf to the ground.

Meanwhile, Celebrimbor realizes that Annatar has been Sauron all along, and he's been tricked into forging the nine rings for mortal men while his city crumbles around him.

Prime Video has now released a brief promo for next week's season 2 finale, and it sees the Dark Wizard (surely Saruman... right?...

Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2!

As war begins brewing in Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 brings more epic action sequences to the Prime Video show, led by Vic Armstrong. Armstrong holds the Guinness World Record as the World's Most Prolific Stuntman, having begun his career in the late '60s and being part of everything from the James Bond franchise to the stunt coordinator on Christopher Reeve's Superman movies. He's perhaps best known for serving as Harrison Ford's stunt double, going all the way back to Raiders of the Lost Ark, having since worked with him on the likes of Blade Runner and Patriot Games, among others.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finds trouble brewing all across Middle-earth following Mordor's surfacing in the Southlands and Sauron revealing himself to Galadriel.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power debuts a new clip from season 2, episode 7, showing Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) emerging out from under Sauron's (Charlie Vickers) grasp. Created by Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, the hit Prime Video fantasy series returned for its sophomore outing in August, charting Sauron's rise in Middle-earth during the Second Age. Sauron's main task in The Rings of Power season 2 has been forging the titular rings, and Celebrimbor, as a great Elven smith, has become an unfortunate victim of his dark influence.

Now, IGN releases a new clip from The Rings of Power season 2, episode 7, showing a quiet moment between Sauron and Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) in the latter character's forge. The clip sees Celebrimbor seemingly seeing the light after so many episodes of darkness, explaining the beauty of his work. The clip also ends with a tense moment as Celebrimbor, after revealing that...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power designer Barrie Gower recently explained why Sauron's Elven form looks different from other Elves on the show. In the second season of the Prime Video series, Sauron disguises as Annatar (Charles Vickers), the Lord of Gifts and self-proclaimed emissary from the god-like Valar, to deceive the Elven smith Celebrimbor into crafting the remaining rings of power.

In an interview with Screen Rant, Gower discussed why it was necessary to differentiate Annatar from the other Elves in Middle-earth. The designer explained the practical processes of achieving the future Dark Lord of Middle Earth's otherwordly appearance. "So, we are dictated primarily to giving somebody elf ears that would suit them, but we're covering their own ears basically, or extending. Fortunately, Charlie has very nice ears, so we were able to give them these beautiful, slightly upturned angular ears," he said. "We were...

The following contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 5, "Halls of Stone," now streaming on Prime Video.

One star of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power thinks his character should never possess a ring. In a Screen Rant interview, Leon Wadham, who plays Kemen, a Nmenorean, in the series, said it would be a disaster if his character were ever given one of the Rings of Power. The series so far, has shown the characters of Celebrimbor (Charles Edward) and Sauron, disguising himself as Annatar, (Charlie Vickers) forging several rings in Eregion while Kemens great city of Nmenor is struggling.

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The second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is heading toward its finale with just a few episodes left to go. Ahead of the next episode's debut, Cbr has an exclusive sneak peek clip to debut.

The clip, dubbed "What Did He Promise," features Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Adar (Sam Hazeldine). The two discuss their thoughts on Sauron, with Adar giving a cautious warning to Galadriel about her quest to find him. It's an early look at Season 2, Episode 6, after which the penultimate episode and the season finale will bring the sophomore season to its conclusion. The episode is set to drop on Prime Video on Thursday, Sept. 17 at :01 Pt, and the sneak peek clip can be viewed below.

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Watch Dogs has officially wrapped production and added a new star to its cast. The Watch Dogs movie is an adaptation of the video game series of the same name, which follows hackers on various adventures in different cities. Principal photography on the movie kicked off on July 3 with the lead roles being filled by Sophie Wilde, who had recently made a splash as the lead in the A24 horror movie Talk to Me, and Tom Blyth, who played young Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Per Deadline, it has been officially announced that Markella Kavenagh has been added to the cast of Watch Dogs. She is best known for playing the Harfoot Nori Brandyfoot in the Prime Video fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The character who the actor will be playing is unknown at the time of writing,...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power star Markella Kavenagh is set to join the cast of the upcoming adaptation of Ubisoft's Watch Dogs.

Per Deadline, Kavenagh will join Tom Blyth and Sophie Wilde in Watch Dogs, an adaptation of one of Ubisoft's most popular video games. Not much is known currently about the plot for the film, though production did wrap over the summer. There are no details regarding who Kavenagh will portray in the film. Mathieu Turi directs the film, with a screenplay penned by Victoria Bata and based on a story written by Christie LeBlanc. Natalie Lehmann and Margaret Boykin serve as producers on Watch Dogs.

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Kavenagh...

Exclusive: Australian actress Markella Kavenagh (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) will star alongside Tom Blyth and Sophie Wilde in New Regency’s suspense thriller Watch Dogs, based on the bestselling Ubisoft video game franchise, which wrapped production over the summer.

Details as to Kavenagh’s role are under wraps. Little is known about the film’s plot, other than that it will feature an original story set within the popular game universe.

Mathieu Turi, the esteemed French genre helmer behind 2023’s The Deep Dark, directed from a script by Victoria Bata, which was based on a story by Christie LeBlanc. New Regency’s Chairman and CEO Yariv Milchan and President of Motion Pictures and Television, Natalie Lehmann, produced alongside Margaret Boykin, Head of Content at Ubisoft Film & Television.

Debuting in 2014, Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game immersing players in the world of skilled hackers who...