One ring to rule all of them.
Amazon’s hotly anticipated “The Lord of the Rings” TV present has introduced its official title. Will probably be referred to as, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy.”
The primary season reportedly value Amazon a staggering $465 million, along with the $250 million paid to amass the rights from the J.R.R. Tolkien property within the first place. For comparability, “Recreation of Thrones” value round $100 million per season.
“Till now, audiences have solely seen on-screen the story of the One Ring — however earlier than there was one, there have been many … and we’re excited to share the epic story of all of them,” showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay mentioned within the press launch.
Set throughout the Second Age — hundreds of years earlier than the time of Frodo, Sam, Aragorn and the remainder of their Fellowship of the Ring from Tolkein’s “Lord of the Rings” books and Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy — the collection will comply with an ensemble solid of characters “each acquainted and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Center-earth,” in line with Amazon’s description.
“This epic drama … will take viewers again to an period by which nice powers had been cast, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to smash, unlikely heroes had been examined, hope hung by the best of threads, and one of many best villains that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cowl all of the world in darkness … From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that stay on lengthy after they're gone.”
The ensemble solid contains Welsh actor Morfydd Clark taking part in Elven chief Galadriel (performed by Cate Blanchett within the films), “Recreation of Thrones” alums Robert Aramayo and Joseph Mawle, Nazanin Boniadi (“How I Met Your Mom”), Ismael Cruz Córdova (“The Mandalorian”) and Markella Kavenagh (“The Cry”), amongst others.
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy” will premiere Sept. 2.
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