Amazon launched 5 of the brand new characters that can seem in its upcoming “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy” sequence.
Thursday’s announcement was accompanied by posters of every character’s palms holding numerous objects, together with apples, a scroll and a seemingly pregnant abdomen.
In February, the studio shared gorgeous portraits of the present’s attractive stars with Vainness Honest, together with an alluring portrait of Welsh magnificence Morfydd Clark, 32.
Clark will painting Galadriel — a personality beforehand performed by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of The Rings” trilogy.
The prequel sequence is ready to happen 1,000 years earlier than the occasions of “The Lord of The Rings.”
Nonetheless, there gained’t be many different crossover characters, with Amazon creating new, racially numerous roles with a purpose to modernize J.R.R. Tolkien’s Center-earth.
The brand new characters are as follows:
- Charles Edwards is Celebrimbor
- Sir Lenny Henry is Sadoc Burrows
- Megan Richards is Poppy Proudfellow
- Dylan Smith is Largo Bradyfoot
- Sara Zwangobani is Marigold Bradyfoot
Premiering on Sept. 2, the primary season of the sequence reportedly price Amazon a staggering $465 million, along with the $250 million paid to accumulate the rights from the J.R.R. Tolkien property within the first place. For comparability, “Recreation of Thrones” price round $100 million per season.
However “The Rings of Energy” showrunner Patrick McKay advised Vainness Honest that Center-earth gained’t be a hotbed of nudity and orgies, saying the sequence will probably be much more family-friendly than the R-rated “Recreation of Thrones.”
“The purpose was to make a present for everybody, for teenagers who're 11, 12 and 13, despite the fact that generally they could have to tug the blanket up over their eyes if it’s slightly too scary,” he declared.
Different components of the sequence will embody a few of Tolkien’s extra common themes.
“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 stated within the press launch.
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