Beside first beautiful photos published at Vanity Fair, Amazon Prime has now released the first magnificent trailer for the $500 million worth, and thus the most expensive ever in history, epic TV series THE RINGS OF
Morfydd Clark is Elven queen Galadriel in the new series
POWER a prequel to famous Lord of the Rings saga from Tolkien. The first eight episode season arrives September 2nd with the second one already
Ismael Cruz Cordova is Arondir
shooting in UK.
THE STORY OF THIS EPIC DRAMA
is
set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit
and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in
which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin,
unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and
the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to
cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace,
the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and
new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to
Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty
Robert Aramayo plays a young version of Elven king Elrond
Mountains, to the
majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking
island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map,
Galadriel and Elrond having a romantic moment in the series
these
kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after
they are gone!
CHARACTERS OLD AND NEW
Beside younger versions of the characters we already grew to love or hate in Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, such as Elven queen Galadriel, Elrond and Sauron, the new series will also have some new heroes in the principal
Charlie Wickers is new character Halbrand!
ensemble cast which includes 22 actors. Morfydd Clark stars in the role of Galadriel, previously portrayed by Cate Blanchett, she is the commander of the Northern Armies, Ismael Cruz Córdova as new character Arondir, a Silvan
Owain Arthur is Prince Durin IV!
elf. His forbidden love Bronwyn, a healer, is played by Nazanin Boniadi! Robert Aramayo plays Galadriel's love Elrond, a politically ambitions young Elven leader, while Charlie Vickers stars in the new original role of
Arondir is in a forbidden love with Bronwyn, human healer
Halbrand who is running from the past. Sophia Nomvete is dwarven princess, Disa! Owain Arthur stars as Durin IV, prince of the bustling subterranean realm of Khazad-dûm. Elven smith Celebrimbor whose skill with
Sophia Nomvete is Dwarven princess Disa!
metals and magic lead to the forging of the rings is portrayed by Charles Edwards. Maxim Baldry is a sailor named Isildur who will appear years before he becomes a warrior and cuts the soul-corrupting ring off Sauron’s
Nazanin Boniadi plays Bronwyn the human healer
hand, then falls victim to its powers himself. Hobbits will not appear in the show, but their ancestor species called the harfoots will. Lenny Henry plays
First look at Benjamin Walker in the new series
a harfoot elder in the series, while Megan Richards and Markella Kavenagh star as two harfoots who encounter a mysterious lost man.
The second season is already shooting over in UK
Benjamin Walker, Augustus Prew, Simon Merrells, Kip Chapman, Joseph Mawle, Peter Mullan, Daniel Weyman also star.
THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM
Meanwhile, April 12th, 2024 has been set as a premiere date for LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM animated movie from Kenji Kamiyama, set around two centuries before The Hobbit
Variety has published the first image from the animated adventure
and the main trilogy and exploring the exploits of Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and the creation of Helm’s Deep!
ISMAEL CRUZ CORDOVA TO PLAY THE QUEEN'S CONFIDANTE
Our current pet project keeps casting new names: as 'Deadline' reports the latest one to join MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS is Ismael Cruz Cordova who will play Scottish queen's famous right hand and
He starred before in Good Wife and Ray Donovan
secretary Rizzio. As you know Saoirse Ronan plays the queen, Margot Robbie is Elizabeth I, while Jack Lowden and Joe Alwyn are Mary's husbands. Guy Pearce, David Tennant, Gemma Chan and Brendan Coyle all star as well.
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS will follow the turbulent life of the charismatic
Mary Stuart, Queen of France at 16 and widow at 18 who defies pressure
to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her
rightful throne, but Scotland and England fall under the rule of the
compelling Elizabeth I. The movie will focus on her plots against
Elizabeth I which in the end brought her demise.
NEW 'STAR' TRAILER
Zachary Levi lends his voice to Joseph
THE FIRST CHRIST MAS EVER
Meanwhile, in the animated movie department, a new trailer and poster have been released for Christmas 2017 animated movie STAR ! The story of first Christmas should arrive into cinemas
this November, just in the right time for the holiday season! The voice
cast includes Zachary Levi, Christopher Plummer and Oprah Winfrey as a camel.
Mariah Carey will sing the title song for the movie
THE STAR follows a small but brave donkey named Bo who yearns for a
life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the
courage to break free, and finally goes on the
adventure of his dreams.
On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a lovable sheep who has lost her
flock, and Dave, a dove with lofty
aspirations. Along with three
wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new
friends follow THE STAR and become unlikely heroes in the greatest story
ever told – the first Christmas.
