Ismael Cruz Córdova On Disrupting Status Quo With Role In ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ – Emmy Red Carpet

Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Episode 6, titled “Udûn,” now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. With three more episodes left in its inaugural season, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” finally delivered the massive battle sequence for which fans of the epic fantasy franchise have waited patiently. While not quite as massive as the Battle of Helm’s Deep from the 2002 feature film “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,” the episode, “Udûn,” still considerably ramped up the scope of the action for the series, delivering nearly non-stop, near-death moments and ending on a massive cliffhanger that also establishes one of the most consequential events in the history of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has finally arrived, and it’s created quite a bit of buzz thus far. Unfortunately, not all of that attention has been positive, as the show has received racist backlash from a number of viewers. Some have taken issue with the fact that the show cast people of color to play an elf and dwarf.

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Orlando Bloom is in full support of Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series, and its cast.

Ismael Cruz Córdova has revealed who his celebrity crush is! The Rings of Power star stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live Wednesday, where he shared his experience at the Emmys, coming close to who he deemed his “celebrity crush.”Kimmel asked the Puerto Rican-born actor if he was able to meet Oprah Winfrey. “I actually did not.

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and Cynthia Addai-Robinson is still beaming, far away from the flashing lights and star wattage of the lavish bash held at Culver Studios. She’s even gushing about the fact that she somehow managed to miss seeing one A-list attendee.“The day after, you see some of the photos from the carpet, and I was like, ‘How did I miss Michael B.

The stars of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are stepping out for the 2022 Emmy Awards.

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Ethan Shanfeld It was a good run, but after many pleasantly uneventful decades it would appear we need to add “Lord of the Rings” to the ever-growing list of toxic fandoms. What sent some “Rings of Power” viewers over the edge? Why, the inclusion of a few nonwhite characters, of course — what else? Just as “Star Wars” had to do earlier this year, the “Rings of Power” folks felt compelled to clarify that “Our world has never been all white, fantasy has never been all white, Middle-earth is not all white” in a message sent across the show’s social channels yesterday. The statement was Amazon’s response to the “relentless racism, threats, harassment, and abuse some of our castmates of color are being subjected to on a daily basis. We refuse to ignore it or tolerate it.”

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posted a photo of themselves wearing a fan-made shirt with human, hobbit and elf ears with different skin tones.Also included on the shirt is the mantra “You are all welcome here,” written in Elvish.Astin, who was not in the photo, shared a Twitter pic of himself wearing a hat with the same legend.“You Are All Welcome Here,” Wood, 41, captioned his photo.The “Lord of the Rings” show also released a statement regarding the racist attacks.You Are All Welcome Here @LOTRonPrime @DonMarshall72 #RingsOfPower https://t.co/8txOhlHa2f pic.twitter.com/nWytILT0zG“We, the cast of Rings of Power, stand together in absolute solidarity and against the relentless racism, threats, harassment and abuse some of our cast mates of color are being subjected to on a daily basis,” the statement reads.“We refuse to ignore it or tolerate it.”The statement goes on to say that “Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien created a world where people from different races and cultures existed, along with the hashtag #youarewelcomehere.“From Middle-earth to a galaxy far, far away… #YouAreAllWelcomeHere,” the official “Star Wars” account responded on Twitter.“Rings of Power” isn’t the only show to receive racist backlash over cast diversity.In June, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” actress Moses Ingram was also subject to racist trolls over her role as Reva.

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power have issued a statement condemning “the relentless racism, threats, harassment and abuse” levelled against some of the show’s actors.Written by the actors and shared via Rings of Power’s Twitter page today (September 8), the statement comes after the series — a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy — received racist backlash regarding the diversity of its cast.The statement addresses the treatment that “some of [the] castmates of color are being subject to”, with the lead ensemble — which includes POC actors Ismael Cruz Cordova, Sophia Nomvete and Lenny Henry — writing that they “refuse to ignore it or tolerate it.”We stand in solidarity with our cast.

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” star Ismael Cruz Córdova is the first person of color to play an elf in a screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s groundbreaking fantasy series — and as the actor himself tells it, the public reception to his casting hasn’t been all warm and fuzzy.

SPOILER ALERT: The first two episodes of Prime Video’s epic The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are live, and here is a gallery of photos from Season 1. Note that some of the images might be spoilers for those who haven’t watched yet.