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The showrunners of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power promise their fantasy drama for Amazon Prime will feature all new stories and is not “a reboot or a retread” of what J.R.R. Tolkien fans saw in the movies.

 prequel series, , is more than ready to thrill fans with a new epic adventure inspired by the works of J.R.R Tolkien.«The Second Age is the great, unfilmed story in Tolkien's entire Legendarium, with the forging of the rings and the Last Alliance,» showrunner Patrick McKay previews in ET's exclusive featurette from the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series. «We felt that was a story that deserved to be told.»«What Tolkien represents, it's really important that we keep that legacy alive,» shares Nazanin Boniadi, who plays Bronwyn, a human healer, in the upcoming series, which chronicles a time period in which darkness descends on Middle-earth.«Galadriel has been on a quest for over a thousand years, scouring Middle-earth, searching for this elusive, undiscovered, very real evil,» details Morfydd Clark, who plays a younger iteration of the Elven warrior portrayed by Cate Blanchett in the series. «Ultimately, she knows this danger exists, this evil has to be stopped.»«From the beginning, we knew that she couldn't do this alone,» showrunner J.D.

, led by showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Based on appendices written by J.R.R.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power made its big debut at San Diego Comic-Con and Deadline spoke to the cast about what fans can expect when the series premieres via Amazon on September 2.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” Amazon Prime Video’s massive fantasy TV series based on the works of author J.R.R.

As San Diego Comic-Con gets underway, the fan boy crowd can revel in Amazon Studios confirming what Deadline told you a long time ago: Howard Shore, 3-time Oscar winner for his work on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, has returned to compose the original main title theme for its blockbuster $465 million series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. At the same time, Emmy-winner Bear McCreary has composed the full episodic series score.

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” series. Thursday’s announcement was accompanied by posters of each character’s hands holding various objects, including apples, a scroll and a seemingly pregnant stomach.

Nonfiction1. Atomic Habits by James Clear, narrated by the author (Penguin Audio)2. Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown, narrated by the author (Random House Audio)3.

Priscilla Tolkien, the youngest child of The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, was Vice President of The Tolkien Society.Priscilla Tolkien was born in Oxford, England, where her father was a professor at the university. Her childhood teddy bear was named Bingo, and in early drafts of The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R.

The Lord of the Rings franchise is branching out even further with the announcement of New Line’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime movie.

For those who can’t have their fill of the Lord of the Rings in the upcoming Amazon series, there’s The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime movie from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation which the studio has set for release on April 12, 2024 (not April 21 as reported by others; that’s a Sunday). Warners already had the release date RSVPed for a New Line movie on the calendar.

Middle-earth has never looked so good. Amazon has given a sneak peek at its highly anticipated, highly expensive “Lord of the Rings” prequel series “The Rings of Power” — and its very attractive cast look more at home in Hollywood than they do in Hobbiton. After debuting a teaser trailer last month, the studio has now shared snaps of the show’s sexy stars with Vanity Fair, including an alluring portrait of Welsh beauty Morfydd Clark, 32.

cost Amazon a staggering $465 million, in addition to the $250 million paid to acquire the rights from the J. R.

Scott Huver When writer/producer Rafe Judkins was tasked with bringing “The Wheel of Time” — author Robert Jordan’s beloved 14-volume fantasy book series with a zealous following akin to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R.

Amazon Studios announced Friday it would film the second season of its original series, inspired by the books of J.R.R. Tolkien, to Britain.“The shift from New Zealand to the U.K.

announcement by the literary charity.Academics and non-academics alike interested in J.R.R.

Twenty years after the first Lord of the Rings feature encapsulated fans around the world in the gripping tales of J.R.R Tolkien, New Line is returning to the exciting world of the film with a new prequel anime film titled ‘The War of the Rohirrim’. Warner Bros.

Fans of “Lord of the Rings” have been eagerly anticipating the upcoming series for Amazon Prime Video, but that won’t be the only “LOTR” project to look forward to.

Amazon‘s extremely expensive “Lord of The Rings” series won’t be the only Middle-Earth project on the horizon as fans of the fantastical world created by author J.R.R. Tolkien are getting a brand new animated project to obsess over.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Charlotte Brändström has signed on to direct two episodes of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings” TV series, joining an impressive international creative team that includes Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”) and British Chinese director Wayne Che Yip.“I’m very excited to be guided through Middle-earth by J.D.’s and Patrick’s vision and immerse myself in the iconic world of J.R.R.

The Guardian reports.Based on Tolkien’s first installment “The Fellowship of the Ring,” the 1991 film “Khraniteli,” which translates as something close to “guardians,” aired on Leningrad Television just once before it was presumed lost after the fall of Soviet Russia later that year.Made during a period of economic collapse in the USSR, the humble work serves as a time capsule of Soviet-style entertainment, marked by low-budget set design and special effects, and a soundtrack composed by Russian

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has agreed to acquire Houghton MifflinHarcourt's Books & Media consumer publishing unit for $349 million in cash. The deal, unveiled on Monday,covers 7,000 book titles, including such popular backlist titles as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and other books by J.R.R.

NEW YORK -- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is selling HMH Books & Media, which includes titles by J.R.R.

Vin Diesel stopped by The Late Late Show With James Corden on Thursday (March 12) to promote his new movie Bloodshot and dropped the bombshell that he's recording an album of original music."Yes, there is!" the action star confirmed, jumping up from the couch and pumping his fists when host James Corden asked if a Vin Diesel LP was on its way. "I gotta be honest with you, James, my kids love when I sing and they love it so much ...

An English police department has found the one ring to rule them all.

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Christopher Tolkien, son of legendary “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien has died, the Tolkien Society reports. He was 95.

Amazon Studios has announced the first group of series regulars set to star in the new Amazon Original series based on stories from the iconic The Lord of the Rings novels by J.R.R. Tolkien.