Rings Of Power Season 2 Trailer: Galadriel Is Tempted By Sauron’s Ring As Ents, Shelob & More LOTR Creatures Debut
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Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powershowrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay have teased the appearance of another classic Tolkien character cut from the Peter Jackson movies. In the lead-up toThe Rings of Powerseason 2 debut, it has already been revealed that the Prime Video show will introduceRory Kinnear as Tom Bombadil. A pivotal character in Tolkien’s originalLord of the Rings, his character was one of several whose appearance was notably absent from Jackson’s critically acclaimed movie adaptations.
During a recent panel at San Diego Comic-Con thatScreen Rantattended, Payne and McKay were quizzed about the possibility of another character from the books appearing in their show, namely the Elf Lord Glorfindel. Suggesting that “50 hours is a long time” to tell a story, theshowrunners hinted that a lot of surprising characters will show upthroughout the show’s planned five-season run. They also teased the return of Galadriel’s missing husband, Celeborn. Check out their comments below:
The answer is yes. 50 hours is a long time, we have a long story to tell so there’s room for a lot of surprising people to show up. Celeborn will be back, don’t worry.
Originally intended to be the character who bore a wounded Frodo to Rivendell, his role was replaced by Liv Tyler’s Arwen in the movies.
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Potentially representing one of Sauron’s most dangerous adversaries, with any luck, the Prime Video show will finally give the Elf Lord his proper dues and give him the kind of focus denied to him in Jackson’s ownLord of the Ringstrilogy.
While Jackson’s decision to swap Glordfindel’s pivotal book moment for Arwen may have been disappointing for some fans, some theories suggest that his character may not have been entirely absent from his movie adaptations. A common fan theory suggests that one of the nameless Elves who accompany Elrond to Aragorn’s coronation inReturn of the Kingis indeed the missing Elf Lord, but this all-too-brief appearance is unfitting forone of Tolkien’s most important and powerful characters.
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Hopefully, however, Glorfindel’s promised appearance inThe Rings of Powercould rectify this oversight and reveal the character’s true potential. Originally slain in battle with a Balrog during the First Age,Glorfindel’s spirit would later be returned to Middle-earthby the god-like Valar and granted the same powers possessed by the Maiar, such as Sauron and Gandalf. It was even Glorfindel, who first gave voice to the pivotal prophecy that the Witch King of Angmar could be killed by no man, a prophecy eventually fulfilled by Miranda Otto’s Éowyn inReturn of the King.
With this kind of backstory in mind, when Payne and McKay do finally introduce a resurrected Glorfindel intoTheLord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, it will likely shift the show’s power dynamic significantly. Potentially representingone of Sauron’s most dangerous adversaries, with any luck, the Prime Video show will finally give the Elf Lord his proper dues and give him the kind of focus denied to him inJackson’s ownLord of the Ringstrilogy.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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Set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power explores the forging of the iconic rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, and the epic events leading up to the stories in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novels. The series chronicles the creation of legendary characters and the historic alliances and rivalries that shape the fate of Middle-earth.
