‘Lord of the Rings’ series trailer debuts at Comic-Con
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Comic-Con audiences got a sneak peek at the new “Lord of the Rings” series “The Rings of Power” Friday in San Diego. Amazon Studios unveiled a new trailer for the show, set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Stephen Colbert, a self-proclaimed Tolkien fan, was also on hand to moderate a panel teasing the series on the fan convention’s biggest stage, Hall H.
This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows Owain Arthur as Prince Durin IV in a scene from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Amazon Prime Video via AP)Simon Merrells, left, and Owain Arthur attend a panel for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 22, 2022, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Moderator Stephen Colbert, from left, Robert Aramayo and Benjamin Walker participate in a panel for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 22, 2022, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Under the leadership of showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” focuses on Tolkien’s Second Age of Middle-earth, when kingdoms are forming and falling and evil forces loom and threaten to cover the world in darkness.
Moderator Stephen Colbert, left, and Robert Aramayo participate in a panel for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 22, 2022, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)Joseph Mawle attends a panel for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” on day two of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 22, 2022, in San Diego. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
“The Rings of Power” will take audiences to fantastical locations like the Elven realms of Lindon and Eregion, the Dwarven realm Khazad-dûm, the Southlands, the Northernmost Wastes, the Sundering Seas, and the island kingdom of Númenór and introduce them to a large ensemble, including Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and High King Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker).
This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows a scene from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Amazon Prime Video via AP)This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows Charlie Vickers as Halbrand in a scene from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Amazon Prime Video via AP)
The eight-part series will debut on Prime Video on Sept. 2, with new episodes arriving weekly. It is said to be the most expensive ever made, with a reported budget of $465 million. Amazon bought the rights from the Tolkien estate for $250 million in 2017.
This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows a scene from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Amazon Prime Video via AP)This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows Morfydd Clark as Galadriel and Fabian McCallum in a scene from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Amazon Prime Video via AP)
Jennifer Salke, the head of Amazon Studios, told The Hollywood Reporter last year that while the number is a “crazy headline that’s fun to click on,” “that is really building the infrastructure of what will sustain the whole series” which she called a “huge, world-building show.”
This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Queen Regent Míriel in a scene from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Amazon Prime Video via AP)
Salke also said that a “giant, global audience needs to show up to it as appointment television” but that they were “pretty confident that will happen.”
This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows an orc as depicted ina scene from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Amazon Prime Video via AP)
The fan convention kicked off this week at the San Diego Convention Center, back in full force for the first time since 2019, with many studios spending big dollars to promote upcoming films and television shows. Comic-Con runs through Sunday.
This image released by Amazon Prime Video shows Owain Arthur as Prince Durin IV, Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor, and Benjamin Walker as High King Gil-galad in a scene from “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” (Amazon Prime Video via AP)
