In a brand new trailer for the upcoming TV epic, set hundreds of years earlier than the unique collection, a youthful Galadriel senses that evil is encroaching on Center-Earth. Elven ruler Elrond, who additionally appeared within the authentic trilogy, tells the warrior elf to “put up [her] sword,” however she is aware of the enemy of all dwelling issues in Center-earth must be vanquished.
He would not get namechecked within the new trailer, however we all know the supply of that evil — Sauron, the darkish lord who crafts the omnipotent One Ring that units the plots of “The Hobbit” and the “Lord of the Rings” collection in movement. (Collection showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay confirmed earlier this 12 months that “The Rings of Energy” would deal with the rise of Sauron along with the forging of the rings and different acquainted Tolkien tales.)
The trailer additionally gives glimpses of a number of different well-known Center-Earth inhabitants: Dwarves, people and Harfoots, a breed of Hobbit (straightforward to identify because of their signature overgrown naked ft), in addition to locales just like the elven metropolis of Rivendell, however their peace will not final.
“Darkness will march over the face of the earth,” one character ominously utters. “Will probably be the top not simply of our folks, however all peoples.”
In a single scene within the trailer, Galadriel, caked in ash, gazes upon numerous our bodies suspended in air above a fiery panorama. Center-earth did not even look this terrifying when Frodo and Sam have been almost swallowed by lava on Mount Doom.
And although acquainted characters like Galadriel and Elrond are returning, their authentic actors should not. These roles, originated by Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving, respectively, at the moment are portrayed by Morfydd Clark and Robert Aramayo. The solid additionally consists of Benjamin Walker, Nazanin Boniadi and a number of other lesser-known actors.
“The Rings of Energy” premieres September 2, shortly after one other prequel to a beloved ebook collection and its TV adaptation — “The Home of the Dragon,” a “Sport of Thrones” collection that focuses on the historical past of the dragon-riding Targaryen household premieres August 22 on HBO. The top of summer time will definitely be an eventful one for fantasy buffs and a complicated one for informal followers who’ve hassle maintaining character names straight.
