The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is going all out for San Diego Comic-Con, with the panel including an orchestra and operatic chorus from composer Bear McCreary. Deadline reported from SDCC, confirming The Lord of the Rings super-fan and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert moderated the session.
The new trailer focuses on some peaceful times within Middle-earth, but all is not well in the civilization of Númenor. As seen in the trailer, the series will look at the forging of the rings: Seven for the dwarves, nine for the mortal men, and one for the dark lord. The Rings of Power is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s extended notes in the appendices of his novels.
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‘The depth of the text and implied text is what is extraordinary about the professor," said Colbert. ‘One of the pieces that is thinnest is in the Second Age and that’s where The Rings of Power is set, thousands of years before Frodo and Sam. It’s a story of hope and approaching darkness, this being Tolkien, it’s a story of loss.’
Executive Producer J.D. Payne talked about the kingdom’s downfall, saying the ‘factionalization of these groups pulling these groups apart. It’s timely for not just our culture or any other culture around the world. [The show is] a deeply painful story, but something we might learn from it.’
The release for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is imminent, arriving on Prime Video Sept. 2nd.
Fans Get Their First Look at Sauron and Balrog
Until now, we haven’t got a look at the legendary antagonist, Sauron. However, in the new trailer for The Rings of Power, fans finally got a glimpse of the evil character played by Anson Boon. He will surely cause mischief and terror throughout the realm, however, the significance of his role in season one is still unknown. Balrog is also returning, the iconic fiery monster who fought Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The first image, shown at the end of the trailer, can be seen in detail thanks to the DiscussingFilm Twitter account.
We can witness two of our favorite villains return to the small screen when The Rings of Power releases on Sept. 2nd.
