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The Rings of Power: Everything we know about The Lord of the Rings prequel series

Series premieres on Prime Video this September

The Independent UK

Is Peter Jackson involved with The Rings of Power and what has he said about the Amazon series?

The New Zealand director was much celebrated for his original trilogy of Lord of the Rings films, however The Hobbit franchise was a lot less popular with the critics

Manchester Evening News

'Rings of Power's biggest canon change could ruin one major Tolkien story

The prequel is taking a big risk by compressing the timeline of the Second Age. Here's how the series' shortened time span could lessen the impact of one legendary kingdom's destruction.

Inverse

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Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power producer reveals the ‘number one rule’ behind new adaptation

High-budget adaptation is out in less than a month

The Independent UK

Rings of Power: Everything you need to know about Amazon's £1bn Lord of the Rings prequel

Fans of epic fantasy tale Lord of the Rings, written by a First World War soldier, are already clamouring for details of The Rings of Power, will be a prequel to the book the author started writing in 1937

Daily Mirror

Peter Jackson wants to wipe his mind of Lord of the Rings. He should snap out of it

After six blockbuster Tolkien movies, Jackson wants Derren Brown to wipe his memory of Middle-earth? It’s a boneheaded quest

The Guardian - UK

Dreaming shires: how East Yorkshire shaped Tolkien’s Middle-earth fantasy

Invalided home from the Somme, the Lord of the Rings author was inspired by this peaceful landscape to begin his epic tales – which are now getting the Amazon blockbuster treatment

The Guardian - UK

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'Rings of Power' clip sets up an epic Sauron moment Tolkien fans will love

The first official clip from Amazon's 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' confirms one detail about the series' take on Sauron that should come as a welcome update to Tolkien fans.

Inverse

Lord of the Rings’ Morfydd Clark impresses American talk show host with Welsh alphabet

Morfydd takes on the role of Galadriel in Amazon's new Lord of the Rings series

Wales Online

Game of Thrones v Lord of the Rings: who will win the epic battle of the spin-offs?

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been flung into making prequels of the fantasy franchises. But which will triumph? Or, with no familiar characters, could both end in disaster?

The Guardian - UK

Comic-Con 2022: Wakanda Forever, Sandman and Bill Murray joins the MCU

Plus 16 new Marvel projects, a Dungeons & Dragons film, the new Lord of the Rings series, a sneak peek at Dwayne Johnson as Black Adam, and Keanu Reeves returns as John Wick

The Guardian - AU

Billy Boyd gives new LOTR cast advice

In an interview with Salon, Boyd talks of leaving the world of Middle-earth that he's known for

Salon

Amazon Forges 'Lord of the Rings' Prequel Hype at Comic-Con

Nomadic hobbits, bearded female dwarves and enslaved elves -- Amazon finally lifted the lid on its highly anticipated "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" TV series at Comic-Con on Friday. The enormously ambitious small-screen saga set in the world of J.R.R.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings cast reveal clips from The Rings of Power at Comic-Con

Morfydd Clark, Owain Arthur and more tease scenes from new series for fans at San Diego fantasy convention

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'Lord of the Rings’ series trailer debuts at Comic-Con

Comic-Con audiences got a sneak peek at the new “Lord of the Rings” series “The Rings of Power” Friday in San Diego

Inverse

'Rings of Power' SDCC trailer reveals the return of Tolkien’s most iconic villain

Amazon stomped into San Diego Comic-Con with a new trailer for 'The Rings of Power' that shows just how big it's going to be.

Salon

Tolkien on the "intensity" of elf sex

It's hard to picture them getting down ... but new elves gotta come from somewhere

The Guardian - UK

Full-length trailer for Amazon’s £1bn Lord of the Rings prequel is released

The Rings of Power series to air on Prime from September, and is set thousands of years before films based on JRR Tolkien’s stories

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Inverse

'Rings of Power': New trailer reveals the ancient origins of Tolkien's world

After teasing it on Twitter, Amazon finally shows the Trees of Valinor in the newest trailer for 'The Rings of Power.' Here's what it all means.

Inverse

Sauron?! 'Rings of Power' theory reveals a Lord of the Rings canon twist

Let’s talk about Meteor Man. Here's how a popular 'Lord of the Rings' fan theory may explain the mysterious meteor strike seen in the latest trailer for Amazon's 'The Rings of Power.'

Daily Mirror

UK's weirdest Airbnb holiday homes from Spice Girls' bus to Hobbit House

Staycation holidays can give Britons an out-of-this-world experience and rental site Airbnb has pledged to gift £80,000 to 100 creative folk who can jazz up their holiday rentals into a dream destination

The Guardian - UK

Back in blue: is Avatar: The Way of Water resurrecting Col Quaritch as a Na’vi?

The main baddie – given life in an enjoyably scenery-chewing performance by Stephen Lang – died at the end of the first film. Not an issue, says space-tech fan James Cameron …

Inverse

What is my dog thinking? Science may finally know

Plus: New planets and cosmic dust!

Inverse

'Rings of Power' expands Tolkien’s world by “honoring his work” in one vital way

One person behind the scenes of 'Rings of Power' has been there and back again. Meet Leith McPherson, the dialect coach expanding Tolkien's verbal universe.

Daily Mirror

Special pubs given protection status to ensure they won't be turned into flats

Whitelock's Ale House - described by Sir John Betjeman as ‘the very heart of Leeds’ - is one of 11 famous watering holes getting Grade II* heritage status on the advice of Historic England

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