Women are in full attendance this weekend at the domestic box office, walking over fanboys as a pair of Thanksgiving holdovers, Disney’s Moana 2 and Universal’s Wicked, are driving an early pre-holiday weekend to $92 million, up 21% over the same frame a year ago. Moana 2‘s third weekend came in at $26.6M, -48%, while Wicked continued to hold like a rock with $22.5M, -38%, … Continue reading ‘Kraven’ and ‘LOTR: Rohirrim’ Flop Hard at the BO!!
The Lord of the Rings franchise has received an exciting update from its screenwriter. It was revealed that another film could be in the works, following the release of The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum. Unfortunately, the movie’s title doesn’t have a name yet, and it’s still unknown what it will be about. In an interview with Empire, Lord of the Rings … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings’: Another Film Is Reportedly is in the Works!!
Sony‘s Bad Boys: Ride or Die had a great Saturday of $19.5M, -10% against previews/first day of $21.6M, for what’s shaping up to be a $56M opening. This is the highest-grossing R-rated opening since Oppenheimer last July, and Will Smith‘s sixth-highest U.S./Canada opening overall of his career and his 18th No. 1 opening as a leading man. For Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys: Ride or Die … Continue reading ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Blows Expectations with Strong Debut at the BO!!
More than two decades on from Peter Jackson‘s legendary trilogy hit the big screen, The Lord of the Rings remains in the news cycle. The evergreen fantasy film series is based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien which has entertained millions for seventy years now and still engages fans in ways unforeseen by the author in his own time. Recently, the talk of the town … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ Returning to Theaters for 20th Anniversary!!
As Season 2 of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power starts to take shape, we can start to wonder how the future episodes will play out and where the story will go. Even though it’s a little early to speculate, we now know who will be conducting the ship on Middle Earth this time around: Prime Video announced today the full slate of … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Announces Directors!!
Prime Video’s epic series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is pretty big, but it seems like the production is aiming for an even bigger Season 2 cast-wise. For the upcoming episodes, the streamer announced today eight new cast members that will be featured in recurring roles throughout the season. This is in addition to the other seven cast members unveiled earlier this … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Adds Eight More Cast Members!! Check It Out!!
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power hit Amazon Prime Video in 2022 and with it came a new look into Middle Earth and the world that J.R.R. Tolkien built. With new characters meeting different imaginings of ones we know and love, like Morfydd Clark‘s take on Galadriel, the series was a pretty good entry point into The Lord of the Rings as … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Recasts Adar with Sam Hazeldine!!
Prime Video brought us back to Middle-earth with its high-budget series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and it has been special to be back. Now, per The Hollywood Reporter, the second season of the show has begun filming. Rings of Power is focused on the Second Age of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth and the forging of the titular rings of power. The series sees the gradual banding … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Has Begun Production!!
It’s exciting to be back in Middle-earth courtesy of Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The streamer only recently debuted the first two episodes of the fantasy series based on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, and it seems the show is already a huge success. The season premiere racked up an impressive 25 million global viewers in its first … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Marks Prime Video’s Most Watched Premiere!!
Prime Video has released a new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, giving us a new look at the much anticipated Lord of the Rings prequel series. The new trailer, a nearly three-minute plunge into the epic action of the upcoming series, comes just ahead of the series premiere on September 2, 2022. The new trailer takes a closer look … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: New Trailer Teases the Epic Action of the Upcoming Series!! Check It Out!!
While The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is about to draw fans back into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s Middle-earth, there are exciting developments on the Lord of the Rings video game front. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is still on the way, even if it’s currently in limbo after a delay, but a new announcement shows a lot of promise … Continue reading A ‘Lord of the Rings’ Game is in the Works From Weta Workshop!!
Prime Video released a new behind-the-scenes featurette for Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in which the cast and crew discuss the epic series set in the fantasy universe created by J.R.R. Tolkien. In the featurette, showrunners Patrick McKay and JD Payne join cast members to reveal more details about the ambitious storyline of The Rings of Power, set hundreds of years before … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Gets a New Featurette!! Check It Out!!
Prime Video is being extra generous today with the panel for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power going on at SDCC. Coming into the convention, it was one of the most highly anticipated points of the event, and the streamer definitely delivered with one of the best looks at the show’s take on Middle Earth yet in a new trailer along with … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Gets New Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated events from this year’s SDCC, Prime Video’s panel for Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power had the easy job of hyping up fans for the prequel series that makes its global debut in less than two months. As the new trailer released today suggests, the series will center around the creation of the small, circular artifacts that … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ SDCC Trailer Teases the Rise of Sauron!! Check It Out!!
Prime Video has unveiled a new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, a new live-action adaptation inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Set in the Second Age of Middle-Earth, the series will serve as a prequel to the beloved film trilogy by Peter Jackson. By taking us to the Second Age, the new Lord of the Rings series intends … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: New Teaser Teases Teases the New Epic Middle-Earth Saga!! Check It Out!!
This September, Prime Video is bringing fans back to Middle Earth with the prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The series has fans, new and old, excited and theorizing about what historic characters from the series’ expansive lore, created by iconic fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien, might show up. Now, a new teaser, exclusive to Prime Video members, gives … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: New Promo Teases the New Epic Middle-Earth Saga!! Check It Out!!
Just like with the character origins and the earlier ancestral breed of Hobbit, the Harfoots, the creators of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power have taken great care in bringing Tolkien‘s Second Age of Middle Earth to the screen once more with the Second Age Orcs. In an interview with IGN, head of the prosthetic department Jamie Wilson and executive producer Lindsey … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Reveal First Look at the Orcs!! Check It Out!!
The hands are back. Yes, you know which ones. Since Prime Video decided to tease characters from Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with posters that only show their hands, we’ve been circling back to those images every time the cast gets bigger in order to search for hidden information. So, with the announcement of who the new series regulars will be playing, … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Reveal New Posters for New Cast Members!! Check It Out!!
Hobbits will be returning to Middle Earth for Amazon Prime‘s upcoming streaming epic, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but they won’t be the same homebodies from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that fans are used to. Instead, the show’s creators J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay are taking viewers back to the fabled Second Age of legends of Middle … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: Lenny Henry Joins Cast as Hobbit Ancestor Sadoc Burrows!!
We’re still some months away from the premiere of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Amazon’s tent-pole series that takes us back to the Middle Earth. While the streamer is probably holding on to the big reveals for when the series is closer to its debut, there’s still new information trickling in to hold us over until then. Today, two new series regulars … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Gets New Images Revealing New Characters!! Check It Out!!
Prime Video has unveiled the very first teaser trailer for their television series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Brief though it may be, the footage of the upcoming show, set thousands of years before the Fellowship of the Ring is ever joined together, treats fans to their first hint of what to expect — with stunning New Zealand vistas and glimpses … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Teaser Trailer Promises an Epic Middle-Earth Saga!! Check It Out!!
Recently, The Lord of the Rings fans who have been eagerly waiting for more information to come out about the show had plenty to entertain themselves recently with all the first-look pictures that have been revealed depicting some of the main characters that will appear in the upcoming Amazon-produced TV show Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. And now, the names of those … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Character Names Revealed!! Check It Out!!
New story details for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power confirm the series will follow the creation of the Rings of Power, bringing many fan-favorite J.R.R. Tolkien characters to live-action for the first time. The new details come from Vanity Fair, which dives deep into the series plot while also revealing The Rings of Power‘s first images. According to Vanity Fair, the … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: More Plot Details Revealed!!
We’re still seven months away from the premiere of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, but Prime Video has partnered with Vanity Fair to release a lot more details of what we can expect from the upcoming series in terms of story, content, and – finally – some first look images. After debuting a series of posters last week that showcased, well… the … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Reveal First Images!! Check It Out!!
Amazon Studios revealed a series of character posters for its upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, a television series based on the prehistory of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The show promises to whisk viewers back to the Second Age, when the island of Númenor was still above water. There’s just one twist: The studio has not revealed … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Reveals Over 20 Character Posters!! Check It Out!!
It feels like forever ago that the news first broke of Prime Video bringing an epic, million-dollar Lord of the Rings adaptation to the small screen — and we’ve seen hints and teases of what’s to come since, but today’s announcement brings us one step closer to learning when the show will be set and the stories it will follow. Of course the series couldn’t … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Revealed as Title of Prime Video’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series!!
Forth Eorlingas! We have our first look at the upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series at Amazon, which reveals that principal photography has wrapped for season one. Amazon also just announced that the series is set to premiere next year. Lord of the Rings was initially announced by Amazon four years ago, making headlines because of its huge $465 million price tag, but other … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: First Image Reveals Amazon’s Epic TV Adaptation!! Check It Out!!
At long last, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for those who have been patiently waiting for Amazon‘s new Lord of the Rings series, which has finally been assigned a release date of Sept. 2, 2022. Season 1 of the highly-anticipated series just completed filming in New Zealand on Monday. The epic new drama brings to screens for the very first time … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: Amazon TV Series Set for Sept 2nd 2022 Release!!
The Lord of the Rings is getting the animated treatment (again) with a new film titled The War of the Rohirrim, and honestly, this is just what Middle-earth was missing. After all, the first adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s legendary work were animated features, so this is the franchise coming full circle, or as George Lucas would say, “It’s like poetry… It rhymes.” The standalone anime … Continue reading ‘The War of the Rohirrim’: ‘Lord of the Rings’ to Gets an Anime Film About the Origin of Helm’s Deep!!
The announcement of Amazon’s $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM left a lingering question about what this meant for the James Bond franchise. But now we have an answer, as per Variety, Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson intend to keep Ian Fleming’s iconic super spy in theaters. “We are committed to continuing to make James Bond films for the worldwide theatrical audience,” said … Continue reading ‘James Bond’ Producers Still Committed to Theatrical Releases Despite Amazon’s MGM Acquisition!!
Just as AT&T is offloading WarnerMedia, a new conglomerate is taking shape. Rumors have swirled for a while now that Amazon was looking to buy MGM, and this morning those rumors were made official with the announcement that Amazon will indeed acquire MGM for $8.45 billion. That means Amazon will now be in control of the James Bond franchise, which could have major repercussions for … Continue reading Amazon Officially Buying MGM for $8.45 Billion!!
Amazon keeps adding talent to its Lord of the Rings series, with The Witcher director Charlotte Brändström announced as part of the crew. Brändström is a seasoned director, having helmed episodes for other major shows such as The Man in the High Castle, Outlander, and the recently released Jupiter’s Legacy on Netflix. Commenting on the announcement, Brändström said: “I’m very excited to be guided through Middle-earth … Continue reading ‘The Lord of The Rings’: ‘The Witcher’s Charlotte Brändström Joins as Director of the Amazon Series!!
The tricksy little hobbitses Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd are once again donning the large hairy feet of Merry and Pippin and launching a podcast about The Lord of the Rings. Per an announcement from Deadline, the podcast will be called The Friendship Onion and produced by Kast Media. The hilarious duo will offer inside knowledge into the production, test audience members with trivia and hopefully … Continue reading Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd Launch a ‘Lord of the Rings’ Podcast!!
The first season of Amazon‘s Lord of the Rings series will cost the streamer nearly $500 million before New Zealand’s tax credit is taken into consideration. “Amazon is going to spend about NZ$650 million in Season 1 alone,” Stuart Nash, the country’s Minister for Economic Development and Tourism, told Morning Report. “This is fantastic, it really is … this will be the largest television series ever … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: First Season of TV Series Apparently Costs Amazon Nearly $500 Million!!
There is no question that the upcoming Lord of the Rings series produced by Amazon is one of the most anticipated television series in years. Fans might find themselves even more hyped, as Amazon has announced a new addition to the directorial and producing team. Wayne Che Yip has been confirmed to direct four episodes of the show, which takes place thousands of years before … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings’: Amazon Series Adds Wayne Che Yip as New Director!!
Amazon’s multi-season The Lord of the Rings series has been in development for over three years now, and we still know almost nothing about it. Unfortunately, after being plagued by pandemic shutdowns throughout 2020, the series has just hit another setback. Australian actor Tom Budge (Crash), who joined the cast early last year in an undisclosed role, has left the show effective immediately. The actor … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings’: Tom Budge Departs Amazon Series!!
Finally, the official synopsis for Amazon‘s The Lord of the Rings television series has been revealed. Fans have been vaguely aware of the plot details — like the fact it would be a prequel to J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy — for the expansive series since it was first announced back in 2017. But, despite the deluge of information around casting and filming for Lord of the Rings, … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: Amazon Reveals Official Synopsis of Upcoming TV Series!! Check It Out!!
It’s Lord of the Rings week, apparently. Fresh off the 4K releases of Peter Jackson’s LOTR and Hobbit trilogies, Amazon Studios today announced 20 new cast members that are joining the ensemble for their highly anticipated Lord of the Rings TV series.Set in Middle-earth, this new TV adaptation is said to be a prequel of sorts to The Fellowship of the Ring, covering events that … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: Upcoming Amazon Series Adds 20 New Cast Members!!
The first teaser trailer for Daedalic Entertainment’s The Lords of the Rings: Gollum has arrived. Daedalic announced the project back in March 2019. Intended as a prequel to the Lord of the Rings books, Gollum will focus on the infamous J.R.R. Tolkien character in his life before LOTR while he still has the One Ring in his possession. Now, almost a year and a half later, … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings: Gollum’: First Trailer Teases the Sméagol Game!! Check It Out!!
“Crawl,” “The Maze Runner” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” star Kaya Scodelario is rumored to be joining Amazon’s mega-budget “The Lord of the Rings” TV series. TheOneRing.net broke the story, and if true it makes her the most well-known actor to have joined the production thus far as the series is sticking with mostly fresh faces. Production on the show … Continue reading ‘The Lord of the Rings’: Kaya Scodelario Rumored to be Joining the Amazon Series!!
Production on Amazon Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings TV series and Netflix’s adaptation of the anime Cowboy Bebop, set to star John Cho, is gearing back up. Earlier in the week, it was announced New Zealand had given the green light for Lord of the Rings and Cowboy Bebop to begin filming. The news comes a few months after these projects — among numerous others — went into hiatus as concerns grew … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Cowboy Bebop’ to Begin Filming in New Zealand!!
Last March, almost all major film and TV productions were temporarily suspended due to ongoing global pandemic. Amazon Studios’ highly-anticipated Lord of the Rings series and James Cameron’s long-in development Avatar sequels were both affected by the production delay as both projects had been filming in New Zealand. However, after over month, things might already be starting to look up for the two high-profile projects … Continue reading ‘Avatar 2’ and ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Series to Resume Filming in New Zealand!!
James Cameron has suspended production on the Avatar sequels due to coronavirus concerns in New Zealand, according to the New Zealand Herald. Cameron had planned to shoot at Stone Street Studios in Wellington next month, but producer Jon Landau has confirmed that filming has been delayed indefinitely. Wellington-based VFX company Weta Digital will continue their work on the sequels in the meantime. “We’ve delayed it. … Continue reading ‘Avatar’: James Cameron’s Sequels Suspend Production!!
After what feels like years of speculation and rumors, Amazon Studios has finally released the official main cast list for its upcoming The Lord of the Rings series. Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, and Daniel Weyman will all star as series … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: Amazon’s Series Reveals Final Cast List!! Check It Out!!
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series has found its lead actor. While Midsommar and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch actor Will Poulter was originally set to spearhead the ambitious TV series, he departed for unspecified reasons last month. Now Deadline reports that Robert Aramayo has taken over the “young hero role” which is referred to as Beldor. Aramayo is an up and coming actor with a role … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’ Casts ‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Robert Aramayo in Will Poulter’s Role!!
Cate Blanchett turned in an iconic performance as Galadriel in six movies from the Lord of the Rings story. One of the most powerful Elves of Middle-earth and wielder of an Elven ring of power, the Lady of the Wood was an important figure in the Third Age, but her roots go back to well before even the First Age itself. And there’s a lot … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Casts Morfydd Clark as Young Galadriel!!
Amazon Prime Video’s high-profile Lord of the Rings TV show has lost one of its leading performers. Per Variety, Midsommar and We’re the Millers actor Will Poulter has dropped out of the show due to scheduling conflicts. His role was being kept under wraps, but Poulter was the highest profile name to sign on to the series thus far, as other actors reportedly attached include … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: Will Poulter Exits Amazon’s TV Series!!
The good news is that The Lord of the Rings fans are getting more of their favorite fantasy story now that Amazon Studios has ordered a second season. The bad news is that production on Season 1 hasn’t even started yet and we have no solid idea of when to expect the series to launch. Oh, and some more bad news on that front: The … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: Amazon Renews Series for Season 2 Before Production Starts!!
Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” series has found its villain. Joseph Mawle has been cast in the forthcoming fantasy series from writers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, according to Deadline. The “Game of Thrones” alum is set to play the series’ main villain opposite “Bandersnatch” star Will Poulter. Few details about the series, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s bestselling series of novels, have been announced, but … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: ‘Game of Thrones’ Alum Joseph Mawle Joins the Amazon Series!!
Up-and-coming English actor Maxim Baldry, who recently played Viktor Goraya in HBO’s Years and Years, has landed a significant role in Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings series, Collider has exclusively learned. Australian actress Markella Kavenagh is set to star alongside Midsommar star Will Poulter. Character details are being kept under wraps along with plot details. All we know at this point is that the LOTR series … Continue reading ‘Lord of the Rings’: Maxim Baldry Joins the Amazon TV Series!!!
