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We’re getting new Lord of the Rings movies, whether we like it or not. According to Variety, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced during an earnings call Thursday that studio heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy struck a deal with rights-holding Swedish gaming company Embracer Group that will allow them to place “multiple” new LOTR films […]

In the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, a reprieve is temporary. While the forces of good enjoy periods of peace, evil gathers in secret—unseen until it’s too late. Such is the landscape of Middle-earth’s Second Age, where after a turbulent war, the realm celebrates a moment of bliss. But something nefarious lingers around the edges—or […]

Amazon has dropped off a new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The upcoming series, which takes place thousands of years before what went down in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, will explore the Second Age of Middle-earth. “Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an […]

In a new interview ahead of the premiere of the HBO series House of the Dragon later this year, Game of Thrones novelist/producer George R.R. Martin has given his thoughts on the backlash to the original show’s divisive ending. Speaking with the Independent, the A Song of Fire and Ice author reflected on how a large sect of fans reacted to Season 8, which […]

Lord of the Rings fans got their own win on Super Bowl Sunday.  Amazon has finally unleashed a teaser trailer for the franchise’s new Prime Video series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which stars Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, and others. The show is based on stories by J. R. R. Tolkien and takes place […]

First-look photos and a treasure trove of information about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show The Rings of Power has arrived. Amid Vanity Fair’s sprawling new feature by Joanna Robinson and Anthony Breznican, the team behind the pricey TV series has responded to backlash from some fans and/or trolls. The creative team and producers addressed some of the biggest complaints and concerns […]

ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Elijah Wood revealed on the Armchair Expert podcast that an orc in Lord of the Rings was designed to look like Harvey […]

The very expensive Lord Of The Rings series that’ll be streamed on Prime Video has an official debut date. Depending on when you’re reading this the longest you’ll have to wait is exactly 13 months. Variety reports that the highly-anticipated series will be available starting September 2, 2022. Following that date new episodes will be released weekly.  Filming for the show’s […]

Deadline has learned that New Line Productions is teaming up with Warner Bros. Animation for the forthcoming theatrical release of the anime film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. It’s uncertain if Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, the duo behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy, will be involved in the making of War of […]

As part of an interview he was having with a guy he gets mistaken for a lot (see: Elijah Wood), Daniel Radcliffe said that looking back at his acting during the Harry Potter era gives him intense embarrassment. To put it in perspective for non-adolescent movie stars (me…and I assume you?) he wondered to the Empire Magazine audience how […]