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San Diego Comic-Con brought another new trailer.
Theres new er, old drama in Middle-earth.
Now, as the shows Sept. 2, 2022 premiere date nears, theyre finally getting some answers.
In the 20 years since the premiere ofThe Fellowship of the Ring, the first film installment based onJ.R.R.
Tolkiens famed novels, two major Middle-earth movie trilogies have been completed.
And finally, another Tolkien adaptation is close to being released.
Payne and Patrick McKay, who both serve as showrunners and executive producers.
The following day, the accountannounced the end of Season 1s productionin New Zealand.
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone.
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die.
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.
In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.
One of the posters features someone dressed in all black with spiky hand armor likely a villain.
Of course, the posterssent fans into a frenzytrying to identify which character was which.
We then meet the Harfoots, which are a kind of hobbit.
Were reintroduced to Galadriel, whos being implored by Elrond to put down her sword and bask in peace.
The enemy is still out there, the question now is where?
Another look at the series came during San Diego Comic-Con on July 22.
Thenew trailerdropped during a panel moderated by Stephen Colbert, who happens to be a huge J.R.R.
It also teases looming violence, despite showing peaceful times.
The preview, meanwhile, ends with a tantalizing line: You have been told many lies of Middle-earth.
It was the time whenallrings not just Saurons One Ring were still active.
Is it also likely that Sauron, too, will be at his infernal prime inThe Rings of Power?
According to Tolkien mythology, the Second Age was also known as The Age of Numenor.
By Aragorns time, Numenor was a mere memory a kingdom Sauron had wiped out.
This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R.
(Screen Rant reported, however, that her namecould be an aliasto fend off spoilers.)
MidsommarsWill Poulter was also initially castto play Beldor, one of the leads.
Unfortunately,he had to drop outdue to scheduling conflicts, so Robert Aramayo(GoT) replaced him.
AnotherGoTalum, Joseph Mawle, wascast as Oren,the shows central villain.
This article was originally published onDec.
