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Lord of the Rings star slams Amazon's Rings of Power prequel as ‘money-making venture’

Lord of the Rings star Bernard Hill, who starred as King Théoden in the original trilogy, has distanced himself from the Amazon spin-off series The Rings of Power

Daily Mirror

Chris Hemsworth’s Star Trek movie could still work — with a catch

Chris Hemsworth says the 'Star Trek Beyond' sequel wouldn't work for one reason. But is there a way around that?

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Fiona Apple, "Rings" warrior woman

The "Tidal" musician, tired of being marketed as a waif, sang in the series’ finale for a reason

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Doomed revival: Star Trek, Captain Kirk and the resurrection that never was

Sci-fi fans will have their credulity stretched pretty far – but one proposed storyline revealed this week would have tested viewers’ to the limit

The Guardian - UK

Rings of Power: Parts of Season One 'didn't work', admit show creators

The Rings of Power is Prime Video's biggest piece of original content yet and has reached tens of millions around the world, but showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne have said that the season has some faults.

Daily Mirror

'Rings of Power' Season 2's release date may be even worse than you thought

'The Rings of Power' showrunners reveal their Season 2 timeline in an article that also details Netflix's pitch for a Gandalf spinoff.

Inverse

Visitors from Middle-earth

Amazon Prime's most anticipated fantasy series The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power finally premiered its first episodes on the platform last week, marking a strong start with breathtaking cinematography, excellent visual effects, a compelling story and a huge budget of reportedly US$60 million (2.1 billion baht) per…

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The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

'Rings of Power' cast reveal secrets, details about new show

“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” has made its debut and the cast is finally able to talk about the years-long effort

The Independent UK

'The Rings of Power' Episode 2: Who is The Stranger?

The Stranger clearly has an important role to play in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' but what will it be? The mysterious figure could secretly be one of four Tolkien characters.

Inverse

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - we take a deep dive into the making of Amazon’s new show

A byzantine rights agreement, a huge amount of money and a lot of elf-wrangling is behind the mammoth new series

Evening Standard

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

The Independent UK

Bypass Westeros and head to Middle-earth

In the battle between dragons and elves, Prime Video bankrolls a glorious play for the streaming fantasy throne

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Behind the scenes of Prime Video’s new blockbuster show The Rings of Power, from elf heroines to fake bird poo

Behind the scenes of Prime Video’s new blockbuster show The Rings of Power

The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review– A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

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New 'Lord of the Rings' Series Brings a Female Story to the Forefront

Morfydd Clark stars in the new series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" as Galadriel, an Elven warrior who wishes to stop the evil returning to the fantasy world of Middle-earth. The series, one of the most expensive ever made, will arrive on Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) Prime…

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Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch

LOS ANGELES - Stanley Kubrick once famously said that J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of novels was unfilmable.

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The Independent UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power first-look review – A spectacularly cinematic return to Middle-earth

The most expensive TV show ever made rummages around in JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ appendices and comes up with gold

Inverse

Review: 'Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power' is a new fantasy classic in the making

Amazon’s 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' is an epic, at times unwieldy, fantasy adventure. The series' first two episodes premiere Friday, September 2 on Amazon Prime Video.

Inverse

'LOTR: Rings of Power' release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for Amazon's epic show

Return to Middle-earth’s Second Age in this extravagant Amazon Studios production. Here's everything you need to know about 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' from the release date and start time to cast, plot, and the latest on Season 2.

The Independent UK

Ambitious 'Lord of the Rings' prequel hopes to slay dragons

The return of dragons has been a hit

The Orange County Register

These Tolkien fans pitched a 50-hour ‘Lord of the Rings’ ‘mega-epic.’ ‘The Rings of Power’ is the result

Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne had been writing screenplays together for two decades when Amazon Studios announced it had acquired the rights to make a TV series based on the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord Of The Rings.”

AFP

Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch

Los Angeles (AFP) - Stanley Kubrick once famously said that J.R.R.Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of novels was unfilmable.

Daily Mirror

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

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