Amazon’s multi-season ‘The Lord of the Rings’ television series has cast Maxim Baldry, in a “significant” role. However, there are no character details.
Baldry was recently in the BBC/HBO miniseries ‘Years and Years.’ Other credits include Universal’s ‘Mr. Bean’s Holiday,’ HBO’s ‘Rome,’ and Channel 4’s ‘Hollyoaks.’ Next, he will appear in an episode of the Sky/Cinemax series ‘Strike Back,’ premiering sometime next year.
He joins Markella Kavenagh (‘Picnic at Hanging Rock,’ ‘True History of the Kelly Gang’), who plays Tyra, and Will Poulter (‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,’ ‘Midsommar’), who has an unknown role.
Back in March, the Twitter account for the series gave this post as a clue for what the show will entail:
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. #LOTRonPrime pic.twitter.com/7TuQh7gRPD
— The Lord of the Rings on Prime (@LOTRonPrime) March 7, 2019
Another tweet linked the map with the caption “Welcome to the Second Age.” In the Tolkien mythology, the Second Age was the time in which the Rings of Power, including Sauron’s One Ring, came into existence.
Moreover, JD Payne and Patrick McKay (‘Star Trek Beyond,’ ‘Jungle Cruise’) serve as co-showrunners, and lead the writers room for the series. Jason Cahill (‘Fringe,’ ‘Halt and Catch Fire’), Bryan Cogman (‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘The Sword in the Stone’), Justin Doble (‘Stranger Things,’ ‘The Path’), Stephany Folsom (‘Star Wars Resistance,’ ‘Toy Story 4’), Gennifer Hutchison (‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘Better Call Saul’), and Helen Shang (‘Hawaii Five-0,’ ’13 Reasons Why’) are all part of the room.
Additionally, J.A. Bayona (‘A Monster Calls,’ ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’) is onboard to direct the first two episodes.
The crew, thus far, comprises of:
- Costume designer Kate Hawley (‘Crimson Peak,’ ‘Suicide Squad’)
- Production designer Rick Heinrichs (‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi,’ ‘Dumbo’)
- Supervising art director John Dexter (‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,’ ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’)
- Visual effects supervisor Jason Smith (‘The Revenant,’ ‘Bumblebee’)
Further, the series will likely return to New Zealand for filming, like the original ‘Rings’ films and the ‘Hobbit’ trilogy. The budget for the entire series may also be $1 billion.
However, there is currently no premiere date for the currently untitled series.
Source: Collider