Not as bad as Charlie Hunnam.
Television The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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Dont diss Charlie............... Thems fighting words!
To be fair, it was a god-awful film in general.
Wood's very good in Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
He's also very good in Everything is illuminated.
Hi cockney accent is dreadful ... probably the worst I've ever heard. I don't understand how he keeps getting roles. He's like a poor mans Jason Statham.
He was okay in that show where he imagined he was talking to a giant dog that he became friends with.
You and me, outside, now!
Agreed. They just piled it on with him.
Charlie Hunnam is the only English actor I know that can't do a convincing accent for any English region.
Fackin journoes
I've started listening to the new Andy Serkis-narrated FOTR audiobook. His Tom Bombadil is so good 
Where did you get that?I've started listening to the new Andy Serkis-narrated FOTR audiobook. His Tom Bombadil is so good
They're all on Audible, I've just signed up for a free trial.
Agree. I really love Bombadil in the books but he would've ruined the pacing of the movie. Tolkien could allow himself to stray away from the linear narrative to explore the world and its lore but I don't think that Jackson had that luxury — especially with the movies being already as long as they are.
Cheers mate
His accents are so bad, I actually thought he was putting them on and was Australian or something.
But I have a weird soft spot for him, that I can't explain. He's a terrible actor and there's no rational explanation to it, but it's there.
Yeah, I'm the same on both points!
Trailer will air this Sunday during the Superbowl.
First look via Vanity Fair.
Of course, the dickheads of Twitter are already up in arms about the fact that there is a black dwarf when the real concern should be that she's not bearded.
Of course, the dickheads of Twitter are already up in arms about the fact that there is a black dwarf when the real concern should be that she's not bearded.
Dunno how I feel about these pics. Looks too clean and flawless. No hairy female dwarf either.
That's a lot of black people
Who's the guy with the cap and headphones on meant to be?First look via Vanity Fair.
Of course, the dickheads of Twitter are already up in arms about the fact that there is a black dwarf when the real concern should be that she's not bearded.
The only problem I have is that it's going to look more Hobbit than LOTR thanks to its clean look and digital cameras, which makes things always look a bit cheap. Then again these aren't stills so...First look via Vanity Fair.
Of course, the dickheads of Twitter are already up in arms about the fact that there is a black dwarf when the real concern should be that she's not bearded.
But with source material like this it could be filmed on my toaster and I'm probably still going to love the shit out of it.
Season 1 budget of 465million is insane
Isn't there supposed to be VERY few black people in the LOTR world? Like there was some kind of story behind it. Haven't read any of the books. In the game there were mercenaries and they were pretty badass. Don't really care that much as long as the story is told well.
One of those things that I really don't give a feck about them changing, Tolkien wrote the books in a different time. Choosing to modernize some social aspects can easily be done without taking anything away from the stories/material. Of course some people are gonna be upset, but feck em.
The thing that sticks out negatively for me is that the girl playing Galadriel looks too... human?
I think you need to have a certain angular facial structure to pull off an elf look - Cate Blancett, Liv Tyler, and even Evangeline Lilly have it, not sure this one does. Though to be fair, I didn't like the bloke as Haldir in the films for the same reason and I can't exactly say it detracted much from it.
The lad as Elrond looks about right I think.
I think you need to have a certain angular facial structure to pull off an elf look - Cate Blancett, Liv Tyler, and even Evangeline Lilly have it, not sure this one does. Though to be fair, I didn't like the bloke as Haldir in the films for the same reason and I can't exactly say it detracted much from it.
The lad as Elrond looks about right I think.They've created "original characters" they've added to the story.
I'm scared.
https://www.ign.com/articles/lord-o...-images-new-story-details-characters-revealed
I'm scared.
https://www.ign.com/articles/lord-o...-images-new-story-details-characters-revealed
Oh, I thought they were making a series based on the book, it's taking place in the 2nd age.
There goes my excitement.
There goes my excitement.
How is it surprising that they've added original characters? Don't think they could tell a story without adding original characters, considering the limitations of the source material.
It's based on the appendices, which I don't think is a bad choice. I don't think it's possible to tell the story of the main LOTR books in a significantly better way than the trilogy of films, so there's not a lot of point re-telling that story.
Jesus I don't know if it's because of the high def but those stills look very LARP-y.
It was significantly abbreviated, I've been hoping someone would put out a long form version with everything in it, over several seasons. I mean, why not, it's a great story throughout. I wouldn't mind if it was animated, anime style, to make it easier.
I'll wait till the trailer as these type of promo shots tend to be touched up to look as pretty as possible and don't overly represent the final version. They're more like pretty wallpaper photos.
If i'm being overly critical, i'd say that (assuming its Elrond) hair looks a bit naff. Looks too modern. I also cringed hard at the Aragorn look alike's t-shirt.
Its sorta giving me the Witcher's production (sets, costumes etc) vibes, and I thought those were really really subpar. Hopefully, it's just the stills that's making it look like that.
And btw people complaining about the lady dwarf having no beard. Just zoom in, there's a bit of a mutton chop going on there
And btw people complaining about the lady dwarf having no beard. Just zoom in, there's a bit of a mutton chop going on there
You’re disappointed that it’s based on the 2nd Age? I find that it’s main selling point. Another LOTR attempt would just constantly be compared against the great original trilogy, like what is already happening with Galadriel and Elrond but multiplied tenfold.
By the way I’ve been told that regardless of how great Hugo Weaving is Elrond was miscast as he played him too coldly/cynically. Is that true?