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The Rings of Power: season two is a vast improvement – and a meditation on the dangerous allure of AI

At the beginning of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins attempts to describe how he feels about his unnatural lifespan, extended by his ownership of one of the magical rings. He likens it to too little butter being spread on too much bread.

The Conversation

Will The Hunt for Gollum really be two movies? That’s got to be a stretch

If Ian McKellen is right, a double feature Lord of the Rings movie based on a story gleaned from Tolkien’s appendices seems overly thin, even with an AI Orlando Bloom

The Guardian - UK

12 Years Later, Lord of the Rings Is Repeating Its Worst Movie Mistake

'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' could be split into two films, foiling the franchise's return with another bloated mess.

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Lord of the Rings inspired Dune director Denis Villeneuve to stay true to his movie's source material

"If it can bring more people to read the book, it would be great"

Total Film

70 Years Later, Lord of the Rings' Most Overlooked Monsters Just Broke Tolkien Canon

Cold be hand and heart and bone. In its latest episode, 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' gives Tolkien fans something they've been waiting to see for 23 years or more.

Inverse

23 Years Later, 'Lord of the Rings' Is Taking a Classic Canon Mystery Way Too Far

Should we care about how Gandalf got his staff? In 'The Rings of Power' Season 2, one mystery box reveals a bigger problem with the Lord of the Rings show.

Inverse

The Rings of Power does justice to Tom Bombadil by remembering one crucial thing

Opinion | Tom Bombadil has always been Middle-earth’s most mysterious character, I’m glad The Rings of Power honors that

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The Next 'Lord of the Rings' Movie Can Fix Peter Jackson's Biggest Gandalf Blindspot

Ian McKellen is ready to play Gandalf again, and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' could be just the film to bring him back.

Inverse

Gandalf returns! Ian McKellen says he’d been approached to return for new Lord of the Rings movie

Gandalf will appear in new Lord of the Rings movie The Hunt for Gollum

Total Film

Ian McKellen reveals he’ll return as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings movie – on one candid condition

‘They hope that I’ll be playing him,’ actor said

The Independent UK

Hugo Weaving says he spent too long on Middle-earth. But he’s not the first actor to detest a classic

Marlon Brando had to be lured from his trailer with food to play Superman’s dad and Alec Guinness asked for Obi-Wan Kenobi to be killed off to spare him from the ‘awful lines’

The Guardian - UK

Is Shelob in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2?

Did Isildur do battle with Shelob in the third episode of The Rings of Power season 2? Let's find out.

WhatToWatch

The Rings of Power season 2's blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment has ties to Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy

Ithildin, you say?

Total Film

Who is Tom Bombadil in The Rings of Power? Tolkien's most mysterious and surprisingly powerful character explained

Meet Tom Bombadil, who is finally making his on-screen debut in The Rings of Power season 2

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The Guardian - UK

‘It was bloody hard work’: what it’s like to be a 16ft TV troll

As a giant monster prepares to rampage around the return of the megabudget Lord of the Rings prequel, we meet the actors behind characters Tolkien saw as ‘strong, mean and dumb’

Total Film

Almost 100 years after Tolkien introduced him, Tom Bombadil actor Rory Kinnear shares why the character’s time has finally come in The Rings of Power season 2

Exclusive: Rory Kinnear tells us that this version will be used in a "different way" to Tolkien’s books

Inverse

Lord of the Rings is Revealing a New Side of Sauron That Peter Jackson Never Could

The titular Lord of the Rings is also a lord of shapeshifting. Here's how 'The Rings of Power' is revealing Sauron's most important evil power.

TechRadar

'We looked at it': The Rings of Power season 2 pays tribute to The Fellowship of the Ring movie in the most precise way possible, its creators confirm

The Rings of Power's showrunners explain how one scene in season 2 directly ties to The Fellowship of the Ring's opening sequence.

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Inverse

23 Years Later, Peter Jackson Is Revealing a Surprising Lord of the Rings Backstory

'The War of the Rohirrim' is a new essential part of Middle-earth history. Here's how the new 'Lord of the Rings' anime fits into the bigger picture.

Total Film

First trailer for Lord of the Rings anime movie The War of the Rohirrim promises a "groundbreaking journey back to Middle-earth"

A failed marriage proposal sparks war in the epic teaser for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Total Film

32 movies that revolutionized VFX

These landmark movies took VFX to the bleeding edge

The Guardian - UK

Rory Kinnear: ‘I congratulate everyone who is on the brink of baldness’

He was sworn to secrecy on Bond and is about to take on a fan-favourite character in The Rings of Power. But, for all the blockbuster roles, the British actor is a very sensible star

Tom’s Guide

Prime Video just got the best movie trilogy of all time — and it’s 93% on Rotten Tomatoes

Amazon Prime Video just got the complete "Lord of the Rings" trilogy ahead of the premiere of "Rings of Power" season 2.

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45 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Could Change The Way You Think About Things (New Pics)

Here's a new round of intriguing discoveries from the 'Today I Learned' subreddit that might surprise you as much as they surprised others. The post 45 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Could Change The Way You Think About Things (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

Inverse

Tolkien's Most Overlooked Character Could Finally Unlock a 'Rings of Power' Mystery

Tom Bombadil didn't fit into Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films, but Amazon's 'The Rings of Power' finds a perfect place for the character.

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