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Prior To Frodo and Sam ever made it to Mount Doom to destroy the one ring, thousands of years of history unfolded in the fictional world of Middle Earth. Amazon Prime Video launched its very first teaser trailer for the upcoming series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Sunday during the Super Bowl.Its only 1-minute long, however it gives us our very first correct appearance at the brand-new series. Check it out listed below.
The Rings of Power dropped its first teaser trailer.
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The show itself has a total production cost tag of over $1 billion, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and Amazon reportedly needed to devote to at leave five seasons. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power strikes Prime Video on Sept. 2..
” Theres marvels in this world beyond our wandering,” states a young voice at the start of the trailer. We see lots of rolling hills, an in-depth city, huge icy mountains, arrow catching, horse riding and, maybe not as remarkably as planned, a lots of CGI.We also see peeks of main characters, consisting of a curious Harfoot (Markella Kavenagh), Arondir (Ismael Cruz Cordova), Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo), in addition to Benjamin Walker and Simon Merrells in undisclosed roles.The Rings of Power is set throughout the Second Age of Middle Earth, which is takes place thousands of years prior to the occasions of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The teaser follows the release of a series of images from the show, close ups of hands holding a variety of items like swords, which left fans speculating on social networks as to who the characters may be based upon the items and costuming visible.