The ‘Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power’ panel previewed Season 3, set years after Season 2, as the War of the Elves and Sauron escalates. Showrunners and executive producers J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay discussed the darker tone of the new season.
New Cast Members Announced
Cast members also reflected on the camaraderie built during production. ‘First rehearsal, walks in this rock star,’ Ismael Cruz Córdova, who plays the wood elf Arondir, said of Jamie Campbell Bower joining the Season 3 cast. The ‘Stranger Things’ actor plays Celeborn, husband of warrior elf Galadriel, portrayed by Morfydd Clark.
The panel also revealed new cast members, including Simon Pegg as the voice of the Balrog, one of Tolkien’s most feared creatures. Returning cast members include Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Míriel, Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Owain Arthur as Durin IV and Morfydd Clark as Galadriel.
Blade Runner 2099 Preview
Prime Video also debuted footage from ‘Blade Runner 2099,’ featuring Michelle Yeoh as Olwen, a bioengineered humanoid called a Replicant, and Hunter Schafer as Cora, a human fugitive. The panel footage showed Olwen interrogating a tortured Cora, hinting at a tense relationship between the characters.
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