Watch the explosive new trailer for season two of ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power’

14 May, 2024

'Lord Of The Rings' season two poster

The new trailer for the second season of Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power has arrived – check it out below.

Prime Video announced today (May 14) that the new season of the show will arrive on August 29 and revealed that Charlie Vickers would return in the role of Sauron, described as “one of the world’s greatest literary villains”, and “appearing in a new form – one that will aid him in deceiving the denizens of Middle-earth.”

The trailer also reveals the return of many fan favourite characters, including Galadriel, Elrond, Prince Durin IV, Arondir, and Celebrimbor and the first-look trailer also reveals the much-anticipated creation of more Rings.

A synopsis of the new season explains:” In Season Two of The Rings of Power, Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will.

“Building on Season One’s epic scope and ambition, the new season plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of calamity. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Harfoots… as friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to fracture, the forces of good will struggle ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all…each other.”

Watch the new trailer here:  

Last week, it was revealed that Warner Bros. is set to release a new Lord Of The Rings film in 2026, featuring help from Peter Jackson.

The news of the upcoming film arrived during a conference call about Warner Bros. Discovery’s first-quarter earnings, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In the meeting, CEO David Zaslav revealed that the company is “now in the early stages of script development” for a new batch of Lord Of The Rings films, which will “explore storylines yet to be told.”

The first of them has the working title Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, and, as the title suggests, will centre around Andy Serkis’ Gollum.

Peter Jackon, the filmmaker behind the original trilogy, will be producing the movie alongside Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh, and is expected to be “involved every step of the way” according to Zaslav. It is set to be released in cinemas in 2026.

At time of writing, the project is currently in early stages of script development, and is being worked on by writers Walsh and Boyens, along with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou. Serkis is expected to return to his iconic titular role, and will also be taking on the role of director.

He, along with Ken Kamins and The Imaginarium’s Jonathan Cavendish, are listed as executive producers.

In other LOTR news, last summer it was reported that the soundtrack for The Lord Of The Rings trilogy had been voted the best film music by the UK public – beating out competition from John Williams’ scores for Schindler’s List and Star Wars, which placed in second and third respectively.

More recently, tributes were paid at the start of the month after news broke that Bernard Hill, the actor known for his performances in Lord Of The Rings and Titanic, had died at the age of 79.

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