The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerhas found its fellowship.
Some characters will be familiar to fans of J.R.R.
Tolkien’s, while others are entirely new creations for the show.
“I always saw myself as more of a hobbit,” she says with a laugh.
Plus, she adds, she loved the ceremony of putting on the her armor each day.
“How can you pretend to be an immortal, thousand-year-old magical being in that?
Then you get in the ears and the costume, and you’re like, ‘Thank God.
Now it makes sense.'”
When the show begins, the island is led by queen regent Miriel.
American actress Addai-Robinson, perhaps best known for playing Amanda Waller on the CW’sArrow,portrays the regal ruler.
There’s something in the air."
But the show will include harfoots, early predecessors to the hobbits all Tolkien fans know and love.
One key harfoot is Elanor “Nori” Brandyfoot, played by Australian actress Markella Kavenagh.
Most harfoots lead a quiet, under-the-radar existence, but Nori has a Baggins-like yearning for adventure.
“She’s a really resolute, inquisitive, and curious harfoot,” Kavenagh teases.
“She leads with the idea that the fear of risk can be greater than the risk itself.”
Together, Nori and Poppy must figure out whether to trust him.
“Sometimes her risk-taking can put other people in danger,” Kavenagh teases.
“But, ultimately, she does it with the best of intentions.”
Here, he takes on another iconic role: Elrond, the future leader of Rivendell.
WhenThe Rings of Powerbegins, the young Elrond is not yet an elf lord.
Instead, he’s an ambitious young politician of half-elven heritage.
“There’s still a lot he has to learn,” Aramayo says.
His father saved the world, which is a lot to live up to."
“Being half-elven, what does that mean?”
“The inner child in me was really looking forward to it.
“I would be here all day.”
“It just felt like a fertile landscape to create.”
Arondir also strikes up a forbidden relationship with a human named Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi).
Together, they begin to investigate mysterious happenings in the Southlands.
“I’ve always been drawn to the underdog,” Cordova adds.
“She wants to liberate her people from that.
I’ve been an activist for my homeland for over a decade, so that resonated with me.
On many levels, it’s like a fantastical version of myself.”
“My favorite part is that he has this odd gift of foresight.
He’s prescient, and he’s ahead of the curve.
He can kind of feel the pulse of evil rising.
He’s attuned to the life force of Middle-earth, and he’s chosen to stay.”
Disa is married to Durin IV, and the two have a loving and playful relationship.
He accompanies her as they travel from the Sundering Seas to the island of Numenor.
It makes him look at things in a different way.”
But perhaps his most trying day on set was during the audition process as he screen tested with Clark.
“It was like a full day on set, but just one scene,” he remembers.
But I atesomuch, over and over again.
“There’s something new out there.
There’s an emptiness in him, and he’s grieving his mother.
He makes mistakes along the way.
Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards)
The CrownandDownton Abbeyalum Charles Edwards plays another legendary Tolkien character.
