By Following on from the news that Tom Bombadil (Rory Kinnear) will be introduced during the second season of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” photos have been released of something tied to that character.
Empire Magazine has released both covers and a new still showing off a first look at Barrow-wights, undead creatures who haunt the Barrow Downs and who appeared in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring” book but have never been adapted for the screen before.
In the novel, the four hobbits encounter these creatures and are almost killed until Bombadil comes along and saves them. The photos indicate Galadriel will be the one who runs into them here.
The show’s VFX supervisor Jason Smith tells the outlet: “The Barrow-wights are ancient, reanimated heroes, acting for evil against their will. It was super-exciting to take on something I hadn’t seen before. We’ve seen undead before, but not like this. We’re doing a little horror movie in Middle-earth.”
Returning cast for the series includes Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Charlie Vickers as Sauron, Maxim Baldry as Isildur, Sophia Nomvete as Disa and more.
The second season will premiere on the service on August 29th.
EXCLUSIVE
Lord Of The Rings’ undead Barrow-wights – fearsome ghouls who appear in the Fellowship Of The Ring novel – will finally hit the screen in #TheRingsOfPower Season 2. “We’re doing a little horror movie in Middle-earth,” Empire learns.
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— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) June 27, 2024
The subscriber cover for The Lord Of The Rings: #TheRingsOfPower issue is a ghoulish illustration of the ghastly Barrow-wights – the terrifying Tolkien monsters brought to life in Season 2. Created by concept artist @einar_art.
Newsstand covers on sale Thurs 4 July. pic.twitter.com/gJ5RAyCp15
— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) June 27, 2024
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