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In Fangorn, Merry and Pippin meet Treebeard, an Ent. Convincing Treebeard that they are allies, they are brought to an Ent Council, where the Ents decide not to take part in the coming war. Pippin asks Treebeard to take them in the direction of Isengard, where they witness the deforestation caused by Saruman's war effort. Enraged, Treebeard and the Ents storm Isengard, trapping Saruman in his tower. Then again, given the price tag, perhaps they only wanted guaranted ‘yes men’ to review it, so they could control the narrative? That won’t help, since as I type, the series so far only has 6/10 on IMDB, which is very poor for the money spent on this.

Arthur Rankin Jr., Interview at the Museum of Television & Radio (2003) – Part 3". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020 . Retrieved 19 December 2020. Isildur – who sets The Lord of the Rings' events in motion when he refused to destroy the One Ring – is part of proceedings. He's played by Maxim Baldry (Years and Years). When we first meet him, he's a Númenorian sailor and not the warrior who ends Sauron's tightening grip on Middle-earth in the Second Age. Lloyd Owen (Monarch of the Glen) is Elendil, the future High King of Gondor and Arnor. Ema Horvath (What Lies Below) plays Eärien, an original character and Elendil's daughter. Thompson, Kristin (2007). The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood. Berkeley: University of California Press. p.18. ISBN 9780520247741. Gilsdorf, Ethan (30 December 2012). "And the Winner Is... Reader's Choice for Top 10 Fantasy Movies". Wired. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. In his first major acting role, Will Fletcher plays Finrod, one of Galadriel's brothers. Ismael Cruz Córdova (The Undoing) plays a brand-new elven character called Arondir, a Southlands elf who has a secret, forbidden relationship with another new character – a human healer called Bronwyn, who's portrayed by Nazanin Boniadi (How I Met Your Mother). Tyroe Muhafidin will play Bronwyn's son Theo, who finds a mysterious sword that could play a key role in the show's plot.Perry, Douglass C. (4 October 2002). "LOTR: The Two Towers Interview". IGN . Retrieved 11 November 2014. Rosenberg, Adam (14 January 2016). " 'Star Wars' ties 'Lord of the Rings' with 30 Oscar nominations, the most for any series". Mashable. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019 . Retrieved 1 July 2019. Jennings, Collier (12 April 2022). "How The Cannes Film Festival Set The Stage For Lord Of The Rings". /Film . Retrieved 1 July 2022. Demosthenes (1 February 2014). "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring coming soon in five-disc blu-ray steelbook format". theonering.net. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016 . Retrieved 26 October 2016. But why him for the adaptation of J.R. Tolkien's classic novel, split in a trilogy (Holy Trinity?) to the silver screen?