But are things really so simple in the world ofRings of Power?Not according to the showrunners.
“We’re really excited about that.
We’ve never seen deserts on screen in Middle-earth, and we’re really excited to go there.
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We think deserts are beautiful and awesome and we’re doing our own TolkienienLawrence of Arabia.
One of the things that’s been fun about that is Rhun is really a blank canvas.
There are little hints.
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Hopefully everybody agrees.”
So Is The Stranger Actually Gandalf?
The longer answer is a little more complicated.
Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.
Anything that can help us get there and evoke those feelings we were drawn to.
But we also don’t wanna take for granted where characters will end up.
So is this a catchphrase of sorts for the Wizard, or is there something bigger at play here?
There could be delightful paths that could come out of either eventuality.
So, we like to keep those doors open.
It’s fun to engage with the story and think of the possibilities."
He learned a couple of key things about himself at the end of Season 1.
What New Places Will We See in ‘Rings of Power’ Season 2?
That’s certainly a big opening up.
It’s quite rugged the way that that world tends to be, and really beautifully designed."
What does their faith mean to them?
What did old Numenor mean to these people versus what does it mean to the more Pharazon folks?
That’s all stuff we’re exploring.
So, hopefully, that’s sort of a whole new side of that world."
The Dwarves are gonna be digging deeper and going to new parts of Khazad-dum we havent seen before.
There will also be journeys within lands that we know but new parts of those lands."
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerSeason 2 premieres on August 29.
Stay tuned to Collider for more coverage from our set visit.
Season 1 is streaming on Prime Video now.
