The story about Corden’s audition came up during a recent episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast and he admitted that things didn’t go so great.

“Everyone, every single person in London auditioned for Lord of the Rings. Everybody… I auditioned for Samwise…and I was doing it, Josh. I was doing the accent and everything… Then we got called back the next day. And then none of us got called back after that,” he recalled.

Corden was still a relative unknown back in the day, with just a handful of roles under his belt, but his career flourished in the next two decades. His rise to prominence started with a role in the original London production of The History Boys and its movie adaptation, followed by a sitcom Gavin & Stacey.

Corden is now best known as the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, but he’s expected to exit the show in mid-2023.

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Long before Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee made their treacherous journey into Mordor to destroy the One Ring, there were others. Prior to creating The Lord of the Rings, author J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about the Rings of Power which were made for a select number of Elves, Dwarves, and Men, and it is that story that will be revealed in the upcoming Lord of the Rings series. 

The first official trailer for The Rings of Power was shown at San Diego Comic-Con during a panel hosted by self-confessed LOTR superfan, Stephen Colbert.

“It’s a story of hope and approaching darkness. This being Tolkien, it’s a story of loss,” the talk show host explained. He also quipped that “I don’t know who the hell some of those people are.”

Set during the Second Age, thousands of years before the events we know in The Hobbit and LOTR, the series features Galadriel and Elrond in their youth and depicts the rise of Sauron. Showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay and the rest of their team have been working on the series since 2018, spending months going through Tolkien’s appendices and his book The Silmarillion. 

The Rings of Power premieres on Amazon Prime on September 2. 

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Wood made this intriguing reveal in a recent chat with GQ that saw him breaking down his most iconic characters for the magazine’s YouTube channel.

According to Wood, his original read for Frodo took place in the casting office, which was the requirement for all actors that wanted to be part of Fellowship of the Ring, the first Lord of the Rings movie. After wrapping up the audition, he was driving home and realized he needed to do something special if he wanted to separate himself from other candidates.

Wood ended up hiring a vocal coach and then recruited some of his friends to help him put together an elaborate audition tape.

“We went out to the woods in Griffith Park and shot two of the audition sequences there and one at my house,” Wood revealed.

He gave the tape he made to the casting office, hoping they would forward it to director Peter Jackson.  They did, and it turned out that Jackson liked it very much.

Wood landed the part of Frodo as a result, and it became the one that defined his acting career.

You can check out the whole story in the video below.

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The highly-anticipated fantasy series will premiere on Amazon on September 2, 2022, with new episodes released weekly.

Not much is known about the series and it hasn’t received an official title. What we do know is it will take place during the so-called Second Age, thousands of years prior to the event of The Lord of the Rings books and The Hobbit. The series will follow a new and familiar cast as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.

The cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.

“As Bilbo says, ‘Now I think I am quite ready to go on another journey’. Living and breathing Middle-earth these many months has been the adventure of a lifetime. We cannot wait for fans to have the chance to do so as well,” showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay said in a statement as reported by Variety.

Check out the first-look image below.

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Per the series description, the show will focus on “the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history.” The events of the show will take place thousands of years before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. “Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth … these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.”

The show’s cast includes Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman, and 20 other actors.

The Lord of the Rings series is written and executive produced by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. J.A. Bayona will be directing multiple episodes and produce alongside his creative partner Belén Atienza. The show’s creative team includes executive producers Lindsey Weber, Bruce Richmond, Callum Greene, Amazon’s former head of genre programming Sharon Tal Yguado, Gennifer Hutchison, Jason Cahill, Justin Doble, co-producer and VFX producer Ron Ames, writer and co-producer Helen Shang, and producer Chris Newman.

The first season is currently filming and the show has already been renewed for Season 2.

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It has been almost two decades since Wood first portrayed Frodo in the iconic fantasy franchise. Now, Wood has expressed his interest in reprising his role in the upcoming Lord of the Rings series from Amazon.

The new series will focus on a young Aragorn. The series will follow his childhood and will be set decades before any of the events of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings take place.

Wood is fully supportive of the new series and although it is unlikely that Frodo will return in the series timeline, he is still hopeful that he will have the opportunity to reprise his role in Middle Earth.

Speaking with IndieWire, he said: “If there was a world where that made sense and was organic to what they’re doing, then yes. Look, any excuse to get to go to New Zealand to work on something, I am absolutely there.”

There is no set release date for the Amazon series but it is currently in pre-production.

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Amazon banks on Lord of the Rings to replace Game of Thrones as a tremendously popular fantasy show. It appears the network is very confident with the show as it has already ordered a second season, while the shooting of the first season is yet to start.

Lord of the Rings is based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, of course, but is set to take place thousands of years prior to the events depicted in the novels and the successful movie trilogy.

Aramayo will join Joseph Mawle who also played on Game of Thrones. Mawle, who played Benjen Stark, joined the cast last October and will probably play the Villainous Oren. The production is due to begin this year.

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During an appearance at the Graham Norton Show, McKellen was asked to share his thoughts on the chance for someone else to play Gandalf on the TV show. “What do you mean, another Gandalf?” said the actor, before adding. “I haven’t said yes because I haven’t been asked. But are you suggesting that someone else is going to play it? Gandalf is over 7000 years old, so I’m not too old.”

Although seeing Ian McKellen in the role of Gandalf would be awesome, there isn’t a big chance for that to happen since Amazon will most likely look for a younger cast which doesn’t have ties with previous movies.

Andy Serkis, on the other hand, wouldn’t be so quick to jump on the opportunity. The actor, who portrayed Gollum in the movies, said he thinks a fresh take on the universe is a better thing.

“I don’t know if I’d want to go back into the Lord of the Rings realm,” he said. “I feel like I’ve spent a large chunk of my life doing that. I’ll say good luck and I think fresh eyes are probably a good thing.”

Although there are many unknowns about the Lord of the Rings TV show, we do know that it will be a prequel to The Fellowship of the Ring, with a multi-season order and a potential spin-off series. This will be Amazon’s attempt to parry HBO’s Game of Thrones and create an internationally recognizable series.

The post Ian McKellen Wants to Play Gandalf in Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

“The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen,” said Sharon Tal Yguado, Amazon’s head of scripted programming. “We are honored to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be taking The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth.”

The first news about the possible Lord of the Rings TV show appeared last week when it was reported that Amazon is in advanced negotiations with Warner Bros. and Tolkien Estate and Trust. The deal is rumored to be worth around $250 and according to the sources, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was directly involved in negotiations.

“We are delighted that Amazon, with its longstanding commitment to literature, is the home of the first-ever multi-season television series for The Lord of the Rings,” – said Matt Galsor, a representative for HarperCollins, and the Tolkien Estate and Trust.

We also received some information about the story of the Lord of the Rings TV show. Although there were reports that the series could be the remake of the Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy, that won’t be the case. The story of the TV show will focus on the events that precede the Fellowship of The Ring, the first novel in Tolkien’s trilogy.

According to the sources, Amazon’s decision to adapt Tolkien’s work is an attempt to compete with HBO’s Game of Thrones and create a series with a global appeal.

The post Amazon Officially Announces the Lord of the Rings TV Show appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The story about Corden’s audition came up during a recent episode of Josh Horowitz’s Happy Sad Confused podcast and he admitted that things didn’t go so great.

“Everyone, every single person in London auditioned for Lord of the Rings. Everybody… I auditioned for Samwise…and I was doing it, Josh. I was doing the accent and everything… Then we got called back the next day. And then none of us got called back after that,” he recalled.

Corden was still a relative unknown back in the day, with just a handful of roles under his belt, but his career flourished in the next two decades. His rise to prominence started with a role in the original London production of The History Boys and its movie adaptation, followed by a sitcom Gavin & Stacey.

Corden is now best known as the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, but he’s expected to exit the show in mid-2023.

The post James Corden Reveals He Auditioned for a Key “Lord of the Rings Role” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Long before Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee made their treacherous journey into Mordor to destroy the One Ring, there were others. Prior to creating The Lord of the Rings, author J.R.R. Tolkien wrote about the Rings of Power which were made for a select number of Elves, Dwarves, and Men, and it is that story that will be revealed in the upcoming Lord of the Rings series. 

The first official trailer for The Rings of Power was shown at San Diego Comic-Con during a panel hosted by self-confessed LOTR superfan, Stephen Colbert.

“It’s a story of hope and approaching darkness. This being Tolkien, it’s a story of loss,” the talk show host explained. He also quipped that “I don’t know who the hell some of those people are.”

Set during the Second Age, thousands of years before the events we know in The Hobbit and LOTR, the series features Galadriel and Elrond in their youth and depicts the rise of Sauron. Showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay and the rest of their team have been working on the series since 2018, spending months going through Tolkien’s appendices and his book The Silmarillion. 

The Rings of Power premieres on Amazon Prime on September 2. 

The post Here’s Your First Look at the “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Wood made this intriguing reveal in a recent chat with GQ that saw him breaking down his most iconic characters for the magazine’s YouTube channel.

According to Wood, his original read for Frodo took place in the casting office, which was the requirement for all actors that wanted to be part of Fellowship of the Ring, the first Lord of the Rings movie. After wrapping up the audition, he was driving home and realized he needed to do something special if he wanted to separate himself from other candidates.

Wood ended up hiring a vocal coach and then recruited some of his friends to help him put together an elaborate audition tape.

“We went out to the woods in Griffith Park and shot two of the audition sequences there and one at my house,” Wood revealed.

He gave the tape he made to the casting office, hoping they would forward it to director Peter Jackson.  They did, and it turned out that Jackson liked it very much.

Wood landed the part of Frodo as a result, and it became the one that defined his acting career.

You can check out the whole story in the video below.

The post Elijah Wood Reveals the Story Behind His “Lord of the Rings” Audition appeared first on EverydayKoala.

The highly-anticipated fantasy series will premiere on Amazon on September 2, 2022, with new episodes released weekly.

Not much is known about the series and it hasn’t received an official title. What we do know is it will take place during the so-called Second Age, thousands of years prior to the event of The Lord of the Rings books and The Hobbit. The series will follow a new and familiar cast as they confront the re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.

The cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Charles Edwards, Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani.

“As Bilbo says, ‘Now I think I am quite ready to go on another journey’. Living and breathing Middle-earth these many months has been the adventure of a lifetime. We cannot wait for fans to have the chance to do so as well,” showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay said in a statement as reported by Variety.

Check out the first-look image below.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Amazon Studios (@amazonstudios)

The post “Lord of the Rings” Series Reveals First-Look Image and Release Date appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Per the series description, the show will focus on “the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history.” The events of the show will take place thousands of years before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. “Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth … these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.”

The show’s cast includes Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Tom Budge, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman, and 20 other actors.

The Lord of the Rings series is written and executive produced by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. J.A. Bayona will be directing multiple episodes and produce alongside his creative partner Belén Atienza. The show’s creative team includes executive producers Lindsey Weber, Bruce Richmond, Callum Greene, Amazon’s former head of genre programming Sharon Tal Yguado, Gennifer Hutchison, Jason Cahill, Justin Doble, co-producer and VFX producer Ron Ames, writer and co-producer Helen Shang, and producer Chris Newman.

The first season is currently filming and the show has already been renewed for Season 2.

The post “Lord of the Rings” Series Unveils Official Synopsis appeared first on EverydayKoala.

It has been almost two decades since Wood first portrayed Frodo in the iconic fantasy franchise. Now, Wood has expressed his interest in reprising his role in the upcoming Lord of the Rings series from Amazon.

The new series will focus on a young Aragorn. The series will follow his childhood and will be set decades before any of the events of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings take place.

Wood is fully supportive of the new series and although it is unlikely that Frodo will return in the series timeline, he is still hopeful that he will have the opportunity to reprise his role in Middle Earth.

Speaking with IndieWire, he said: “If there was a world where that made sense and was organic to what they’re doing, then yes. Look, any excuse to get to go to New Zealand to work on something, I am absolutely there.”

There is no set release date for the Amazon series but it is currently in pre-production.

The post Elijah Wood Wants a Cameo in Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” Series appeared first on EverydayKoala.

Amazon banks on Lord of the Rings to replace Game of Thrones as a tremendously popular fantasy show. It appears the network is very confident with the show as it has already ordered a second season, while the shooting of the first season is yet to start.

Lord of the Rings is based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, of course, but is set to take place thousands of years prior to the events depicted in the novels and the successful movie trilogy.

Aramayo will join Joseph Mawle who also played on Game of Thrones. Mawle, who played Benjen Stark, joined the cast last October and will probably play the Villainous Oren. The production is due to begin this year.

The post GoT Alum Robert Aramayo Joins Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

During an appearance at the Graham Norton Show, McKellen was asked to share his thoughts on the chance for someone else to play Gandalf on the TV show. “What do you mean, another Gandalf?” said the actor, before adding. “I haven’t said yes because I haven’t been asked. But are you suggesting that someone else is going to play it? Gandalf is over 7000 years old, so I’m not too old.”

Although seeing Ian McKellen in the role of Gandalf would be awesome, there isn’t a big chance for that to happen since Amazon will most likely look for a younger cast which doesn’t have ties with previous movies.

Andy Serkis, on the other hand, wouldn’t be so quick to jump on the opportunity. The actor, who portrayed Gollum in the movies, said he thinks a fresh take on the universe is a better thing.

“I don’t know if I’d want to go back into the Lord of the Rings realm,” he said. “I feel like I’ve spent a large chunk of my life doing that. I’ll say good luck and I think fresh eyes are probably a good thing.”

Although there are many unknowns about the Lord of the Rings TV show, we do know that it will be a prequel to The Fellowship of the Ring, with a multi-season order and a potential spin-off series. This will be Amazon’s attempt to parry HBO’s Game of Thrones and create an internationally recognizable series.

The post Ian McKellen Wants to Play Gandalf in Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

“The Lord of the Rings is a cultural phenomenon that has captured the imagination of generations of fans through literature and the big screen,” said Sharon Tal Yguado, Amazon’s head of scripted programming. “We are honored to be working with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins and New Line on this exciting collaboration for television and are thrilled to be taking The Lord of the Rings fans on a new epic journey in Middle Earth.”

The first news about the possible Lord of the Rings TV show appeared last week when it was reported that Amazon is in advanced negotiations with Warner Bros. and Tolkien Estate and Trust. The deal is rumored to be worth around $250 and according to the sources, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was directly involved in negotiations.

“We are delighted that Amazon, with its longstanding commitment to literature, is the home of the first-ever multi-season television series for The Lord of the Rings,” – said Matt Galsor, a representative for HarperCollins, and the Tolkien Estate and Trust.

We also received some information about the story of the Lord of the Rings TV show. Although there were reports that the series could be the remake of the Peter Jackson’s movie trilogy, that won’t be the case. The story of the TV show will focus on the events that precede the Fellowship of The Ring, the first novel in Tolkien’s trilogy.

According to the sources, Amazon’s decision to adapt Tolkien’s work is an attempt to compete with HBO’s Game of Thrones and create a series with a global appeal.

The post Amazon Officially Announces the Lord of the Rings TV Show appeared first on EverydayKoala.