Fans of middle earth are anticipating Amazon’s adaptation of Lord of the Rings since its announcement in 2017 and now they can finally know what the lead role looks like. Variety reports that the studio had cast Will Poulter as one of the main characters in the show.
Poulter is known for his roles in The Maze Runner movies, The Revenant and Detroit and in this year’s interactive Black Mirror movie: Bandersnatch. It is still unknown what character exactly he will play in Lord of the Rings.
Recently the show has enlisted another actress to its lines – the Australian Markella Kaengeh. She will play a character named Tyra, who is never mentioned in Tolkien’s books. It is still not known whether it’s a decoy name or not.
From what we know by now about the series, it will focus on the times before the events in The Fellowship of the Ring. According to images previously released by Amazon, the stories will be set in the second age of the fantastical land – the age where the rings of power, including Sauron’s one ring, were forged.
The Lord of the Rings is being written by JD Payne and Patrick McKay. Bryan Cogman who worked on Game of Thrones will be a consulting producer.
