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A horse involved in the production of The Lord Of the Rings: The Rings Of Power died on the set of the series in the UK recently. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the horse passed away on March 21 due to cardiac arrest.Sharing the unfortunate news, Amazon studios issued a statement that read, "We are deeply saddened to confirm that a production horse died. The incident took place in the morning whilst the horse was being exercised prior to rehearsals. The trainer was not in costume and filming had yet to commence. Both a…

Image: LegoWhen Lego reveals a new batch of sets it’s usually a test of patience for fans who often have to wait weeks, or sometimes months, to empty their wallets and start building. As February draws to a close, however, March will bring with it around 45 new Lego sets, and more challenges for those trying to be responsible with their spending.With the exception of The Lord of the Rings fans having to hold out until March 8, we’ve sifted through everything that will be hitting Lego stores on March 1 to bring you the…

Image via Prime Video It seems everyone has Lord of the Rings fever, as recent news announced Warner Bros. is going to be making even more movies set in Tolkien’s fantastical world. For many, this is an absolute joy but there are also those who will, once again, be apprehensive as to whether or not more of Tolkien‘s work will be butchered, as they believe was the case in Amazon’s Rings of Power series. What can Warner Bros. learn from the latest adaption as it moves forward? Given that the deal brokered would…

Developer Free Range Games has just revealed a whole lot more about Lord of the Rings: Return To Moria, its survival crafting game set in Middle-earth's Fourth Age. In a recent livestream, the developers showed off concept art, screenshots, and explained more about their ethos in developing the game.Return to Moria is set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth, the time period also known as the "Age of Men" that kicks off directly after the events of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In Return to Moria however,…

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — Amazon's millennia-prior prequel that draws from the appendices of J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume novel — was, in some ways, doomed from the very beginning. Years before cameras began rolling, it gained the notorious tag of being the world's most expensive TV series. Amazon had made a billion-dollar five-season commitment, forking over $250 million (about Rs. 2,057 crore) for the rights alone. By the time cameras were done rolling on The Rings of Power season 1, it had spent…

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 concludes this Friday, October 14, and at New York Comic-Con 2022 over the weekend, Amazon Prime Video unveiled a “trailer” for the eighth and final episode. I put the word trailer in quotes, because it's a stretch to call something a trailer when it's made up almost entirely of old footage. It's a naked attempt by Amazon to build up hype for the “season finale”, while also trying its best to give away nothing ahead of Friday.The Rings of Power episode 8 trailer“Soon, you…

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 has reportedly begun filming in the UK. As per The Hollywood Reporter, production is now underway for the Middle-earth prequel series, at Bray Studios, just outside London. The sophomore run was first announced back in 2019, with a later confirmation from co-showrunner J.D. Payne, revealing that The Rings of Power had made a five-season commitment at Amazon. For fans, this would mean up to 50 hours' worth of LOTR content, exploring minor bits of lore. Furthermore, The…

Image via New Line The Lord of the Rings fans have unearthed Tolkien’s critique of a ’50s adaptation script and are now wondering what the author would really think of Peter Jackson’s works, much less Amazon’s The Rings of Power series. There’s recently been a lot of criticisms aimed at Amazon Studios and how they’re going against what Tolkien intended for Middle-earth in the original source material. Some of the most ferocious gatekeepers think The Rings of Power could never rise to the level of Peter…

Photo: Ben Rothstein/Prime VideoAnyone who’s seen the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings movies will recall that for all their creatures and battle scenes, one of their niftiest special effects—showing the height difference between wee Frodo and towering Gandalf—was always one of the most visually striking. That’s also the case with Prime Video’s new Middle-earth Tolkien prequel, The Rings of Power.Speaking with IndieWire, the series’ showrunners explained how they shot the scenes showing characters of different sizes,…

Of all the Wordle clones that have popped up in recent weeks, Lordle might just be the strangest. Wordle is the daily puzzle game that has taken the world by storm. The aim is to figure out a mystery five-letter word in six guesses or less. The popularity of the game has led to countless copycats appearing online, including an adults-only version called Lewdle, a maths-based version named Nerdle, and now, perhaps strangest of all, a Lord of the Rings daily puzzle titled Lordle.If you've played Wordle in the past, then…