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Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we've got some casting news to pass along to kick off your week Earlier today, the streaming series' social media accounts announced that Ciarán Hinds (Rome, Game of Thrones), Rory Kinnear (Skyfall, Spectre), and Tanya Moodie (Motherland, Sherlock) have joined the cast[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes DC Studios co-head James Gunn pushing back on the social media hate, Disney+ dropping some cool 2023 looks that included the Tom Hiddleston-starring Loki, Amazon's The Boys cast members Jensen Ackles, Karl Urban, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Laz Alonso, and more discussing Soldier Boy, Amazon's Invincible Season 2 getting[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, we were learning who would be directing the now-confirmed eight episodes This time around, we're hearing from Vernon Sanders, Head of Global TV for Amazon Studios (who made news earlier today regarding news on the animated series Invincible) on two very[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, we have some big news to report going on behind the camera Lead Director & Co-EP Charlotte Brändström (S01E06 "Udûn") will be directing four episodes, with Sanaa Hamri (The Wheel of Time) and Louise Hooper (Flesh and Blood) each tapped[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 to pass along Earlier today, we learned that Oliver Alvin-Wilson (The Bay), Stuart Bowman (The Pact), Gavi Singh Chera (The Undeclared War), William Chubb (Vampire Academy), Kevin Eldon (Game of Thrones), Will Keen (Ridley Road), Selina Lo (Boss Level), and Calam[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Earlier today, we learned that Joseph Mawle has departed the streaming series ahead of its second season, with Sam Hazeldine (Peaky Blinders) taking on the role of Orcs leader, Adar In addition to Hazeldine, Season 2 will see Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna),[...]

Whether you're a fan of Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power or HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel series, House of the Dragon, there's one thing that both fanbases can agree upon It's a pretty good time to be a fantasy fan And if there's one person who's excited about that, it's[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, you should be feeling good about how things stand with Amazon's Prime Video series This week brings the first season's Charlotte Brändström-directed penultimate episode, hot on the heels of some impressive viewing numbers And as we learned in a recent profile piece[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power; specifically, the trolls who've been attacking the streaming series for having a diverse cast they claim goes against what J.R.R Tolkien originally intended Then, Neil Gaiman (The Sandman) entered the social media fray to set the narrative straight on Tolkien and push[...]

In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: LOTR: The Rings of Power, The Boys, CM Punk/AEW, She-Hulk, Doctor Who, Tales of TWD, Ahsoka & tons more!

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power; and the amazing Neil Gaiman Basically, Musk attempted to be the champion of self-hating trolls attacking the streaming series for having a diverse cast that they claim goes against what J.R.R Tolkien originally intended Earlier today (which we'll get into in a minute),[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for having a diverse cast that they claim goes against what J.R.R Tolkien originally intended Because, of course, they all know him… right? Now, we addressed all of the ways that Musk deserved to be mocked yesterday, but leave it to Gaiman[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was announced for the same group of self-hating trolls that go after anything that doesn't fit their narrow-minded, "white-washed" view of how something should be to target the streaming series In this case, the attacks come from those who claim that having[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is starting off pretty damn well, to the tune of 25 million global viewers on its first day And in case you wondering, those numbers make it the largest premiere in the 15-year-run of Amazon's Prime Video And yet, the series has[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay co-created The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power pulled in 25 million viewers on its first day And with that, "The Rings of Power" is the largest premiere in Amazon's Prime Video 15-year run Considering the financial stake Amazon has in the series' success, the news comes as a[...]

Our line-up for this morning includes a wide range of topics… including She-Hulk: Attorney at Law star Jameela Jamil getting into a misgendering controversy, Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power apparently getting review-bombed on Rotten Tomatoes, with Amazon shutting down ratings for LOTR: TROP; and Chris Rock & Dave Chappelle offer[...]

It would appear that there's one type of all-too-real creature that even the Dark Lord Sauron may be powerless against: internet trolls who've allegedly been targeting Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Heading into the Prime Video series' two-episode debut, the streaming series was riding an impressive 83% "Fresh" average score[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power… because isn't that what we've all been waiting for? Now with less than two weeks to go until its premiere, we're just going to take another hot second to say that this trailer really impresses with a nice mix of the epic[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power begins its epic journey, we're happy to report that the streaming service is rolling out a series of mini-character profile teasers spotlighting the series' major players as the actors portraying them are given the chance to offer their insights about them Previously,[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, with less than a month to go before the series gets unleashed across streaming screens In this preview, the return of the Dark Lord Sauron will bring various factions together under one common cause Save Middle-earth But will even their combined efforts[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's upcoming prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is looking to make a major impact during next week's San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) So what better way to help start setting the mood than with the release of the main teaser? Because that's what fans were treated to[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's upcoming prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power hits their screens First up, the streamer has released the teaser that was originally made available yesterday only to Amazon Prime members But along with that, we also have four new preview images to help set the mood And[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's upcoming prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Of course, there's some slight fine print The clip below is actually a preview for an extended sneak peek that you can check out right now (here) if you're a Prime Member And as someone who is admittedly going[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's upcoming prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power And while we still have a little more than two months to go, today seemed as good of a time as any to share a new teaser offering some fresh looks at what's to come… with the ominous reminder[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's upcoming prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (arriving September 2) Well, needless to say, that has a lot of folks talking about who's going to "win" between the two shows since they'll be "going up against one another." Now, there are about a half-dozen reasons why both[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay released the first official teaser for their upcoming prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (set to begin its journey on September 2). Image: Amazon So without further ado, here's a look at the first teaser for Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: "This is a[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay will unveil the first teaser for their upcoming prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power But the team behind the massive undertaking isn't waiting until then to invite J.R.R Tolkien fans behind the scenes for a better look at what they can expect In an extensive first-look[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay's upcoming prequel series but they were also treated to an announcement video confirming that The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will begin its journey on September 2, 2022 "This is a title that we imagine could live on the spine of a book next to J.R.R Tolkien's other[...]

Payne & Patrick McKay dropping not only the official name of their upcoming prequel series but also a title announcement video making The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power official Along with a roll call of said "rings of power," fans also learned that the series will begin its journey on September 2,[...]