I really hope that’s the case. I want to see him in his werwolf/vampire form (but this needs to look better then that slenderman from the Hobbit trilogy)
They even went as far as having the word ring in there twice. After Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey I'm sure audience wouldn't have figured it out otherwise.
I was thinking more in flashbacks if this is to be an origin story of sorts for Sauron.
I really hope that’s the case. I want to see him in his werwolf/vampire form (but this needs to look better then that slenderman from the Hobbit trilogy)
Yes, or even worse: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. How else will people know it's an origin story starring Wolverine from the X-Men movies?Hahaha yeah it reminds me of how WB and Nolan has to call their final Batman film The Dark Knight Rises because otherwise, people might not have realized that the new Batman movie was a sequel to the last Batman movie that had the same cast and director.
I like the name, honestly I’m even more keen to see the series now.
imagine if we ended up rooting for Sauron?
Yes, or even worse: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. How else will people know it's an origin story starring Wolverine from the X-Men movies?
I like the name, honestly I’m even more keen to see the series now.
imagine if we ended up rooting for Sauron?
He wants to make jewellery for his friends! That’s kind of nice
He HAS to be. I mean, look at the title. We don't know a WHOLE lot about him, but he was not portrayed as arrogant or vain in the books. We know his father was Curufin; the most skilled in craft of the sons of Feanor, was a friend of the dwarves and worked closely with them. In fact, he sent the Elven rings to Gil-Galad and Galadriel, (with Gil-Galad giving Narya to Cirdan, who later gave it to Gandalf); albeit under duress of attack. He also sent the greatest of the 7 rings of the Dwarves to Durin III in Khazad-Dum. There is NO WAY his grandfather, Feanor, who certainly was arrogant and vain, would have ever done such a thing. I'm not familiar with the game, but they may have taken his character from his father or grandfather. He is believed to have been in love with Galadriel and gave her the ring Nenya for that reason; although it is possible he gave it to her because he recognized that she was the greatest of the Noldor remaining in Middle-Earth.Man, I hope Celebrimbor is a major character in this. I got kind of attached to that arrogant elf due to the Middle Earth games.
He HAS to be. I mean, look at the title. We don't know a WHOLE lot about him, but he was not portrayed as arrogant or vain in the books. We know his father was Curufin; the most skilled in craft of the sons of Feanor, was a friend of the dwarves and worked closely with them. In fact, he sent the Elven rings to Gil-Galad and Galadriel, (with Gil-Galad giving Narya to Cirdan, who later gave it to Gandalf); albeit under duress of attack. He also sent the greatest of the 7 rings of the Dwarves to Durin III in Khazad-Dum. There is NO WAY his grandfather, Feanor, who certainly was arrogant and vain, would have ever done such a thing. I'm not familiar with the game, but they may have taken his character from his father or grandfather. He is believed to have been in love with Galadriel and gave her the ring Nenya for that reason; although it is possible he gave it to her because he recognized that she was the greatest of the Noldor remaining in Middle-Earth.
He HAS to be. I mean, look at the title. We don't know a WHOLE lot about him, but he was not portrayed as arrogant or vain in the books. We know his father was Curufin; the most skilled in craft of the sons of Feanor, was a friend of the dwarves and worked closely with them. In fact, he sent the Elven rings to Gil-Galad and Galadriel, (with Gil-Galad giving Narya to Cirdan, who later gave it to Gandalf); albeit under duress of attack. He also sent the greatest of the 7 rings of the Dwarves to Durin III in Khazad-Dum. There is NO WAY his grandfather, Feanor, who certainly was arrogant and vain, would have ever done such a thing. I'm not familiar with the game, but they may have taken his character from his father or grandfather. He is believed to have been in love with Galadriel and gave her the ring Nenya for that reason; although it is possible he gave it to her because he recognized that she was the greatest of the Noldor remaining in Middle-Earth.
Haha yeah when I said that, I was just referring to his characterization in the game. I know it’s not canon but I liked that they portrayed him that way. Bear in mind though that the version of him in the game is a wraith who has been revived in the Third Age by Sauron to forge more rings. So he’s probably a lot more angry and vicious than he was in the second age because he wants to avenge the deaths of his family and himself. Again, none of this is canon but it’s a fun “What If?” sort of thing.
Sweet. Someone else who knows and understands the lore. Nice to meet you. Speaking of Celebrimbor, his life leading towards his fate in the end is so sad...and haunting.
Man, I hope Celebrimbor is a major character in this. I got kind of attached to that arrogant elf due to the Middle Earth games.
I appreciate the lore info haha. I've only seen the films and have played through shadow of mordor so i managed to get the celebrimbor reference haha.He HAS to be. I mean, look at the title. We don't know a WHOLE lot about him, but he was not portrayed as arrogant or vain in the books. We know his father was Curufin; the most skilled in craft of the sons of Feanor, was a friend of the dwarves and worked closely with them. In fact, he sent the Elven rings to Gil-Galad and Galadriel, (with Gil-Galad giving Narya to Cirdan, who later gave it to Gandalf); albeit under duress of attack. He also sent the greatest of the 7 rings of the Dwarves to Durin III in Khazad-Dum. There is NO WAY his grandfather, Feanor, who certainly was arrogant and vain, would have ever done such a thing. I'm not familiar with the game, but they may have taken his character from his father or grandfather. He is believed to have been in love with Galadriel and gave her the ring Nenya for that reason; although it is possible he gave it to her because he recognized that she was the greatest of the Noldor remaining in Middle-Earth.
As far as we know, he could have been the last of the direct descendants of Feanor. The other possibility is that Maglor survived well into the 2nd or 3rd Ages and maybe beyond; which is hinted at, but not confirmed. IMO, he probably was alive in the 3rd Age, but there's no way to know for sure.Sweet. Someone else who knows and understands the lore. Nice to meet you. Speaking of Celebrimbor, his life leading towards his fate in the end is so sad...and haunting.
It seems pretty informative and, I think, answers the question of the focus of the series. While I'm sure Numenor and the Edain will be big part of the story (you can't really talk about the 2nd Age without Numenor being a big part of the story), this seems to indicate that there will be maybe more of a focus on Elves and Dwarves than I might have thought originally. Sauron (Annatar) is sort of the glue that will hold everything together.Decent title. No issue with it. Gives this thing more shape in my mind. As always, so much potential but so much work required. Very cautiously curious still.
Also, it will be interesting to see the look they give Sauron and how it changes as his designs become clear to others.
So am I. I'm looking forward to seeing how they play out his rise to power leading to his downfall.
Another thing that has me excited is that the visuals could be so stunning. I've got these images in my head of the Numenorean fleet of Ar-Pharazon that came to Umbar. It was so immense that Sauron surrendered without a fight (but devised another plan to defeat the Numenoreans) and his fleet that attacked Valinor itself and the ensuing disaster that resulted even in the destruction of Numenor and carried Elendil and the faithful to the shores of Middle-Earth. If done right, those scenes could be mind blowing and, even though I've got a home theater with a 120" screen, I'd LOVE to see things like this in a movie theater......sigh......