The first trailer for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was released online yesterday afternoon, and Prime Video has now followed-up with a special "Look Inside" featurette spotlighting quite a bit of new footage.
The video takes us behind-the-scenes of the sophomore season of the Lotr prequel series, as the main cast members bring us up to speed on their respective characters.
By far the biggest talking point from the trailer is the return of Sauron, who has now taken his Elven "Annatar" form in an effort to hide out in Eregion. If the show follows the lore, the "Giver of Gifts" will befriend Celebrimbor and aid him in the making of the Nine (that were given to men) and Seven Rings (gifted to the Dwarves) of Power.
Of course, Celebrimbor and the other Elven smiths already met Sauron when he was disguised...
The video takes us behind-the-scenes of the sophomore season of the Lotr prequel series, as the main cast members bring us up to speed on their respective characters.
By far the biggest talking point from the trailer is the return of Sauron, who has now taken his Elven "Annatar" form in an effort to hide out in Eregion. If the show follows the lore, the "Giver of Gifts" will befriend Celebrimbor and aid him in the making of the Nine (that were given to men) and Seven Rings (gifted to the Dwarves) of Power.
Of course, Celebrimbor and the other Elven smiths already met Sauron when he was disguised...
- 5/15/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
The first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 has been debuted (via SFFGazette.com), teasing the ramifications of Sauron's return to Middle-earth.
The Dark Lord is in disguise after sowing discord in the elven kingdom of Eregion by manipulating Celebrimbor into forging the show's titular rings of power. We saw three of them in the season 1 finale, though Sauron still has plenty of work to do: remember, there are seven rings for the Dwarves, nine for mortal men, and his own, secret "One Ring to Rule Them All."
There are plenty of exciting teases throughout this trailer, including a glimpse of the Stranger wielding a wooden staff. While not confirmed, all signs point to him being a young Gandalf and it looks like his story will remain key to The Rings of Power.
Elsewhere, you'll spot Mount Doom, a Great Eagle, and even...
The Dark Lord is in disguise after sowing discord in the elven kingdom of Eregion by manipulating Celebrimbor into forging the show's titular rings of power. We saw three of them in the season 1 finale, though Sauron still has plenty of work to do: remember, there are seven rings for the Dwarves, nine for mortal men, and his own, secret "One Ring to Rule Them All."
There are plenty of exciting teases throughout this trailer, including a glimpse of the Stranger wielding a wooden staff. While not confirmed, all signs point to him being a young Gandalf and it looks like his story will remain key to The Rings of Power.
Elsewhere, you'll spot Mount Doom, a Great Eagle, and even...
- 5/14/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Whether you liked it or not, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power became a hit series for Amazon, and it was expected that the series would be renewed for a second season. The series explored the era of Tolkien’s world before the main series, as well as the story of The Hobbit, expanding the universe we’ve already explored earlier. Now, some of the fans weren’t happy with the series in general, but the series has done fairly well and we are now waiting to see where it heads in the upcoming season. The second season will premiere later this year, and Amazon is slowly heating up for the upcoming premiere, which is what we are going to do with this report as well.
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming...
In this report, as you might have guessed, we are going to bring you all that we know about the upcoming...
- 5/14/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Whether you liked it or not, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power became a hit series for Amazon and it was expected that the series would be renewed for a second season, whose eight episodes have been confirmed for a 2024 release. Now, until just a few minutes ago, Amazon kept the series under tight wraps, but we have finally received the first official trailer for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and alongside that, we can also confirm that the series will premiere on August 29, 2024, as the release date was also revealed along with the trailer.
The showrunners, Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, are returning for the season, which is going to premiere exclusively on Amazon later this year. In this report, we are going to bring you the trailer and all the relevant information about the upcoming season.
Before we continue,...
The showrunners, Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, are returning for the season, which is going to premiere exclusively on Amazon later this year. In this report, we are going to bring you the trailer and all the relevant information about the upcoming season.
Before we continue,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Sauron is the threat no one saw coming in the first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, slated for release on Thursday, Aug. 29.
The Dark Lord (played by Charlie Vickers) opts for a blond disguise in the above sneak peek, which teases the aftermath of his infiltration of the elven kingdom of Eregion to manipulate the realm’s leader and master smith Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) into forging the titular Rings of Power. In Lord of the Rings lore, Sauron appeared in many forms to trick others into doing his bidding.
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The Dark Lord (played by Charlie Vickers) opts for a blond disguise in the above sneak peek, which teases the aftermath of his infiltration of the elven kingdom of Eregion to manipulate the realm’s leader and master smith Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) into forging the titular Rings of Power. In Lord of the Rings lore, Sauron appeared in many forms to trick others into doing his bidding.
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- 5/14/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Rings of Power Season 2 Cast: Who is Joining the Lord of the Rings Series? - Main Image
Prime is set to release The Rings of Power season 2 in the latter part of this year, so let's take a quick recap about who we can expect to join the series soon. Meet The Rings of Power season 2 cast here.
Sam Hazeldine Replaces Joseph Mawle as Adar
Initially played by Joseph Mawle, Adar will be played by Sam Hazeldine in The Rings of Power season 2, instead.
Although Mawle had not explained his departure from the show, he did write, "Best to cast and crew for S2, I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines X."
Sam Hazeldine is best known for playing recurring roles in Peaky Blinders as George Sewell, Rain Dogs as Paul, Slow Horses as Moe, and most recently, in Masters of the Air as Lt. Col. Albert 'Bub' Clark.
Prime is set to release The Rings of Power season 2 in the latter part of this year, so let's take a quick recap about who we can expect to join the series soon. Meet The Rings of Power season 2 cast here.
Sam Hazeldine Replaces Joseph Mawle as Adar
Initially played by Joseph Mawle, Adar will be played by Sam Hazeldine in The Rings of Power season 2, instead.
Although Mawle had not explained his departure from the show, he did write, "Best to cast and crew for S2, I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines X."
Sam Hazeldine is best known for playing recurring roles in Peaky Blinders as George Sewell, Rain Dogs as Paul, Slow Horses as Moe, and most recently, in Masters of the Air as Lt. Col. Albert 'Bub' Clark.
- 5/13/2024
- EpicStream
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of The Change, written by comedian Bridget Christie. Here are the details.
Bridget Christie has been on the comedy circuit for almost 20 years and has written Edinburgh Fringe shows in which she performed dressed as King Charles II, as well as making a memorable appearance on Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience, in which she performed a stand up set dressed as an ant.
She made her screenwriting debut last year with wonderful comedy drama The Change.The plot followed Christie as Linda, a menopausal woman who decides on a whim to abandon her home and husband to join a commune in the Forest of Dean, where she meets an eclectic variety of eccentric characters, and begins to discover another side of herself.
The show co-starred Monica Dolan, Paul Whitehouse, Liza Tarbuck, Omid Djalili, Jim Howick, Tanya Moodie and Jerome Flynn. There’s...
Bridget Christie has been on the comedy circuit for almost 20 years and has written Edinburgh Fringe shows in which she performed dressed as King Charles II, as well as making a memorable appearance on Stewart Lee’s Alternative Comedy Experience, in which she performed a stand up set dressed as an ant.
She made her screenwriting debut last year with wonderful comedy drama The Change.The plot followed Christie as Linda, a menopausal woman who decides on a whim to abandon her home and husband to join a commune in the Forest of Dean, where she meets an eclectic variety of eccentric characters, and begins to discover another side of herself.
The show co-starred Monica Dolan, Paul Whitehouse, Liza Tarbuck, Omid Djalili, Jim Howick, Tanya Moodie and Jerome Flynn. There’s...
- 5/8/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
“Black Mirror,” “Silo” and “The Last of Us” were among winners at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on Sunday night in London.
“Black Mirror” Season 6 was among a handful of shows to take home two awards, with creator Charlie Brooker and writer Bisha K Ali winning in the drama writer category while the show also won best photography and lighting in fiction category for the episode “Demon 79.”
The awards were a win for Apple TV+ with “Silo” and “Slow Horses” also each taking home two awards, the former for original music in fiction and production design and the latter for sound in fiction and editing in fiction.
Meanwhile “The Last of Us” director Peter Hoar took home an award for best fiction director.
Period drama “The Great” also picked up a gong thanks to costume designer Sharon Long.
The awards were hosted by Stacey Dooley and guest presenters included Katie Piper and Tanya Moodie.
“Black Mirror” Season 6 was among a handful of shows to take home two awards, with creator Charlie Brooker and writer Bisha K Ali winning in the drama writer category while the show also won best photography and lighting in fiction category for the episode “Demon 79.”
The awards were a win for Apple TV+ with “Silo” and “Slow Horses” also each taking home two awards, the former for original music in fiction and production design and the latter for sound in fiction and editing in fiction.
Meanwhile “The Last of Us” director Peter Hoar took home an award for best fiction director.
Period drama “The Great” also picked up a gong thanks to costume designer Sharon Long.
The awards were hosted by Stacey Dooley and guest presenters included Katie Piper and Tanya Moodie.
- 4/29/2024
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
BAFTA has announced the winners of the BAFTA Television Craft Awards, presented at a ceremony held on Sunday night in London. The awards celebrate the creativity, skill, and craft of behind-the-scenes television talent and the best programs of 2023.
The following won two BAFTAs each:
Charlie Brooker and Bisha K Ali won the Writer Drama category and Stephan Pehrsson won for Photography & Lighting Fiction for Demon 79 (Black Mirror). Nikki Parsons, Ollie Bartlett and Richard Valentine won the Director: Multi-camera category, and Julio Himede, Tim Routledge, Kojo Samuel, Michael Sharp and Dan Shipton won Entertainment Craft Team for Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The Editing Team behind Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland won Editing: Factual and the documentary’s composer Simon Russell won Original Music: Factual. Atli Örvarsson won Original Music: Fiction and Gavin Bocquet and Amanda Bernstein won Production Design for their work on Silo. The Sound Team behind Slow Horses won Sound: Fiction,...
The following won two BAFTAs each:
Charlie Brooker and Bisha K Ali won the Writer Drama category and Stephan Pehrsson won for Photography & Lighting Fiction for Demon 79 (Black Mirror). Nikki Parsons, Ollie Bartlett and Richard Valentine won the Director: Multi-camera category, and Julio Himede, Tim Routledge, Kojo Samuel, Michael Sharp and Dan Shipton won Entertainment Craft Team for Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The Editing Team behind Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland won Editing: Factual and the documentary’s composer Simon Russell won Original Music: Factual. Atli Örvarsson won Original Music: Fiction and Gavin Bocquet and Amanda Bernstein won Production Design for their work on Silo. The Sound Team behind Slow Horses won Sound: Fiction,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Raine Allen Miller’s debut feature Rye Lane, Adjani Salmon’s Dreaming Whilst Black, and Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical were among the top winners at the sixth edition of the CDG Casting Awards. Scross down for the full list of winners.
Kharmel Cochrane picked up the Best Casting in an Independent Film award for her work on Rye Lane. Dreaming Whilst Black landed the Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series award for Heather Basten, Peter Noden, and Fran Cattaneo, and Louise Kiely won Best Casting in a Film for The Banshees of Inisherin.
High-profile titles that missed out on honors include Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, which was nominated for Best Casting in a Film alongside Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. Kharmel Cochrane cast Saltburn and also popped in the noms for Best Casting in a Commercial for her work on Vanish ‘Me, My Autism & I.
The awards were...
Kharmel Cochrane picked up the Best Casting in an Independent Film award for her work on Rye Lane. Dreaming Whilst Black landed the Best Casting in a TV Comedy Series award for Heather Basten, Peter Noden, and Fran Cattaneo, and Louise Kiely won Best Casting in a Film for The Banshees of Inisherin.
High-profile titles that missed out on honors include Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, which was nominated for Best Casting in a Film alongside Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. Kharmel Cochrane cast Saltburn and also popped in the noms for Best Casting in a Commercial for her work on Vanish ‘Me, My Autism & I.
The awards were...
- 2/22/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Rory Culkin’s nude scene was inspired by a one-night stand Donald Glover had.
During a chat with Insider, co-creator Janine Nabers shared that the moment was recreated from a real-life event Glover had.
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“Donald told this very funny story about a girl who he really liked, and how after they hooked, he was standing there with a bowl of cherries, just being like, ‘Hey,'” Nabers told the outlet. “She was like, so not into it, because it’s so weird to hook up with a guy that you barely know and then wake up with him holding a bowl of cherries.”
This prompted Nabers to include it in the show.
“Swarm” fans online are responding to the scene that threw a lot of watchers off because, well, everyone got a full-frontal view of Culkin.
During a chat with Insider, co-creator Janine Nabers shared that the moment was recreated from a real-life event Glover had.
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“Donald told this very funny story about a girl who he really liked, and how after they hooked, he was standing there with a bowl of cherries, just being like, ‘Hey,'” Nabers told the outlet. “She was like, so not into it, because it’s so weird to hook up with a guy that you barely know and then wake up with him holding a bowl of cherries.”
This prompted Nabers to include it in the show.
“Swarm” fans online are responding to the scene that threw a lot of watchers off because, well, everyone got a full-frontal view of Culkin.
- 3/21/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
The large cast of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is getting even bigger. Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie are joining the cast of the Prime Video series in recurring roles. Episodes for season two are now being filmed in the UK.
Starring 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, Sam Hazeldine, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani, the fantasy series is based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. The story is set millennia before the events seen in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and depicts the major events of Middle-Earth's Second Age.
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Starring 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, Sam Hazeldine, Tyroe Muhafidin, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani, the fantasy series is based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. The story is set millennia before the events seen in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings and depicts the major events of Middle-Earth's Second Age.
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- 3/21/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have joined the cast of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ for season 2 in recurring roles.
Others joining for the new season include Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Calam Lynch, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour, Ben Daniels, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle and Nicholas Woodeson. In addition, Sam Hazeldine is replacing Joseph Mawle in the role of the villain Adar.
Based on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and Appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien, the drama series is set thousands of years before the events of ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ and takes viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed...
Others joining for the new season include Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Calam Lynch, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour, Ben Daniels, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle and Nicholas Woodeson. In addition, Sam Hazeldine is replacing Joseph Mawle in the role of the villain Adar.
Based on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and Appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien, the drama series is set thousands of years before the events of ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ and takes viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed...
- 3/21/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ciarán Hinds is headed to Middle-earth.
The Rome and Game of Thrones vet will recur during Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, TVLine has learned. The fantasy epic has also added Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful) and Tanya Moodie (The Man Who Fell to Earth) — all in undisclosed roles.
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The Rome and Game of Thrones vet will recur during Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, TVLine has learned. The fantasy epic has also added Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful) and Tanya Moodie (The Man Who Fell to Earth) — all in undisclosed roles.
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- 3/20/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Ciaran Hinds joins ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ (Photo Credit: Prime Video)
Prime Video’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has signed on Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie for season two. The just-announced new cast members will be featured in recurring roles in the upcoming season. Prime Video did not provide any details on who Hinds, Kinnear, or Moodie are playing.
Season two is currently shooting in the UK.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay return as showrunners, guiding the series through the Second Age of Middle-earth, a period prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchinson serve as executive producers.
In December 2022, it was announced Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Amelia Kenworthy,...
Prime Video’s epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has signed on Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie for season two. The just-announced new cast members will be featured in recurring roles in the upcoming season. Prime Video did not provide any details on who Hinds, Kinnear, or Moodie are playing.
Season two is currently shooting in the UK.
J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay return as showrunners, guiding the series through the Second Age of Middle-earth, a period prior to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books. Payne, McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, and Gennifer Hutchinson serve as executive producers.
In December 2022, it was announced Ben Daniels (The Exorcist), Nia Towle (Persuasion), Gabriel Akuwudike (Hanna), Yasen “Zates” Atour (The Witcher), Amelia Kenworthy,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Rings of Power Season 2 cast is growing by three. Prime Video announced Monday, March 20 that Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have been cast in The Rings of Power in recurring roles. The second season of the J. R. R. Tolkien-inspired fantasy series is currently in production in the U.K. Hinds is another Game of Thrones alum joining the fold. Season 1’s villain, Adar, was played by Joseph Mawle, who played Benjin Stark in the HBO fantasy drama. Hinds is known for playing Mance Rayder in the series. Hinds was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2022 for his performance in Belfast alongside Outlander‘s Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, and Judi Dench, and he was most recently seen in Prime Video western The English with Emily Blunt and Chaske Spencer and BritBox dramedy The Dry. Other credits include HBO’s Rome, Munich, Silence, There Will be Blood,...
- 3/20/2023
- TV Insider
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has cast an ex-Game of Thrones star, months after another big GoT name dropped out.
It was announced on Monday (20 March) that three new actors will appear in the forthcoming season.
These include Rory Kinnear, Tanya Moodie and Irish actor Ciarán Hinds, who appeared in HBO series Thrones as Mance Rayder as well as the cable channel’s Rome, playing Julius Caesar.
His casting comes after Joseph Mawle, who played Benjen Stark in Thrones, quit the role of Adar following the conclusion of season one.
Mawle made his debut as the orc leader when the show, based on the work of Jrr Tolkien, was released on Prime Video in September.
He took centre stage as the series progressed, and by the end of the season, is shown to become “king of the Southlands” before changing the location’s name to...
It was announced on Monday (20 March) that three new actors will appear in the forthcoming season.
These include Rory Kinnear, Tanya Moodie and Irish actor Ciarán Hinds, who appeared in HBO series Thrones as Mance Rayder as well as the cable channel’s Rome, playing Julius Caesar.
His casting comes after Joseph Mawle, who played Benjen Stark in Thrones, quit the role of Adar following the conclusion of season one.
Mawle made his debut as the orc leader when the show, based on the work of Jrr Tolkien, was released on Prime Video in September.
He took centre stage as the series progressed, and by the end of the season, is shown to become “king of the Southlands” before changing the location’s name to...
- 3/20/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - TV
More Lord of the Rings projects are due out with the recent announcement of new movies at New Line Cinema with Peter Jackson’s involvement. The head of Amazon Studios, Jennifer Salke, isn’t fazed and feels like there’s enough room for all content of the coveted property. The upcoming second season of The Rings of Power series has now added Ciaran Hinds to the cast, along with Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hinds is no stranger to epic fantasy series, having been in Game of Thrones. Hinds also has an accomplished career on the big screen with credits that include Munich, There Will Be Blood, Belfast, and Justice League. Rory Kinnear made notable appearances in the James Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre. And Tanya Moodie is known for her roles in Motherland and Sherlock. The second season is currently in production in the U.
Hinds is no stranger to epic fantasy series, having been in Game of Thrones. Hinds also has an accomplished career on the big screen with credits that include Munich, There Will Be Blood, Belfast, and Justice League. Rory Kinnear made notable appearances in the James Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre. And Tanya Moodie is known for her roles in Motherland and Sherlock. The second season is currently in production in the U.
- 3/20/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
For years now, it's been clear that Prime Video has wanted their own flagship fantasy series in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" to measure up with the likes of "Game of Thrones." So who better to cast for the next season than a number of acclaimed character actors, one of whom is poached directly from the rival HBO show?
Today brings the exciting news that a trio of very talented performers have been added to the cast of "The Rings of Power" season 2. Variety reports that Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have all joined production on the next adventure set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous story, taking place thousands of years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings."
Best of all, these new faces to Middle-earth aren't actually all that new at all. Moodie most recently appeared in...
Today brings the exciting news that a trio of very talented performers have been added to the cast of "The Rings of Power" season 2. Variety reports that Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have all joined production on the next adventure set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous story, taking place thousands of years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings."
Best of all, these new faces to Middle-earth aren't actually all that new at all. Moodie most recently appeared in...
- 3/20/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Prime Video's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is adding even more star power to its second season.
The streaming service on Monday revealed a slew of casting updates for the hit series.
Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have all landed recurring roles for the second season, Deadline reports.
Character details are being kept under wraps, which isn't surprising.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 was shrouded in secrecy, and it looks like we're getting more of the same in the lead-up to the next batch of episodes.
Prime Video previously revealed that Sam Hazeldine would replace Joseph Mawle in the role of Adar.
No details about why Mawle departed the series after one season have been shared.
Also joining the cast for the sophomore season is Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo,...
The streaming service on Monday revealed a slew of casting updates for the hit series.
Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie have all landed recurring roles for the second season, Deadline reports.
Character details are being kept under wraps, which isn't surprising.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 was shrouded in secrecy, and it looks like we're getting more of the same in the lead-up to the next batch of episodes.
Prime Video previously revealed that Sam Hazeldine would replace Joseph Mawle in the role of Adar.
No details about why Mawle departed the series after one season have been shared.
Also joining the cast for the sophomore season is Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie have joined the Season 2 cast of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power in recurring roles.
Developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, The Lord of the Rings series, which is currently in production in the UK, is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth — thousands of years before the events of the Lord of the Rings films and the novels by Jrr Tolkien. 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.
No character descriptions have been revealed.
Hinds, Kinnear and Moodie join previously announced Season 2 recurring cast additions Sam Hazeldine, who takes on the role of Orc leader Adar, replacing Joseph Mawle, who portrayed the character in Season 1; as well as Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour,...
Developed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, The Lord of the Rings series, which is currently in production in the UK, is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth — thousands of years before the events of the Lord of the Rings films and the novels by Jrr Tolkien. 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.
No character descriptions have been revealed.
Hinds, Kinnear and Moodie join previously announced Season 2 recurring cast additions Sam Hazeldine, who takes on the role of Orc leader Adar, replacing Joseph Mawle, who portrayed the character in Season 1; as well as Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is expanding its ensemble cast.
Season 2 of the record-breaking series boasts franchise newcomers Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie in recurring roles. The second season is currently in production in the U.K., with actors Calam Lynch, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, Ben Daniels, Nicholas Woodeson, and Sam Hazeldine previously announced as part of the new cast.
Oscar-nominated “Belfast” star Hinds has appeared in hit films like “Silence, ” “Munich,” “Persuasion,” “There Will Be Blood,” “In Bruges,” “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” and “The Eclipse.” His TV background includes appearances in “Game of Thrones,” “Rome,” “The English,” “Prime Suspect,” and “The Dry.”
“Rings of Power” co-star Kinnear is best known as Bill Tanner in the James Bond films “Quantum of Solace,...
Season 2 of the record-breaking series boasts franchise newcomers Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, and Tanya Moodie in recurring roles. The second season is currently in production in the U.K., with actors Calam Lynch, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen Atour, Amelia Kenworthy, Nia Towle, Ben Daniels, Nicholas Woodeson, and Sam Hazeldine previously announced as part of the new cast.
Oscar-nominated “Belfast” star Hinds has appeared in hit films like “Silence, ” “Munich,” “Persuasion,” “There Will Be Blood,” “In Bruges,” “Zack Snyder’s Justice League,” and “The Eclipse.” His TV background includes appearances in “Game of Thrones,” “Rome,” “The English,” “Prime Suspect,” and “The Dry.”
“Rings of Power” co-star Kinnear is best known as Bill Tanner in the James Bond films “Quantum of Solace,...
- 3/20/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has added a trio of actors for its upcoming second season, including acclaimed actor Ciarán Hinds.
Hinds is best known for his roles on HBO’s Rome and Game of Thrones, along with big-screen performances in films such as Munich, There Will Be Blood, Belfast and Justice League.
The production has also cast Rory Kinnear (Skyfall, Spectre) and Tanya Moodie (Motherland, Sherlock) in the new season, which is currently in production in the U.K.
There is no description yet of the new roles, but all are recurring in the series.
The move follows recasting the villain Adar, with Sam Hazeldine replacing season one actor Joseph Mawle in the role.
The production also previously announced as joining the new season: Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Calam Lynch, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour,...
Hinds is best known for his roles on HBO’s Rome and Game of Thrones, along with big-screen performances in films such as Munich, There Will Be Blood, Belfast and Justice League.
The production has also cast Rory Kinnear (Skyfall, Spectre) and Tanya Moodie (Motherland, Sherlock) in the new season, which is currently in production in the U.K.
There is no description yet of the new roles, but all are recurring in the series.
The move follows recasting the villain Adar, with Sam Hazeldine replacing season one actor Joseph Mawle in the role.
The production also previously announced as joining the new season: Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Calam Lynch, Gabriel Akuwudike, Yasen ‘Zates’ Atour,...
- 3/20/2023
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Season 2 cast is growing, as Oscar-nominated actor Ciarán Hinds is joining the ensemble alongside two other newcomers. Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie have all been set for recurring roles in the second season of the Prime Video series.
Details about these new roles are being kept under lock and key up on Mount Doom for the time-being.
The second season of the fantasy show is currently in production in the UK.
Hinds most recently starred in Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” but is best known for roles in acclaimed films like “Munich,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” and “Silence,” and also appeared in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” as Aberforth Dumbledore. Hinds is no stranger to fantasy television having played Mance Rayder on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”
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Details about these new roles are being kept under lock and key up on Mount Doom for the time-being.
The second season of the fantasy show is currently in production in the UK.
Hinds most recently starred in Kenneth Branagh’s “Belfast” but is best known for roles in acclaimed films like “Munich,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” and “Silence,” and also appeared in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” as Aberforth Dumbledore. Hinds is no stranger to fantasy television having played Mance Rayder on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”
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- 3/20/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Middle-earth has a few new residents. Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear and Tanya Moodie have joined the cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” ahead of the series’ second season, Prime Video announced Monday morning.
Hinds, Kinnear and Moodie will feature in recurring roles through the upcoming season, which is currently in production in the United Kingdom. Hinds is an Irish actor, while Kinnear and Moodie are both British. Details regarding their characters remain under wraps.
Hinds, Kinnear and Moodie join an already expansive cast on the series, adapted from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. “The Rings of Power” featured 23 series regulars during its first season, playing elves, ents, dwarves, harfoots, orcs and humans.
The trio of new additions also follows a crop of already announced cast members, which included Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Calam Lynch,...
Hinds, Kinnear and Moodie will feature in recurring roles through the upcoming season, which is currently in production in the United Kingdom. Hinds is an Irish actor, while Kinnear and Moodie are both British. Details regarding their characters remain under wraps.
Hinds, Kinnear and Moodie join an already expansive cast on the series, adapted from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. “The Rings of Power” featured 23 series regulars during its first season, playing elves, ents, dwarves, harfoots, orcs and humans.
The trio of new additions also follows a crop of already announced cast members, which included Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Stuart Bowman, Gavi Singh Chera, William Chubb, Kevin Eldon, Will Keen, Selina Lo, Calam Lynch,...
- 3/20/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
ABC has confirmed Deadline’s exclusive report about a pilot order for Drop-Off (working title), a comedy based on the British series Motherland, with Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) to star and executive produce.
As we reported, Karan Soni (Deadpool franchise) also is set as a lead in the project, from writer Julieanne Smolinski, Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman Television, Paul Feig’s Feigco Entertainment, Lionsgate and ABC Signature. Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) will direct.
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Written by Smolinski, Drop-Off (wt) centers on Julia (Kemper), a working mom...
As we reported, Karan Soni (Deadpool franchise) also is set as a lead in the project, from writer Julieanne Smolinski, Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman Television, Paul Feig’s Feigco Entertainment, Lionsgate and ABC Signature. Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) will direct.
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Written by Smolinski, Drop-Off (wt) centers on Julia (Kemper), a working mom...
- 3/10/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC is in negotiations with Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) to headline Motherland, a comedy pilot based on the British series. Karan Soni (Deadpool franchise) has been tapped for a lead in the project, from writer Julieanne Smolinski, Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford’s Merman Television, Paul Feig’s Feigco Entertainment, Lionsgate and ABC Signature. Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) has come on board to direct.
Written by Smolinski, Motherland centers on Julia (the role Kemper has been in talks for over the past several weeks), a working mom for whom nothing is working so she goes looking for her village. With the help of new friends Calvin (Soni) and Liz, Julia discovers she just might succeed at balancing work and parenting from time to time. This is a comedy for anybody who’s dropped their kids at school, breathed a sigh of relief…then realized it’s Sunday.
Showalter...
Written by Smolinski, Motherland centers on Julia (the role Kemper has been in talks for over the past several weeks), a working mom for whom nothing is working so she goes looking for her village. With the help of new friends Calvin (Soni) and Liz, Julia discovers she just might succeed at balancing work and parenting from time to time. This is a comedy for anybody who’s dropped their kids at school, breathed a sigh of relief…then realized it’s Sunday.
Showalter...
- 3/6/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Empire of Light is a drama movie written and directed by Sam Mendes starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward and Colin Firth.
Sam Mendes is the absolute star of a movie that is photographically marvelous and which is a tribute to film-making, a tribute to real movie making of a kind of movies we have all started to forget.
About the Movie Empire of Light (2022)
This is a love story in many senses, the physical, metaphorical, psychological, photographic… Empire of Light is a genuine delight…
Out of fashion, delightfully demodé.
Sam Mendes proves that not all stage directors are useless when it comes to the silver screen. This is a movie that knows how to perfectly combine “film making” perfectly, meticulous care of the scenes, elaboration of the scenes, the editing, sets… with that “theatrical” shot in interpretation and evolution of the characters.
A movie that knows how to take the best of both worlds,...
Sam Mendes is the absolute star of a movie that is photographically marvelous and which is a tribute to film-making, a tribute to real movie making of a kind of movies we have all started to forget.
About the Movie Empire of Light (2022)
This is a love story in many senses, the physical, metaphorical, psychological, photographic… Empire of Light is a genuine delight…
Out of fashion, delightfully demodé.
Sam Mendes proves that not all stage directors are useless when it comes to the silver screen. This is a movie that knows how to perfectly combine “film making” perfectly, meticulous care of the scenes, elaboration of the scenes, the editing, sets… with that “theatrical” shot in interpretation and evolution of the characters.
A movie that knows how to take the best of both worlds,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
‘TÁR’, ‘Enys Men’ also starting in cinemas.
Sam Mendes’ Empire Of Light goes up against viral marketing success M3GAN at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, with cinemas searching for a January hit to match previous years.
Distributed in 690 sites by Disney, Empire Of Light is having the biggest-ever opening by number of locations for a title from the studio’s Searchlight Pictures banner, surpassing the 610 sites for The Menu from November.
Empire Of Light opened in cinemas on Monday, January 9; the film premiered at Telluride Film Festival in September, going on to play Toronto, the BFI London Film Festival and Red Sea.
Sam Mendes’ Empire Of Light goes up against viral marketing success M3GAN at the UK-Ireland box office this weekend, with cinemas searching for a January hit to match previous years.
Distributed in 690 sites by Disney, Empire Of Light is having the biggest-ever opening by number of locations for a title from the studio’s Searchlight Pictures banner, surpassing the 610 sites for The Menu from November.
Empire Of Light opened in cinemas on Monday, January 9; the film premiered at Telluride Film Festival in September, going on to play Toronto, the BFI London Film Festival and Red Sea.
- 1/13/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
There is a shallowness to Sam Mendes’s Empire of Light, as if it’s more interested in grand displays of emotion than reflecting the full-body experience of someone’s life. Mendes has called it a tribute to his own mother. Others have declared it a love letter to cinema. So why is it so oddly impersonal? So cold? So closed off from its audience?
Set in 1981, within a fictional Margate cinema named the Empire, it concerns a love affair that seems predicated mostly on sorrow. Hilary Small (Olivia Colman), middle-aged, lives half-invisible with a psychiatric disorder. Stephen (Micheal Ward), significantly younger, is the son of Caribbean immigrants faced with the daily trauma of a racist England.
Both work at the Empire, Stephen newly employed. All it takes to nurture their romantic impulses is their discovery of a pigeon with a broken wing – they, of course, feel a kinship with this lonely,...
Set in 1981, within a fictional Margate cinema named the Empire, it concerns a love affair that seems predicated mostly on sorrow. Hilary Small (Olivia Colman), middle-aged, lives half-invisible with a psychiatric disorder. Stephen (Micheal Ward), significantly younger, is the son of Caribbean immigrants faced with the daily trauma of a racist England.
Both work at the Empire, Stephen newly employed. All it takes to nurture their romantic impulses is their discovery of a pigeon with a broken wing – they, of course, feel a kinship with this lonely,...
- 1/9/2023
- by Clarisse Loughrey
- The Independent - Film
Searchlight Pictures has launched a brand new trailer for Sam Mendes’ drama ‘Empire of Light.’
Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the story is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times.
Hilary (Olivia Colman), a woman with a difficult past and an uneasy present, is part of a makeshift family at the old Empire Cinema on the seafront.
When Stephen (Micheal Ward) is hired to work in the cinema, the two find an unlikely attraction and discover the healing power of movies, music and community.
Directed by Mendes, the film stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth.
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The movie hits cinemas on January 9th, 2023
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Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the story is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times.
Hilary (Olivia Colman), a woman with a difficult past and an uneasy present, is part of a makeshift family at the old Empire Cinema on the seafront.
When Stephen (Micheal Ward) is hired to work in the cinema, the two find an unlikely attraction and discover the healing power of movies, music and community.
Directed by Mendes, the film stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth.
Also in trailers – Life is fabulous at 80 in trailer for ’80 for Brady’
The movie hits cinemas on January 9th, 2023
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- 12/15/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As festival flicks finally make their way to big screens, romance drama “Empire of Light” is a must-see this holiday season.
Hailing from Oscar-winning “American Beauty” and “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes, the film centers on the Empire, a movie palace that lights up a quiet British coastal town. The Empire employs Hilary (Olivia Colman) and her boss, Mr. Ellis (Colin Firth) who have been having an illicit affair.
While Hilary’s struggles with mental health — which has not been helped by her relationship with Mr. Ellis — a refreshing outsider enters the picture and promises hope for the future.
If the film’s nostalgia getting you excited about the moviegoing experience, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch “Empire of Light.”
Is “Empire of Light” streaming or in theaters?
“Empire of Light” opens exclusively in theaters on Dec. 9, but only in select theaters. Check your local listings.
Hailing from Oscar-winning “American Beauty” and “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes, the film centers on the Empire, a movie palace that lights up a quiet British coastal town. The Empire employs Hilary (Olivia Colman) and her boss, Mr. Ellis (Colin Firth) who have been having an illicit affair.
While Hilary’s struggles with mental health — which has not been helped by her relationship with Mr. Ellis — a refreshing outsider enters the picture and promises hope for the future.
If the film’s nostalgia getting you excited about the moviegoing experience, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch “Empire of Light.”
Is “Empire of Light” streaming or in theaters?
“Empire of Light” opens exclusively in theaters on Dec. 9, but only in select theaters. Check your local listings.
- 12/9/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
From its triumphant world premiere (with seven-minute standing ovation) at the Venice Film Festival, A24 opens Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale in theaters this weekend amid a whirl of Oscar buzz around star Brendan Fraser. The former action star carries the psychological drama as Charlie, a reclusive and severely obese English teacher trying to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.
Deadline critic Damon Wise said Fraser’s “all-in performance… makes adjectives such as ‘brave’ and ‘fearless’ seem almost meaningless” and that The Whale is “cutting the line to put a never-better Brendan Fraser at the front of the Best Actor race.” See full review.
It opens on six screens total in NYC and LA and plans to hold there next week, expanding in a limited national footprint on Dec. 21 for the holidays.
The Whale looks set to do...
Deadline critic Damon Wise said Fraser’s “all-in performance… makes adjectives such as ‘brave’ and ‘fearless’ seem almost meaningless” and that The Whale is “cutting the line to put a never-better Brendan Fraser at the front of the Best Actor race.” See full review.
It opens on six screens total in NYC and LA and plans to hold there next week, expanding in a limited national footprint on Dec. 21 for the holidays.
The Whale looks set to do...
- 12/9/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Mendes‘ latest, Empire of Light, is far from the action spectacle of Skyfall. It is a sweet and personal tale that centers around a struggling movie theatre. The film stars the brilliant Olivia Colman in a stunning performance. Along with the Oscar winner, Light features a talented cast, including Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, and Tanya Moodie. Empire connected with this viewer. It’s a touching film, but it certainly doesn’t lack in beauty, as you might expect from one of Mendes’ films – along with cinematographer Roger Deakins. So yes, this one is pretty too.
I was excited to do the interviews for this film. As a fan of the filmmakers, I questioned whether he’d mention the Skyfall poster behind me. He did, and it started a very engaging conversation with Sam and Olivia Colman. Her director praised her excellent work as she talked about connecting to this complex character.
I was excited to do the interviews for this film. As a fan of the filmmakers, I questioned whether he’d mention the Skyfall poster behind me. He did, and it started a very engaging conversation with Sam and Olivia Colman. Her director praised her excellent work as she talked about connecting to this complex character.
- 12/9/2022
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
Sam Mendes' latest film and first original screenplay, "Empire of Light," will premiere in limited release in the United States this week. It's the story of a small movie theater in a coastal town in England in the 1980s. Olivia Colman ("The Crown") stars as Hilary, a troubled woman working at the theater, and Michael Ward ("The Old Guard") is Stephen, a new employee fascinated by the theater and dealing with the racism of the era. They find themselves in an unlikely (according to the standards of what we're often shown on film) love story, changing each other's lives.
In a scene breakdown with Vanity Fair, Mendes, Colman, and Ward talk about an abandoned part of the building that the characters enter, where Stephen finds a wounded pigeon. In the video, we learn that Ward was actually afraid of pigeons and didn't reveal that before he was cast. Not only that,...
In a scene breakdown with Vanity Fair, Mendes, Colman, and Ward talk about an abandoned part of the building that the characters enter, where Stephen finds a wounded pigeon. In the video, we learn that Ward was actually afraid of pigeons and didn't reveal that before he was cast. Not only that,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Empire of Light Review — Empire of Light (2022) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Sam Mendes and starring Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Monica Dolan, Ron Cook, Sara Stewart, Justin Edwards, Roman Hayeck-Green, Dougie Boyall and Spike Leighton. Sam Mendes [...]
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Continue reading: Film Review: Empire Of Light (2022): Sam Mendes Creates a Thoughtful but Slow-Moving Look at Ordinary Characters...
- 12/6/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Searchlight Pictures has debuted the full trailer for Sam Mendes’ drama ‘Empire of Light.’
Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the story is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times.
Hilary (Olivia Colman), a woman with a difficult past and an uneasy present, is part of a makeshift family at the old Empire Cinema on the seafront.
When Stephen (Micheal Ward) is hired to work in the cinema, the two find an unlikely attraction and discover the healing power of movies, music and community.
Directed by Mendes, the film stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth.
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Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, the story is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times.
Hilary (Olivia Colman), a woman with a difficult past and an uneasy present, is part of a makeshift family at the old Empire Cinema on the seafront.
When Stephen (Micheal Ward) is hired to work in the cinema, the two find an unlikely attraction and discover the healing power of movies, music and community.
Directed by Mendes, the film stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth.
Also in trailers – “You’re going to die…” Trailer lands for ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’
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- 11/15/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman is ready to bring the house down in Searchlight Pictures‘ Empire of Light trailer. The film hails from American Beauty and Skyfall director Sam Mendes, who travels back to the ’80s for this emotionally-charged drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times.
Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee. He longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their unlikely and tender relationship and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
The Empire of Light trailer previews a powerhouse performance by Colman, with Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, and Crystal Clarke rounding out the cast.
Set in and around a faded old cinema in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, it follows Hilary (Olivia Colman), a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen (Micheal Ward), a new employee. He longs to escape this provincial town in which he faces daily adversity. Hilary and Stephen find a sense of belonging through their unlikely and tender relationship and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
The Empire of Light trailer previews a powerhouse performance by Colman, with Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, and Crystal Clarke rounding out the cast.
- 11/14/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Searchlight Pictures has released a trailer for its new film “Empire of Light” from writer/director/producer Sam Mendes ahead of its December 9 theatrical release. The heartfelt charmer tells the story of a fledgling English cinema during the 1980s that aspires to reach the greatest of its early years. “This whole place is for people who want to escape, people who don’t belong anywhere else,” declares Toby Jones‘ Norman, the theater’s perfectionist projectionist, as the camera settles on Olivia Colman‘s Hilary, an introverted front-of-house manager longing for so much more in life than to sell stale popcorn. Watch the “Empire of Light” trailer above.
Of course, awards prognosticators have been wondering since the Telluride Film Festival whether “Empire of Light” will be the vehicle that brings Colman back to the Oscars. The English performer staged a massive upset four years ago when she won the 2018 Best Actress...
Of course, awards prognosticators have been wondering since the Telluride Film Festival whether “Empire of Light” will be the vehicle that brings Colman back to the Oscars. The English performer staged a massive upset four years ago when she won the 2018 Best Actress...
- 11/14/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
"Here's to getting back up, and here's to coming home." Searchlight Pictures has debuted the main official trailer for Empire of Light, the latest film from Sam Mendes. It's described as an intimate love story about cinema set at an English coastal movie theater during the 1980s. Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward star in this poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, captured by iconic cinematographer Roger Deakins. "Ward gives an exceptional performance opposite Colman, who realizes another remarkable character, equal parts sweet and shocking, as a woman filled with emotions that are considered socially inappropriate to express." The film's cast also includes Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke. With music by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross. After premiering at Telluride and Toronto, with screenings in Woodstock, Vancouver, and London, the film is opening in limited US theaters starting in early December.
- 11/14/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Today Searchlight Pictures has released a new trailer and poster for the upcoming Sam Mendes film "Empire of Light." It's a story about how cinema and community can connect us, as two people come together while working at a seaside movie theater. Written and directed by Academy Award-winner Mendes, the film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2022. "Empire of Light" will be the fifth collaboration between Mendes and Academy Award-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins.
Mendes says of the inspiration for the film:
"For me, that was the late '70s and early '80s: the music, the movies, the pop culture of that period generally formed who I was. It was a period of great political upheaval in the U.K., with a great deal of very incendiary racial politics – but at the same time, an amazing period for music and for culture generally – very creative, very politicized, very energized.
Mendes says of the inspiration for the film:
"For me, that was the late '70s and early '80s: the music, the movies, the pop culture of that period generally formed who I was. It was a period of great political upheaval in the U.K., with a great deal of very incendiary racial politics – but at the same time, an amazing period for music and for culture generally – very creative, very politicized, very energized.
- 11/14/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Click here to read the full article.
With only his second produced screenplay, after 1917, Sam Mendes delves into the territory of his formative years and a mood of nostalgia. The story he tells in Empire of Light isn’t strictly autobiographical, but it draws upon the music and movies and political climate that informed his coming-of-age — the movies especially. It’s not cinema with a capital “C” that Mendes is celebrating, but the kinds of popular features that shape memories and are indelibly associated with life passages. A valentine to celluloid that doesn’t entirely avoid self-consciousness, it’s a handsome film set mainly in a vintage gem of a movie palace on England’s southeastern coast. In the role of the troubled, dazzlingly resilient, poetry-loving manager of the theater, Olivia Colman delivers a stirring performance and some of her most affecting screen work to date.
As the story opens,...
With only his second produced screenplay, after 1917, Sam Mendes delves into the territory of his formative years and a mood of nostalgia. The story he tells in Empire of Light isn’t strictly autobiographical, but it draws upon the music and movies and political climate that informed his coming-of-age — the movies especially. It’s not cinema with a capital “C” that Mendes is celebrating, but the kinds of popular features that shape memories and are indelibly associated with life passages. A valentine to celluloid that doesn’t entirely avoid self-consciousness, it’s a handsome film set mainly in a vintage gem of a movie palace on England’s southeastern coast. In the role of the troubled, dazzlingly resilient, poetry-loving manager of the theater, Olivia Colman delivers a stirring performance and some of her most affecting screen work to date.
As the story opens,...
- 9/4/2022
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Click here to read the full article.
Empire of Light, a drama set in the early 1980s within and against the backdrop of a grand old British seaside cinema, had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival’s Herzog Theatre on Saturday afternoon, and proved to be the fest’s biggest crowd-pleaser so far.
A smart, understated, old-fashioned movie that doesn’t aim to set the world on fire, but is solid and satisfying, Empire of Light, which Searchlight will release on Dec. 9, looks to be a formidable Oscar contender given its reception here; the track records of its writer/director, Sam Mendes, and its leading lady, Olivia Colman; and the fact that the Academy loves few things more than a good movie about the movies.
Mendes, who introduced the film (with Colman and her up-and-coming costar Micheal Ward joining via Zoom), would have fit in perfectly during Hollywood’s Golden Age,...
Empire of Light, a drama set in the early 1980s within and against the backdrop of a grand old British seaside cinema, had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival’s Herzog Theatre on Saturday afternoon, and proved to be the fest’s biggest crowd-pleaser so far.
A smart, understated, old-fashioned movie that doesn’t aim to set the world on fire, but is solid and satisfying, Empire of Light, which Searchlight will release on Dec. 9, looks to be a formidable Oscar contender given its reception here; the track records of its writer/director, Sam Mendes, and its leading lady, Olivia Colman; and the fact that the Academy loves few things more than a good movie about the movies.
Mendes, who introduced the film (with Colman and her up-and-coming costar Micheal Ward joining via Zoom), would have fit in perfectly during Hollywood’s Golden Age,...
- 9/3/2022
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The US festival runs from September 2-5,
Telluride Film Festival (Tff) has unveiled the programme for its 49th edition, with the US festival running from tomorrow (September 2) to September 5.
Ahead of its play at Toronto and BFI London Film Festival, Sam Mendes’ Empire Of Light will world premiere. Set in an English seaside town during the 1980s, the film follows a love story and an old cinema. Olivia Colman and Colin Firth star, alongside Screen Star of Tomorrow 2020 Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Tanya Moodie, Tom Brooke and Crystal Clarke. It is produced by Mendes and Pippa Harris’ Neal Street Productions in association with Searchlight.
Telluride Film Festival (Tff) has unveiled the programme for its 49th edition, with the US festival running from tomorrow (September 2) to September 5.
Ahead of its play at Toronto and BFI London Film Festival, Sam Mendes’ Empire Of Light will world premiere. Set in an English seaside town during the 1980s, the film follows a love story and an old cinema. Olivia Colman and Colin Firth star, alongside Screen Star of Tomorrow 2020 Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Tanya Moodie, Tom Brooke and Crystal Clarke. It is produced by Mendes and Pippa Harris’ Neal Street Productions in association with Searchlight.
- 9/1/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Empire of Light Trailer — Sam Mendes‘ Empire of Light (2022) movie trailer has been released by Searchlight Pictures. The Empire of Light trailer stars Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth. Crew Sam Mendes wrote the screenplay for Empire of Light. Plot Synopsis Empire of Light‘s plot [...]
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- 8/28/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Searchlight Pictures just launched a gorgeous teaser trailer for Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light. The 2022 release marks Mendes’ first feature film solo screenwriting credit and is described as “a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.”
Empire of Light‘s cast includes Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) as Hilary, Oscar winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) as Mr. Ellis, Micheal Ward (Small Axe: Lovers Rock) as Stephen, Toby Jones (First Cow) as Norman, Tanya Moodie (A Discovery of Witches) as Delia, and Crystal Clark (The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain) as Ruby. Tom Brooke (The Crown) plays Neil and Hannah Onslow (Call the Midwife) is Janine.
“I’m really thrilled to be working with so many wonderful collaborators across both cast and crew on such a personal project,” said Sam Mendes when production on the film got underway in February 2022. “It’s a particular...
Empire of Light‘s cast includes Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite) as Hilary, Oscar winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) as Mr. Ellis, Micheal Ward (Small Axe: Lovers Rock) as Stephen, Toby Jones (First Cow) as Norman, Tanya Moodie (A Discovery of Witches) as Delia, and Crystal Clark (The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain) as Ruby. Tom Brooke (The Crown) plays Neil and Hannah Onslow (Call the Midwife) is Janine.
“I’m really thrilled to be working with so many wonderful collaborators across both cast and crew on such a personal project,” said Sam Mendes when production on the film got underway in February 2022. “It’s a particular...
- 8/24/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Searchlight Pictures has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming Sam Mendes film Empire of Light. The film will be in theaters on December 9, 2022.
Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes.
Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in “Empire of Light.” Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.
Empire of Light features a stellar cast led by Academy Award® winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite and The Lost Daughter), BAFTA winner Michael Ward (Blue Story and Top Boy) and Academy Award® winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech and A Single Man). The film also reunites Mendes with Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins (1917 and Skyfall).
About The Film
Genre: Drama, Romance Cast: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, Colin Firth...
Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema, from Academy Award®-winning director Sam Mendes.
Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward in “Empire of Light.” Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.
Empire of Light features a stellar cast led by Academy Award® winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite and The Lost Daughter), BAFTA winner Michael Ward (Blue Story and Top Boy) and Academy Award® winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech and A Single Man). The film also reunites Mendes with Academy Award®-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins (1917 and Skyfall).
About The Film
Genre: Drama, Romance Cast: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Toby Jones, Colin Firth...
- 8/24/2022
- by Editor
- CinemaNerdz
The film is screening at Toronto and BFI London Film Festival.
Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for Sam Mendes’ Empire Of Light starring Olivia Colman and Colin Firth.
Set in an English seaside town during the 1980’s, the film surrounds a love story and an old cinema. Joining Colman and Firth is Screen Star of Tomorrow 2020 Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Tanya Moodie, Tom Brooke and Crystal Clarke.
The film will have its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (September 8-18) before its European premiere at the BFI London Film Festival (Lff, October 5-16).
It is released in...
Searchlight Pictures has unveiled the first trailer for Sam Mendes’ Empire Of Light starring Olivia Colman and Colin Firth.
Set in an English seaside town during the 1980’s, the film surrounds a love story and an old cinema. Joining Colman and Firth is Screen Star of Tomorrow 2020 Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Tanya Moodie, Tom Brooke and Crystal Clarke.
The film will have its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival (September 8-18) before its European premiere at the BFI London Film Festival (Lff, October 5-16).
It is released in...
- 8/24/2022
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
It's practically a rite of passage in this business: A widely acclaimed prestige filmmaker, after decades of success in developing award-winning hits and attracting the most talented collaborators to his productions, finally dispenses with all subtlety and makes a movie that's all about the magic of movies and may or may not be based on his own life experiences. How can any lover of film not feel romantic about that?
The latest director to get in on this time-honored trend is none other than Sam Mendes, the man behind classics like "American Beauty," the brilliant "Road to Perdition," and arguably one of the best "James Bond" films ever in "Skyfall." Three years after turning the technically ambitious war film "1917" into an Oscars darling, Mendes is reteaming with some of the best and brightest in the entire industry for "Empire of Light." If the idea of a sweeping 1980s romance...
The latest director to get in on this time-honored trend is none other than Sam Mendes, the man behind classics like "American Beauty," the brilliant "Road to Perdition," and arguably one of the best "James Bond" films ever in "Skyfall." Three years after turning the technically ambitious war film "1917" into an Oscars darling, Mendes is reteaming with some of the best and brightest in the entire industry for "Empire of Light." If the idea of a sweeping 1980s romance...
- 8/24/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Sam Mendes is set to be honoured by the Toronto International Film Festival following the Canadian premiere of his latest fil, “Empire Of Light”.
The first look at the trailer arrived online on Wednesday, showcasing a love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.
Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, with Toby Jones and Colin Firth, the film is described as “a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.”
Last week, TIFF announced that the “1917” director will receive the festival’s Ebert Director Award as part of the TIFF Tribute Awards gala on Sept. 11.
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Mendes made his TIFF debut with “American Beauty” in 1999, which won the Audience Choice Award, and went on to win...
The first look at the trailer arrived online on Wednesday, showcasing a love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.
Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, with Toby Jones and Colin Firth, the film is described as “a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.”
Last week, TIFF announced that the “1917” director will receive the festival’s Ebert Director Award as part of the TIFF Tribute Awards gala on Sept. 11.
Read More: Hillary Clinton Coming To TIFF Industry Conference To Present Docuseries
Mendes made his TIFF debut with “American Beauty” in 1999, which won the Audience Choice Award, and went on to win...
- 8/24/2022
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
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