{"id":46607,"date":"2019-09-04T17:43:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T21:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=46607"},"modified":"2019-09-06T19:26:58","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T23:26:58","slug":"will-poulteramazon-middle-earth-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/04\/will-poulteramazon-middle-earth-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Poulter Cast In Amazon\u2019s Middle Earth Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Will Poulter has been cast in Amazon\u2019s upcoming series based on author J R R Tolkien\u2019s fantasy world of Middle Earth as detailed in his Lord Of The Rings<\/em> and The Hobbit<\/em> novels. He will be joining the already cast<\/a> Australian actress Markella Kavenagh.<\/p>\n

Variety broke the story, but Amazon has refused to comment.<\/p>\n

Reports are giving Poulter’s character’s name as Beldor. But like Kavenagh\u2019s reported character name of Tyra, the name Beldor does not actually appear in any of Tolkien\u2019s writings. While it is possible that it is a name created for the series, Beldor most likely is a code name for whatever his character\u2019s real name will be, which presumably could be a spoiler for what story they are planning to tell.<\/p>\n

The untitled series is set in Middle Earth\u2019s Second Age, thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit<\/em> and Lord of the Rings<\/em> which close out that land\u2019s Third Age. It is a time when the Great Rings of Power, ruled over by Sauron\u2019s One Ring, were first forged. The Second Age stretched a little over three thousand years and saw a great many things including the rise and fall of a great empire and the great war on which Elves and men fought to stop Sauron from conquering all of Middle Earth.<\/p>\n

Writers JD Payne and Patrick McKay are showrunning the series for Amazon with director Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona set for the pilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ambitious Amazon series is casting its second lead.<\/div>\n

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