Viggo Mortensen – most famous for playing Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings – seemingly forgot all about Amazon's spin-off The Rings of Power TV show.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, as spotted by GameSpot, Mortensen was asked if he was going to watch The Rings of Power prequel, which is set 1,000 years before The Lord of the Rings.
"What is that?", he replied. "The TV thing? It is with Apple, or something?"
The reporter explained the show was being made by Amazon and is thought to be one of the most expensive TV shows ever made, with costs estimated to be north of $1 billion.
"Oh, right. Yeah, I'll watch that," Mortensen confirmed, though immediately enquired about the lore. "Do you know what source material they're using? What were they allowed to use?", he asked.
Upon being caught up and learning it was connected with the Tolkien estate, Mortensen's official verdict was in. "That's cool", he said. "It'll be fun to see."
The Rings of Power takes place during The Second Age of Middle Earth's history, a time only briefly touched on in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This is the era when the Rings of Power were created and Sauron was defeated by the formation of the Last Alliance.
Amongst its many characters is Isildur, the ancestor of Aragorn and king who cut Sauron's finger off and claimed the One Ring.
The Rings of Power will be available on September 2 and Amazon is reportedly looking to make five seasons of the show. The early reviews are positive though may be a little bias, as Sean Astin - Samwise Gamgee himself - said he got chills when watching a preview.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
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In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, as spotted by GameSpot, Mortensen was asked if he was going to watch The Rings of Power prequel, which is set 1,000 years before The Lord of the Rings.
"What is that?", he replied. "The TV thing? It is with Apple, or something?"
The reporter explained the show was being made by Amazon and is thought to be one of the most expensive TV shows ever made, with costs estimated to be north of $1 billion.
"Oh, right. Yeah, I'll watch that," Mortensen confirmed, though immediately enquired about the lore. "Do you know what source material they're using? What were they allowed to use?", he asked.
Upon being caught up and learning it was connected with the Tolkien estate, Mortensen's official verdict was in. "That's cool", he said. "It'll be fun to see."
The Rings of Power takes place during The Second Age of Middle Earth's history, a time only briefly touched on in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. This is the era when the Rings of Power were created and Sauron was defeated by the formation of the Last Alliance.
Amongst its many characters is Isildur, the ancestor of Aragorn and king who cut Sauron's finger off and claimed the One Ring.
The Rings of Power will be available on September 2 and Amazon is reportedly looking to make five seasons of the show. The early reviews are positive though may be a little bias, as Sean Astin - Samwise Gamgee himself - said he got chills when watching a preview.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
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