The cast of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” debuted a new trailer for Season 2 of the Prime Video series during their epic panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday. The panel included Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), Charlie Vickers (Sauron), Robert Aramayo (Elrond), Ismael Cruz Córdova (Arondir), Charles Edwards (Celebrimbor), Cynthia Addai-Robinson (Miriel) and Sophia Nomvete (Disa), as well as executive producers and showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay.
The Footage: The Comic-Con trailer opens with a shot of Vickers as Sauron and focuses on how the titular rings tempt the worlds of elves and dwarves, including Galadriel, who puts on one of the rings despite protests from Elrond. We also see a Balrog, an Ent, a giant spider, and all manner of other creatures.
“An evil, ancient and powerful has returned,” narrates the dwarf Durin IV (Owain Arthur). A new fellowship of fighters, which includes Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Elrond (Robert Aramyo) prepares to battle an army of orcs marching through a dark forest.
Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards), who forged the three rings of power last season, stares upon a mysterious figure basked in a golden light, revealed to be Sauron disguised as an elf, presenting himself as a “bearer of gifts.”
The trailer continues with quick shots of Galadriel riding a horse, an orc licking a knife, Arondir (Ismael Cruz Cordova) firing off arrows, a great eagle landing behind Pharazon (Trystan Gravelle), Adar (Sam Hazeldine) leading the orc army, the Stranger (Daniel Weyman) casting magic in a desert and a look at Sauron’s dark castle Barad-dûr.
More to come.
