The Rings of Power Producer & Costume Designer on the "Monumental" Challenges
14Based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Prime Video’s groundbreaking new series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, is not only tapping into untouched material for the screen, but is pioneering new, innovative ways to do so. On top of an ensemble cast, including Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Rings of Power is made possible by creatives working at the top of their game, and more importantly, by Tolkien fans. Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the opportunity to speak with two of those minds behind the Middle-earth madness, producer Ron Ames and costume designer Kate Hawley, about what it took to adapt Tolkien’s work to Prime Video’s most-watched series ever.
The greatest challenge to bringing Rings of Power to life, for the crew, was the responsibility of building a beloved world that had never been seen. In Tolkien’s texts, particularly The Silmarillion, the Second Age is introduced, but only goes in-depth on major events. It came down to individual’s like Hawley to scour not only Tolkien’s words, but his inspirations behind this universe, in order to imagine what the golden age of the Elves might have looked like. On the more technical side, Ames discusses how Rings of Power is a pioneer series in the future of filmmaking. According to the producer, the massive show’s production was entirely cloud-based, which allowed for each department to better communicate with one another, and after Season 1, he proclaims he’s a “true believer.”
You can watch or read the full interview below to learn more about the challenges faced during production, how being cloud-based relieved some of those challenges, and why it was so important to pore over Tolkien’s inspirations. Like the crew working diligently to create Second Age Middle-earth, Rings of Power also features an ensemble cast that did their own deep-dives, including Lenny Henry as Saddoc Burrows, Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir, Charlie Vickers as Halbrand, Owain Arthur as Prince Durin IV, Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Maxim Baldry as Isildur, and more.
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