Lord of the Rings on Prime Updates (Thanks Varking!)

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Really? I must have forgotten.

Explains why people were so impressed.

 

[Berzelmayr]

The Gandalf by Rankin Bass had quite impressive eyebrows:

 

[Elthir]

And check out that long white beyond the waist beard by Bakshi!

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

But where are the eyebrows?

 

[Elthir]

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

"Gandara Sensei!"

 

[Elthir]

That's it, I've decided . . . the day ROP comes out I'm gonna curl up in my coat and watch Kill Bill (again).

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[Halasían]

That's it, I've decided . . . the day ROP comes out I'm gonna curl up in my coat and watch Kill Bill (again).

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Kill Bill the Pony?

 

[Berzelmayr]

So, 22 or 23 out of 37 characters that weren't created by Tolkien. Interesting.

Some more were leaked:

Thondir - Fabian McCallum (this is the famous "Gigwit")

Rían - Kip Chapman (the Elf facing the Snow Troll in the Super Bowl teaser)

Malva - Thusitha Jayasundera (a Harfoot)

Vilma - Maxine Cunliffe (supposedly also a Harfoot)

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Another new clip:

 

[Berzelmayr]

That's it, I've decided . . . the day ROP comes out I'm gonna curl up in my coat and watch Kill Bill (again).

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“I pass the test”, she said.

 

[arivista]

I have just noticed from IMDB, that Nori Brandyfoot character is actually named Elanor. Is there any evidence such a name was ever used by Hobbits before Samwise Gamgee gave it to his firstborn daughter? I certainly thought it was supposed to be absolutely original name at the time.

Rían - Kip Chapman (the Elf facing the Snow Troll in the Super Bowl teaser)

Where does information about the name "Rían" for Kip Chapman's character come from? I couldn't google it, except for Italian wiki without any source given. According to rumours his character is supposed to be named Selin.

 

[Elthir]

Hmm. Well, the Hobbits used flower-names, but Elanor is an Elvish flower-name in any case.

said Elthir, unhelpfully. Can't recall at the moment if there's anything else said to make this post
helpful!

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[Berzelmayr]

I have just noticed from IMDB, that Nori Brandyfoot character is actually named Elanor. Is there any evidence such a name was ever used by Hobbits before Samwise Gamgee gave it to his firstborn daughter? I certainly thought it was supposed to be absolutely original name at the time.


Where does information about the name "Rían" for Kip Chapman's character come from? I couldn't google it, except for Italian wiki without any source given. According to rumours his character is supposed to be named Selin.

It's from the end of an instagram post of director Juan Antonio Bayona:

JA Bayona auf Instagram: "Y así fue la reacción del público en México. Volver a la Tierra Media, mostrarla en la pantalla grande ante tanta gente y tener esta reacción fue un sueño hecho realidad. #losanillosdepoder This was the reaction of the aud

1,329 likes, 20 comments - filmbayona am August 20, 2022: "Y así fue la reacción del público en México. Volver a la Tierra Media, mostrarla en la pantalla grande ante tanta gente y tener esta reacción fue un sueño hecho realidad. #losanillosdepoder This was the reaction of the audience in...

www.instagram.com

 

[Olorgando]

Where does information about the name "Rían" for Kip Chapman's character come from?

Rían was the wife of Huor, thus mother of Tuor and paternal grandmother of Eärendil (etc.).

 

[d4rk3lf]

Another new clip:

Dear lord.

The "powerful speech" of that woman would truly inspire me to hurry up, and jump from the cliff, so I don't have to listen these procedural messages again.

 

[Halasían]

Dear lord.

The "powerful speech" of that woman would truly inspire me to hurry up, and jump from the cliff, so I don't have to listen these procedural messages again.

Off you go then...

 

[Lithóniel]

Off you go then...

Oh…

 

[Elthir]

I'm not sure Huor's wife's name appears in anything ROP has the wights to?

Anyway, they do have the wights to Celebrían for example, but anyway again, I think/guess/assume the question might have been more like: where does the information come from that a given character is named Rían instead of Selin.

And if so, I don't know. Actually, I'm not even close to knowing what any of the characters are named in ROP, except for the names JRRT invented.

Edit: just realized, I'm not actually sure Tolkien's invented names fall under copywight!

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[Squint-eyed Southerner]

What? You mean you haven't been watching all the rant videos?! 😳