The Rings of Power‘s Cast Teases What’s in Store for Gandalf and Sauron in Season 3

After it was revealed that the Stranger was Gandalf astatine the extremity of play 2 of Prime Video’s The Rings of Power, fans of the Tolkien universe root bid person anticipated the handling of however the leader volition rise. There’s besides the substance of what Sauron volition bash arsenic helium gathers his ain power.

In a speech with Deadline, Daniel Weyman (Gandalf) and Charlie Vickers (Sauron) discussed however this adjacent play is important quality gathering for the legends they’ll aboriginal become. For Gandalf, Weyman teased that it involves a batch of “tears” and continued, “I’m excited for this plethora of imaginable pitfalls, errors, and failings that young Gandalf tin larn from. Literally thing could happen, due to the fact that the lone mode we’re going to spot a omniscient being aboriginal connected is if helium does immoderate beauteous horrendous accidental things, and puts his ft successful the incorrect places, and has to prime it up and larn again. So I’m hoping for tons of that benignant of enactment conscionable truthful that we tin spot him make and larn however helium gets to beryllium the wizard that we each love.”

Vickers jumped successful describing however Sauron mightiness not instrumentality it lightly that helium was rejected by Galadriel, but is acceptable to spell astatine his quest for powerfulness alone. “I’m incredibly fortunate that Sauron successful this clip play is precise circumstantial to what helium does. We get to spell done truthful galore breathtaking beats that I deliberation fans volition beryllium truly excited to see. I mean, helium has made astir each the rings now, but there’s 1 much that helium [needs] to decorativeness the collection, which he’s determined and has had successful his caput for centuries. So, I’m ace excited to spot him spell connected the travel and hopefully instrumentality implicit Middle-earth… I’m definite everything volition beryllium large for everyone else.”

Rings of Power Season 1 and 2 are presently streaming connected Prime.

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