J.D. Payne Archives

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Actress Sophia Nomvete Teases Evil Rises In The Second Season

June 17, 2023

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power actress Sophia Nomvete recently provided an update on Season 2 and what viewers can expect. Sophia Nomvete as Princess Disa and Robert Aramayo as Elrond in The Lord...

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Production Designer Reveals Show Cut 4 Hours In The Editing Room And Was “Concept-Driven”

John F. Trent

June 7, 2023

Television

Ramsey Avery, the Production Designer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, revealed the show cut approximately four hours of footage in the editing room and that the production was "concept-driven." ...

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Showrunners Claim Second Season Will Be Canonical After Repeatedly Lying To Fans About The First Season

John F. Trent

November 10, 2022

Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunners promised the second season of their show will be canonical to Tolkien's work despite nearly a year of promising that for the first season and those promises...

Rumor: Amazon To Delay Demotion Of ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Showrunners To Avoid Sinking First Season’s Emmy Odds

Spencer Baculi

November 7, 2022

Television

Rather than being demoted for season two, the latest word on the street suggests that Amazon will keep current The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay in their current...

Rumor: Amazon To Retool ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’, Sideline Current Showrunners After First Season Was “More Of A Failure Than They Could Have Been Anticipated”

Spencer Baculi

October 25, 2022

Television

With Amazon's live-action bastardzation of J.R.R. Tolkien's seminal fantasy works having under performed by practically every metric, a new rumor suggests that the company will be "retooling" The Lord of the Ri...

Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' (2022), Amazon Prime

YouTuber Creates ‘Rings Of Power’ Parody Video Depicting Galadriel As A Karen In ‘The Lord Of The Karens’

John F. Trent

October 20, 2022

Television

YouTuber George The Giant Slayer recently created a parody video of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power In the...

‘Rings Of Power’ Showrunner Provides Bogus Answer For Decision To Include A Wizard

John F. Trent

October 19, 2022

Books, Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunner J.D. Payne provided another bogus answer as to why he and his co-showrunner Patrick McKay and Prime Video decided to include a wizard in the show. LONDON...

‘The Rings of Power’ Showrunners Tease Sauron’s Character In Season Two: “He’s Complexly Evil Like Tony Soprano Or Walter White”

Spencer Baculi

October 14, 2022

Television

Following the absolutely embarrassing finale to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's first season and its full realization of their incarnation of Sauron, showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have te...

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