House of the Dragon exec gently jabs at Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show
By Daniel Roman
Just the other day, Vanity Fair published a hefty first-look feature on Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings prequel show, The Rings of Power. It provided us with our first glimpses of several characters in costume, including Robert Aramayo, who played young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones, as Elrond.
The news outlet was lucky enough to actually get to watch the first couple of episodes. Here’s what they had to say about it:
"The show is a lavish, compelling mix of palace intrigue, magic, warfare, and mythology—and there are enough mysteries to power a thousand podcasts. Some characters will be familiar, and they will be the initial attraction as viewers watch their legendary fates unfurl. But the entirely new faces may ultimately become even more involving, since their destinies are literally unwritten."
It all sounds pretty good, but The Rings of Power is only one of many fantasy series we’re expecting this year. The Witcher: Blood Origin is coming out at some point for Netflix, and of course, the one we’re eagerly waiting for here at WinterIsComing is House of the Dragon, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series. It comes as no surprise that the execs at HBO parent company WarnerMedia are aware of Amazon’s big marketing push for The Rings of Power. And they ain’t scurred.
Some dragons from Westeros have a slightly different take from your first sentence in the headline 😉
— Jason Kilar (@jasonkilar) February 10, 2022
WarnerMedia CEO takes a good-natured dig at The Rings of Power
The hype train for The Rings of Power really got rolling yesterday, with Vanity Fair tweeting out its article with the caption, “There will be one show to rule them all.”
Innocuous enough. But WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar couldn’t resist getting in a good-natured dig and reminding us all that The Rings of Power isn’t the only fantasy show in town. “Some dragons from Westeros have a slightly different take from your first sentence in the headline,” he wrote.
That first line, “There will be one show to rule them all,” is an obvious nod to the famous Tolkien poem about Sauron’s one ring…but hey, Kilar has a point. As exciting as The Rings of Power may be, its dominance is far from assured. House of the Dragon is being helmed by Ryan Condal and seasoned Game of Thrones director Miguel Sapochnik, who brought us classic episodes like “Hardhome,” “The Battle of the Bastards” and “The Winds of Winter.” All bets are off here; the only certainty is that in the game of fantasy shows, it’s the viewers who win.
The Lords of the Rings: The Rings of Power premieres on Prime Video on September 2, and we’re expecting a teaser for it to drop this weekend during the Super Bowl. House of the Dragon is also slated for release sometime this year.
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