Will Poulter has been cast in Amazon’s new ‘Lord Of The Rings’ series.
The ‘Midsommar’ star has reportedly landed one of the leading roles in the multi-season television show adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel series, Variety reports.
However, details of the upcoming show are being kept firmly under wraps and there is no information about exactly which character the 26-year-old actor will be playing.
It was previously reported that Australian actress Markella Kavenagh was in talks for the series.
Meanwhile, Sir Ian McKellen previously revealed he wants to play Gandalf again in the ‘Lord of the Rings’ Amazon TV series.
The 80-year-old actor portrayed the wizard in Sir Peter Jackson’s award winning trilogy and then reprised his role in ‘The Hobbit’ movies and McKellen hasn’t ruled out returning.
He said: "What do you mean, another Gandalf? I haven’t said yes because I haven’t been asked. But are you suggesting that someone else is going to play it? Gandalf is over 7,000 years old, so I’m not too old."
In the original trilogy, McKellen starred alongside Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin and Orlando Bloom.
McKellen isn’t the only actor from the trilogy to speak out about the new TV series, but Rhys-Davies – who starred as dwarf Gimli – was not as complimentary, suggesting "Tolkien must be spinning in his grave".
He said: "Well, you know they have the money to do it. Why we quite need ‘Lord of the Rings’ as a TV series baffles me slightly.
"I mean the extraordinary money they’re getting from online gambling and stuff like this, it’s just a disgrace.
"I mean, poor Tolkien must be spinning in his grave."
The novels follow Hobbit Frodo who journeys across Middle Earth along with companions to try and destroy the One Ring to rid evil from the world.
During his journey, he meets up with a number of different races including dwarfs, elves and men.
Will Poulter cast in Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series
