The Rings of Power: Nazanin Boniadi & Ismael Cruz Córdova on New LOTR Show

With showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power premiering in multiple languages and in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on Friday, September 2, I recently got to speak with Nazanin Boniadi (Bronwyn) and Ismael Cruz Córdova (Arondir), about making the highly anticipated series. While the rest of the year has some big shows set to premiere, Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was easily my most anticipated series. I actually got to watch the first two episodes and they’re incredible. Everything from the cinematography to the costumes to the movie quality sets. And, of course, the cast. I can’t wait to see more. Look at the new trailer and tell me you’re not excited to see this show. During the interview, they talked about what they’re most excited for people to see in the series, their favorite moment from the original Lord of the Rings movies, why J. R. R. Tolkien’s words have stood the test of time, which episode in se