It has been quite a while since we had a Lord of the Rings movie showing in theaters. The last movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien's books was the Hobbit: War of the Five Armies, which premiered in December 2014.
The Lord of the Rings will return to the big screen with the series premiere of the Rings of Power. Fans will get a chance to watch the first two episodes of the TV series in cinemas two days ahead of its worldwide release on Amazon Prime Video.
The move to have a theatrical release for the premiere of a TV series is certainly a bold one. It bucks the trend of movies going directly to streaming platforms, as the movie industry shifts to more of an on-demand service. The series The LOTR: Rings of Power is set in Middle Earth some two thousand years prior to the events in the Lord of the Rings trilogy movie. It details the rich history of the land at a time when the kingdoms of Middle Earth were at the height of their majesty.
Rings of Power will be the first time that the Second Age of Middle Earth will be featured in either film or television. Some familiar characters from the LOTR trilogy such as Elrond, Galadriel, and Isildur will be making an appearance in the series.

