{"id":118576,"date":"2024-06-05T20:30:14","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T01:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=118576"},"modified":"2024-06-05T20:30:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T01:30:17","slug":"allow-adar-to-reintroduce-himself-ew-profiles-sam-hazeldine-for-rings-of-power-s2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2024\/06\/05\/118576-allow-adar-to-reintroduce-himself-ew-profiles-sam-hazeldine-for-rings-of-power-s2\/","title":{"rendered":"Allow Adar to reintroduce himself: EW profiles Sam Hazeldine for Rings of Power S2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The fallen elf and leader of Uruks has a new vibe, thanks to a new actor named Sam Hazeldine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entertainment Weekly <\/a>got an exclusive interview with the actor taking over the role of Adar, the main antagonist for the first two seasons of The Rings of Power. Hazeldine comes fresh off the huge success of AppleTV+ show Masters of the Air<\/em> (he’s in the final three episodes as the leader of the Air Force troupe) and it seems that he’s relished the opportunity to play in the fantasy world of J.R.R Tolkien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe hardest thing was I had to go straight into speaking Black Speech on day one,\u201d the actor says. \u201cIt is hard on your throat, and it is hard to remember because it doesn\u2019t really follow the elvish languages, which have roots in real languages like Welsh and Finnish.” He even had the show\u2019s Tolkien lore experts rewrite some of his lines from English into Black Speech, in order to give Adar the proper gravitas.<\/p>\nEW, quoting Sam Hazeldine for S2<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Staffer Demosthenes here. Just quickly, there’s another quote from Hazledine that is ridiculously thought-provoking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Viewers will also see how previous confrontations between Adar and Sauron unfolded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was an offer for power and for something else, which you’ll find out later on in the show, and Adar willingly took the deal,\u201d Hazeldine says of Adar\u2019s origin. \u201cIt’s kind of like he took a red pill and was duped. He was horrifically tortured and maimed.\u201d<\/p>\nEW, quoting Sam Hazeldine for S2<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What is that “something else”? Is it the chance to redeem all orcs? Would that be enough to convince Adar to follow Sauron? Is Adar one of those mentioned in The Rings of Power and the Third Age<\/em> who believed Sauron had “abjured his evil deeds”? What sort of power would be a lure for Adar anyway? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re hoping to explore these questions and provide some grounded speculation over coming weeks. Anyway, back to Justin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We previously shared a Tolkien scholar’s opinion on the invented character Adar with this post<\/a> after Season 1. Overwhelmingly, fans embraced the character and this new interview has generated a ton of hype going into Season 2, and even Adar fan cams!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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"I have changed."

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