{"id":118585,"date":"2024-06-06T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T16:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=118585"},"modified":"2024-06-06T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T16:46:05","slug":"performers-announce-breaks-from-acting-after-roles-in-middle-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2024\/06\/06\/118585-performers-announce-breaks-from-acting-after-roles-in-middle-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Performers announce breaks from acting after roles in Middle-earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In unrelated posts on Instagram, Evangeline Lilly and Nazanin Boniadi announced they are stepping away from acting after being in high profile, but separate, Middle-earth franchise projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tauriel finds her dharma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Evangeline Lilly played Tauriel<\/a> in The Hobbit trilogy of films, becoming a fan favorite and inspiring some of the best cosplay of that era. She had lines around the block for her SDCC signings at the Weta Workshop booth and became a champion for the fangirl<\/a> experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She parlayed the success of The Hobbit into a title role as The Wasp in the MCU Marvel Cinematic Universe. But being a part of two giant franchises bears a heavy burden. Lilly was on the receiving end of much online criticisms about those movies. As the only main female character in The Hobbit – a book that does not feature any women – she stepped up into a creative situation with everything to prove. Tauriel is now generally appreciated by fandom, but it was a hard-earned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instead of wanting to be the people I admire, I now find myself rooting for them. Instead of wanting to compete with my peers, I now want to see them succeed. Instead of seeing little merit in the young, I want to invest in them.<\/p>\nEvangeline Lilly, on IG<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

On instagram, LOST fans found an old video from her breakout role describing where she wanted to be in 10 years – “Retired.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A post shared by Evangeline Lilly (@evangelinelillyofficial)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>