The historical familial legacy of Elrond coincides with his pivotal role in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” a feature of the influential character that the actor playing him is glad to explore. Characters from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies are essential to the Amazon series, although they are either not present or are much younger than their Third Age counterparts because the series is set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Second Age of his genre-defining fantasy realm. This insight caused casting adjustments for characters like Elrond, who is no longer portrayed by Hugo Weaving. … Continue reading How Elrond Facing His Family’s Legacy Conflicts in “LOTR: Rings of Power”