Picture the scene: a clearing in the middle of thick woods on a blustery spring day.
bodies?can be put into them toward the beleaguered building.
Not far away is the dead body of an Orc.
Theres even an upturned boat sitting out in the middle of it all.
Suddenly, you hear a scream.
A figure in full armor plummets from the top of the fortification all the way down to the ground.
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There are cheers all around and someone shouts, Cut!
One thing was clear straight awaythere are going to be some epic battles in this upcoming season.
In a year or twos time, our footprint would have pretty much disappeared.
Its a very appropriate and evocative image, considering J.R.R.
Tolkien was himselfa World War I veteran.
Some of that muck and mess is, of course, thanks to the great British weather!
ButRings of Powerended up doing it the other way around.
Weve done a lot of horse work.
Weve done a lot of wire work.
Weve done a lot of fights.
And of course, those weapons are going to be used in dramatic ways.
And I think thats always the best shows of when the two departments come together.
When you work together, you change the way these are made for this season.
Sitting out on display is an impressive-looking helmet with a bearded face molded onto it and golden eyes.
Set decorator Tina Jones looks to museums and historical pieces for her inspiration.
We went up to the Leeds Armory and weve got some great images.
Notably, shes fully kitted out in her armor, ready for another battle.
As the season goes on Charlie Vickers Sauron will be stepping into the action as well.
In season two, he takes on his Elven form first described in Tolkiens legendarium.
The show wont say just yet.
For now, all weve seen from the set looks pretty dark and foreboding.
Its clear that season two is going to be grim and violent in places.
But there will be light, too.
But the other thing that we really love about Tolkien and this material is that theres hope everywhere too.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 premieres on Aug. 29 on Prime Video.
