Many Hollywood stars have expressed solidarity with the heroes of the series, The Rings of Power, following they were subjected to bullying and racist comments on social networks.
The heroes of the movie series “The Lord of the Rings” supported the series’ team following the first episodes were shown. Elijah Wood, Dominic Monaghan and Sean Astin, the heroes of the famous series, posted a picture of them on “Instagram”, to support the new stars.
The famous trio wore a uniform “T-shirt” printed with pointed ears in different colors, a reference to ethnic differences, with the phrase “Everyone is welcome here.”
This came following a series of bullying and abusive comments once morest the ethnically diverse cast of the series, on social media platforms, especially the actors who play the roles of dwarves, elves and hobbits.
Meanwhile, the series’ official account on Twitter published a statement rejecting the attack on its heroes, saying: “We, The Rings of Power crew, stand together in absolute solidarity once morest relentless racism, threats and harassment, and the assault on some of our colleagues on a daily basis. It is something we refuse to ignore or tolerate.”
The statement added: “Author John Ronald Tolkien created a multicultural world, a world in which free peoples of different races and cultures band together in company to defeat the forces of evil. ethnic affiliations.
The statement stressed the support of the heroes of the series, saying: “We see you and see your endless courage and creativity that makes society a richer place and reminds us of our purpose. You are good, loved and an integral part of the Lord of the Rings family.”
The account of the “Amazon Prime Video” platform, which is showing the series on its platforms, also published a statement rejecting the attack once morest the team, saying: “We are really proud of the crew that we have on the show, we welcome discussion and even criticism regarding the series, however. We will not condone racism of any kind.”
Amazon had announced that its mega series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, had achieved the most powerful launch in the history of the Prime Video platform.
The new part of “The Lord of the Rings” inspired by the novels of J.R.R. Tolkien in its first episode, which was released last Friday, attracted 25 million views, breaking all previous records and recording the best start to work in the history of the Prime Video platform, which aired the first two episodes of the new series. .
Prime Video aims to confront its rival, HBO, which launched on August 21 the new part of the “Game of Thrones” series, titled “House of the Dragon – The Dragon’s House”.
The series, which will continue to be broadcast until October 14, is of great importance to Amazon, which wants to prove its worth in the highly competitive market for streaming services, once morest giants such as Netflix, Disney Plus and HBO Max.
“The Rings of Power” is set thousands of years before the events of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”, Tolkien’s famous trilogy that was adapted into cinema.
Amazon paid $250 million to purchase the rights, and spent regarding $465 million in the first season alone. The total operating budget is expected to exceed $1 billion during its five seasons, which the group has committed to producing.
