Elijah Wood and the actors of The Rings of Power, united against racism

In Middle-earth they have already said: “Enough!” After months of criticism of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for the creative decision to choose a different cast, because JRR Tolkien’s universe allows for the inclusion of non-Caucasian actors to play the different races of Arda, the actors united against racism.

They were not only members of the Amazon Prime Video series, but also the original hobbits of Peter Jackson’s films.

“We, the cast of the rings of powerwe are together and in absolute solidarity e against the persistent racism, threats, harassment and abuse that some of our black castmates face every day. We refuse to ignore or tolerate it, “they expressed in a statement shared by the official account of the series created by JD Payne and Patrick McKay and directed by Catalan JA Bayona.

Tolkien’s multicultural world

“JRR Tolkien has created a world which, by definition, is multicultural. A world in which free people of different races and cultures come together, in a single community, to defeat the forces of evil. The rings of power reflect this, “defends the cast of The Lord of the Rings: The rings of power.

And they continue: “Our world has never been all white, the fantasy has never been all white, Middle-earth is never all white. People of color belong to Middle-earth and are here to stay. “

Some of the members who received the most complaints were, for example, Ismael Cruz Cordova as Arondir, an elf in love with a human. Born in Puerto Rico, the actor is Afro-Latino.

Of course, he wasn’t too keen on the inclusion of Nazanin Boniadi, who plays the human Bronwyn and who was born in Iran. Y, for more racist Tolkien fans, Sophia Nomvete as Disa, Tyroe Muhafidin as Theo or Lenny Henry as Zadok are no good.the sage of the furry ones (i.e. the hobbit species contemplated in the series).

Those of now and those of before

To the anti-racist attack the original hobbits also joinedthe actors of the Peter Jackson trilogy he took 17 Oscars.

Elijah Wood, who played Frodo Bolson, uploaded a photo to the networks where he appears with Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, also known as Meriadoc and Peregrin, wearing a shirt with the ears of all the races of Middle-earth together and of all colors. “Everyone is welcome here,” wrote the actor in solidarity with Tolkien’s new generation of actors.

Sean Astin, who played Sam, also uploaded a photo wearing a cap with the same design. And it is that, when it comes to fighting evil, hobbits always know which is the right path.

The beginning of the series

Beyond the problems with racism, the truth is that The Lord of the Rings: The rings of power It started with a great audience acceptance of this fantastic universe. Despite being paid content, the first two chapters were seen by ten million people on the day of the inauguration. A figure that doubled – and a little more – a few days after the debut.

Source: The avant-garde

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