When your fantasy homeland is burnt to a crisp, you know it’s time to go. That’s what former Game of Thrones star Joseph Mawle did when he signed up for a lead role Amazon‘s upcoming The Lord of the Rings TV series.
According to Deadline, Mawle, who played as former Night’s Watch Ranger Benjen Stark/Coldhands in GoT, will reportedly star as a major villain in the upcoming big-budget adaptation of the fantasy series, which serves as a precursor to J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
The BAFTA TV nominee is part of a trio of Game of Thrones alum to be part of this new project. He is joined by former GoT co-executive producer Bryan Cogman now as the show’s consulting producer, and ex-HBO executive vice president Bruce Richmond to executive produce.
Joining Mawle in terms of cast will be Will Poulter (The Revenant, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch) and Markella Kavenagh (Romper Stomper), though no details of their characters have been revealed as of yet.
Will Poulter 
Markella Kavenagh
The Lord of the Rings is produced by Amazon’s entertainment arm, Amazon Studios, with collaborations with the Tolkien Estate and Trust, HarperCollins, and New Line Cinema. Directing the first two episodes of the series will be J.A. Bayona of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom fame.
Production for The Lord of the Rings is slated to begin sometime in the next few months, taking place in Auckland, New Zealand.
Marion has a serious RPG addiction. Sometimes it bleeds into real life; he forgets to sleep because he thinks he has a Witcher’s body clock. Forgive him in advance if he suddenly blurts out terms such as “Mind Flayer” and “Magic Missile”, because never once does he stop thinking about his next Dungeons & Dragons game.
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