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• Jeff the Killer, a cornerstone of internet creepypastas, is getting his very own feature film based on his terrifying story.
• This comes in the wake of Backrooms‘ success earlier this year.
• The movie will be directed by TikTok creator Savanah Moss and backed by Tongal, a creator-led studio.

After the box office success of Backrooms, internet horror is a popular topic. The next natural move, then, is to capitalize on this. Thus, The Wrap has confirmed that a Jeff the Killer movie is in production, with a TikToker directing. Tongal, the creator-helmed studio, will back the project.

Jeff is an essential piece of the creepypasta lineup, including Slender Man, the Rake, the Russian Sleep Experiment, and, of course, the Backrooms.

Savanah Moss will direct the feature film. Moss makes surreal TikTok videos and has gained over 11 million followers with her weird, creepy content (this is complimentary). Her work certainly fits the unsettling feel of early internet/creepypasta horror. This won’t be the first internet user to direct an internet-focused story, with Kane Parsons, previously only directing YouTube videos, spearheading Backrooms earlier this year. Moss most recently directed and starred in her own horror short film, Funny Bunny. Plenty of the comments on that film, though, were from viewers who enjoyed her storytelling but were dissatisfied with her use of AI. We’ll see if she takes those comments to heart on her next big project. This won’t be the first internet user to direct an internet-focused story. Parsons famously only directed YouTube videos prior to spearheading Backrooms earlier this year.

Jeff the Killer is a classic creepypasta. Born in 2008, the story, in its most basic form, is about a teenage serial killer with a disfigured face. Accompanying the story is a jarring photo of a pale, human-like face with deep-set eyes and an uncanny smile. It was the Momo doll before the Momo doll existed—without the challenge aspect. Jeff is arguably the inception of uncanny internet horror.

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Like the Backrooms and many other creepypastas, the unnerving photo came before the lore now associated with it. As the story goes, Jeff was a 13-year-old who moved to a new town with his parents and brother. Early on, bullies attacked him and his brother, and they fought back. This landed his brother in jail. They attacked Jeff more brutally a second time and, this time, set him on fire, causing his facial disfigurement. After seeing his new face, he began self-mutilating before going on a killing spree. Jeff specifically targeted those who refuse to sleep at night. Insomniacs, you’re screwed. Or so the legend goes.

There is a lot that can be done with this story on the screen, and a lot of internet users’ ideas to draw from. With Clayface coming in October and after the success of The Substance, body horror is a genre on everybody’s mind. Unlike Backrooms, an internet story without an inherently solid plot, which still did very well, Jeff the Killer has a backstory. That said, there is still definitely wiggle room for Savanah and Tongal to play with, so we will have to see what direction they take it.

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• Rosario Dawson revealed at a convention that she shot scenes as her Marvel character Claire Temple for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but they were cut.
• She was ready to post behind-the-scenes photos with Spider-Man when she received news she wasn’t going to be in the film.
• Nerdist’s Take: The cut scenes of Claire Temple could wind up on the Spider-Man: Brand New Day Blu-ray release, or a future extended version.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the live-action version of an oversized Marvel Team-Up Annual, featuring Spidey crossing paths with not one, but four MCU heroes. But one more MCU character, played by someone very well known, almost found themselves in the film too. And they even shot their scene. However, director Destin Daniel Cretton cut it out of the final film. While appearing at Galaxycon recently, Ahsoka and Sin City actress Rosario Dawson confirmed that she filmed a cameo in BND as her Marvel character Claire Temple. Sadly, it wound up on the cutting room floor. Here’s what she had to say about the experience:

I tell you my post was already ready with my BTS, with my grandson wearing all his Spider-Man stuff cause he loves Spider-Man. Then I got the email, so yeah, I’m a reject of Spider-Man and I’m a reject of the Devil’s Rejects.

Rosario Dawson recalls that her scene as Claire Temple in ‘SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY’ was cut at the last minute.

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What Dawson refers to here is a cameo scene filmed 20 years ago as a nurse for Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects. Now, a different nurse character of Dawson’s never made it into another film. For those unfamiliar, Dawson’s character of Claire Temple appeared across several Marvel Netflix shows. She was a practicing nurse who secretly helped injured vigilantes. She’s a composite of Claire Temple, a medical doctor in Luke Cage comics, and an obscure character from a series from the early ’70s called The Night Nurse. That series centered on a nurse named Linda Carter who treated injured superheroes. For obvious reasons relating to a famous DC heroine, Marvel changed the name of its Night Nurse to Claire Temple.

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Dawson’s character appeared in two seasons of Daredevil, as well as Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and The Defenders. She somehow didn’t appear on The Punisher, although it stands to reason that Claire Temple would know him. Yes, it’s a bummer that her cameo didn’t make it into Brand New Day. But we imagine it’ll be a deleted scene on the eventual Blu-ray. Who knows, maybe they even insert it back into the film? Claire Temple was a very cool character, one we hope finds a home somewhere in the MCU again. If not in Brand New Day, then maybe in a future Spider-Man film down the line.

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• The director of Smile and Robert Pattinson are teaming up to remake one of the ’80s most bizarre cult films, Possession.
• The Possession remake movie will officially release on June 11, 2027.
• Nerdist Take: The original Possession is so wacky and strange that it’s hard for us to imagine a remake capturing that energy. However, we do like the minds behind this reboot, so we are interested to hear more.

Over the past several years, it seems like they’ve remade almost every ’70s and ’80s horror classic. Probably some you’re not even aware of. (Someone remade John Carpenter’s The Fog, for reasons). Yet one cult horror film from that era has remained untouched by the remake craze, until now. According to The Hollywood Reporter, 1981’s Possession is getting the remake treatment soon, as Smile filmmaker Parker Finn and Robert Pattinson are joining forces to remake the supernatural thriller. Polish filmmaker Andrzej Zulawski wrote and directed the original. Pattinson is on board as producer, and may also star in the film. The Possession remake movie will officially release on June 11, 2027.

We first learned this news back in 2024, and now we have a casting confirmation. No, it is not for Robert Pattinson as the star. Instead, Paul Dano will star in this Possession remake film alongside Callum Turner and Margaret Qualley. Yes, that means Batman and the Ridder are teaming up after all. It is not clear who anyone will portray in this film right now.

Oliane Productions/Marianne Productions/Soma Film/Warner Bros. Nerdist Take: It’ll Be Hard for Any Remake to Live Up to the Strangeness of the Original Posession

The original film wasn’t your typical ’80s horror movie. It wasn’t even a financial success in its day, only achieving cult hit status over time, thanks to home video. Possession took place in West Berlin, and featured future Jurassic Park star Sam Neill as a spy who returns home to his wife and son.

This meditation of martial drama eventually spirals out, and before you know it, there are strange doppelgangers and a tentacled alien. So, not exactly Friday the 13th. The U.K. banned Possession, and an American release cut out a third of it to be less bizarre. We must say however, it does sound exactly like the kind of weird stuff producer Robert Pattinson would totally be into.

Parker Finn is riding high after his directorial debut, Smile, became the biggest horror hit of 2022. That film cost $17 million to produce, and made $217 million at the box office. It was originally intended for Paramount+. Yet wiser heads prevailed after positive test screenings, and Smile made quite a return on investment for the studio. And now Finn is making the sequel.

So it seems Finn is using his Smile clout to do his version of the relatively obscure cult film. It remains to be seen if the final film could possibly live up to the strangeness of the original, which was made in a completely different climate for horror films.

As mentioned, the Possession remake will release on June 11, 2027.

Originally published June 14, 2024.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Peacock and A24 are teaming up for Crystal Lake, a Friday the 13th prequel series that will expand the franchise.
• Linda Cardellini will star as Pamela Voorhees, the mother of the infamous Jason Voorhees.
• Crystal Lake will release its first episode on October 15.

A couple of years ago, we got the big news that the Friday the 13th franchise would continue to expand with Crystal Lake, a prequel series about the infamous campground. What would a prequel series entail? Will we learn new things about Jason Voorhees’ childhood and perhaps his psychotic mother Pamela?

Here’s everything we know about Crystal Lake. 

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The title of this series is Crystal Lake.

Crystal Lake’s Plot 

There is a brief plot synopsis for Crystal Lake, which you can read below:

A prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, the series follows single mother Pam Voorhees who has been unable to shake her grief after her young, sickly son Jason tragically drowned in the town lake almost a year before. When two strangers arrive at Pam’s door digging into her past, a disturbing chain of events are set into motion, leaving the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: just who is Pam Voorhees?

Perhaps they will reveal some lore that changes what we thought about Camp Crystal Lake and the franchise’s original players. The trailer confirms that the show takes place a little under a year after Jason’s death, which was in 1957 originally. However, it seems the show is taking some timeline liberties and bringing those events to the 1970s.

Cardellini opened up about her role as Pamela Voorhees during this year’s NBC Backlot Press Day, saying that this show gives her a firmer foundation.

“We all know where Pam ends up because she starts all the killing in the first movie. So, what Brad gave me was a beautiful beginning and somewhere to go. There’s an arc there from somebody who means well and is trying to survive. She’s doing the best that she can and fighting hard for things that she thinks are right to [becoming] somebody who then turns out to do all the wrong things. That gives me a lot of places to go. I think that dissent is very necessary,” Cardellini said.

She even hinted that she will wear Betsy Palmer’s infamous sweater from the original film.

Behind the Scenes

Brad Caleb Kane, who recently brought us IT: Welcome to Derry, will be the showrunner for Peacock’s Crystal Lake TV series. He is the creator, writer, and executive producer as well. Ahead of its release, we have photos of Crystal Lake cast in action.

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Crystal Lake stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees. William Catlett will portray Levon Brooks, Devin Kessler is Briana Brooks, Cameron Scoggins is Dorf, and Callum Vinson from the Chucky TV show will be a young Jason Voorhees.

Crystal Lake’s Release Date

There is no release date for Peacock and A24’s upcoming series. 

Originally published August 19, 2024.

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• KFC and Oreo have collaborated to create the fried chicken cookie.
• The cookie kept the chocolate wafers and added herb-and-seasoning-flavored cream.
• These cookies were dropped with a Retro Popcorn flavor, exclusively in China.

Oreo is collaborating with anyone and everyone these days. Some of these collaborations have created insanely popular hits, like the BTS and Post Malone packs. Others have been total misses. Where the KFC x Oreo China Fried Chicken Cookie stands is… up to you.

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As part of Oreo’s “Playful Time Travel” collection, the fried chicken cookie came out alongside another weird combination: Retro Popcorn. I am personally interested (and slightly mortified) to see how the collection continues with more flavor drops.

The odd combo kept the classic chocolate cookies but replaced the filling with an 11-seasoning spice blend-flavored cream. The seasoning includes herbs, spices, and salt, emulating the classic batter KFC uses. One side of the cookie has Oreo’s regular logo, but the other side includes KFC’s branding. The choice not to use a savory cracker to hold the salty cream is baffling to me, but I’ll wait to judge.

And I’ll have to wait a long time, if not forever. The two new cookie flavors went on sale on July 31, but only in China. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you feel about chocolate and fried chicken flavor profiles interacting), Oreo China is not selling the cookies anywhere else—yet.

Oreo and KFC are both notorious for producing odd flavor combinations, for the love of the game, it seems. Last year, KFC turned its gravy into an ice cream flavor, and Oreo created a Thanksgiving pack that included flavors like Turkey & Stuffing and Creamed Corn. I’m not sure who is buying these, and honestly, I am wholeheartedly afraid of anybody who does. Are they the equivalent of people who like the popcorn and toothpaste-flavored jellybeans? Maybe. But I still hope, for their sakes, the KFC and Retro Popcorn Oreos will be coming to the rest of the world soon.

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• Marvel and Lucasfilm have announced that Kevin Smith will write a Star Wars and Marvel Universe crossover event series, Star Wars/Marvel: Heroes Assemble.
• Ultimate Spider-Man artist David Marquez will illustrate the five-issue series.
• The events of A New Hope will spill over into the mainline Marvel Universe, Earth-616
• Nerdist takes: Despite 50 years of association, Star Wars and Marvel have never crossed over, making this a historic comic book series.

Star Wars and Marvel Comics have been synonymous for nearly five decades. In fact, the relationship goes back before Star Wars first hit theaters. The first issue of Marvel’s Star Wars adaptation hit spinner racks 6 weeks before George Lucas’ game-changing film premiered. And those Star Wars comics helped save Marvel from bankruptcy. Now, at long last, the Marvel Universe and the Star Wars galaxy will officially collide, as the publisher has announced Star Wars/Marvel: Hope Assembles, the first official crossover between universes. And writing it is none other than avowed Star Wars/Marvel fanboy-for-life, filmmaker Kevin Smith. The Announcement came via Entertainment Weekly. You can check out the covers by Ultimate Spider-Man artist David Marquez, the series’ main artist, below in an Instagram post from Kevin Smith:

This five-part limited series will kick off in January of 2027, starting off Star Wars’ 50th anniversary in style. The iconic heroes from A New Hope will join Earth-616, which fans know as the “main” timeline of monthly Marvel comics, and meet iconic heroes like Spider-Man, the Hulk, Iron Man, and many others. Meanwhile, Doctor Doom and several Marvel villains will join the forces of Darth Vader and the Empire. This is especially fitting, as Mark Hamill himself has said George Lucas drew inspiration for Darth Vader from Victor von Doom. Now, to paraphrase Vader in A New Hope, “They meet at last. The circle is now complete.” Below you can read Kevin Smith’s statement on this once-in-a-lifetime crossover event:

Back in the early ‘80s, I had a subscription to Marvel’s Star Wars comics. And as fun as it was to follow the continuing adventures of Luke, Leia, and Han, I always wished that Spider-Man or Doctor Doom could cross over into their cinematic saga. So when the opportunity arose to actually tell that story, nobody had to Force my hand! I’m ecstatic to be writing Hope Assembles for the 50th anniversary of Star Wars! Many thanks to Marvel Comics and Lucasfilm for trusting me to fly the Falcon and the Quinjet!

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Hope Assembles Heroes sees the events of A New Hope unfold on Earth after a reality-shattering spell. Now, we don’t see Doctor Strange in the artwork, but this feels like his doing. However, we do indeed see the Scarlet Witch, and altering reality on a grand scale seems to be her thing, so keep an eye on that Wanda. The first issue will launch in January 2027, with each subsequent installment dropping every month. The fifth and final issue will arrive in May 2027, A New Hope’s official anniversary month.

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This comic is historic for another reason. In 50 years of Star Wars, aside from very short, tongue-in-cheek comedy comics and short non-canon prose stories, there has never been a long-form Star Wars story that acknowledges Earth. Or even the Milky Way galaxy. They’ve kept things to that galaxy far, far away. So this is a first for that too. Kevin Smith has long been asked by fans when he’d write a Star Wars or Marvel movie, and always said no. It seems comic books are another thing entirely.

Outgoing Marvel EIC C. B. Cebulski said of the project, “It’s an idea we’ve wanted to explore since getting the Star Wars license back [from Dark Horse Comics] over a decade ago, but we knew we’d have to wait with the patience of a Jedi to make it happen. The 50th anniversary of A New Hope has finally given us the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring these two universes together.” Can Heroes Assemble live up to 50 years of nerd daydreams? We’ll find out in January, when Star Wars/Marvel: Heroes Assemble hits comic book shops.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Actor Daniel Weyman reveals to Nerdist that in The Rings of Power season three, Gandalf will try to find softness in those whose hearts have hardened.
• More specifically, Gandalf will try to reach the Dark Wizard, who has been corrupted by evil and power, and touch his heart.
• Go Deeper: To learn more about the Dark Wizard and his identity, explore “If THE RINGS OF POWER’s Ciarán Hinds Isn’t Saruman, Then Is He A Blue Wizard?“

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season two revealed the identity of one important wizard. As we long suspected, The Rings of Power’s The Stranger was actually Gandalf, who had forgotten his name and identity. In The Rings of Power season three, we’ll see Gandalf more fully inhabit his true self and his powers, and that includes the wonderful ability of Gandalf to feel compassion, pity, and love for his fellow creatures. Daniel Weyman shares that in the third season of The Rings of Power, Gandalf will be finding the softness in people whose hearts have hardened. And he tells Nerdist that Gandalf has one very specific target in mind to save from the grip of evil: his fellow Middle-earth wizard, the Dark Wizard.

In The Rings of Power season two, the Dark Wizard appeared corrupted by the idea of power and control. He didn’t seek to save Middle-earth, but rule it. And when his “old friend,” The Stranger/Gandalf, did not want to join him on his dark paths, he grew angry and violent. But Daniel Weyman shares in our interview that Gandalf hasn’t given up on his friend; in The Rings of Power season three, he will seek to reach the Dark Wizard’s heart and save it.

Weyman reveals, “I think at the end of season two of The Rings of Power, we saw The Dark Wizard really upset The Stranger, who was turning into Gandalf. I think he found it very disturbing that this person, who was claiming to have been a friend, wanted to side with Sauron and take this sort of domination, this sort of grab of energy and power. And I think he can’t work out what’s going on inside that other creature’s mind and body and soul.”

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But Gandalf isn’t about to give up on the Dark Wizard and lose him to evil. Weyman continues, “And so if he gets the opportunity, I think he’s going to watch out for moments where he can see the crack in the armor, where he can see a chance to get light in. And especially with The Dark Wizard, that’s a point of which I think this sadness that sometimes The Dark Wizard has is so clear for him to see. Is that a possible way in? Can he use that? Can he unpack? Because we know Gandalf has a lot of knowledge about sadness. He understands pity. And so hopefully that’s a way into the Dark Wizard’s heart.”

But whether there is or not, Gandalf will certainly give it his best efforts. “He might not be” someone Gandalf can save, Weyman concludes of the Dark Wizard, “He might not be, but I might try.”

Go Deeper on the Dark Wizard and Gandalf in The Rings of Power

We may have finally found out that Gandalf is Gandalf, but the identity of The Dark Wizard on The Rings of Power remains a mystery. The showrunners have confirmed he’s not Sauron, so who does that leave? Go deeper into the identity of the Dark Wizard in our piece, “If THE RINGS OF POWER’s Ciarán Hinds Isn’t Saruman, Then Is He A Blue Wizard?“

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Gandalf and the Dark Wizard will return when The Rings of Power season three premieres on Prime Video on November 11. The full release schedule can be found here. If you’d like to get yourself ready for this return to Middle-earth, you can pick up The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth or The Silmarillion and read more about Tolkien’s vision of the time when the show takes place.

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⚡ Quick Take

• In the final episodes of The Vampire Lestat, we learn the heartbreaking truth that Claudia and Madeleine have not found one another in death.
• Will Claudia and Madeleine reunite in the world of The Vampire Lestat? Delainey Hayles certainly hopes that it could happen.
• Go Deeper: Read our full interview with Delainey Hayles about The Vampire Lestat, Delainey Hayles Talks Claudia and Regina in THE VAMPIRE LESTAT.

“My coven is Claudia,” are some of the most romantic words spoken in Interview with the Vampire. Although they came to a tragic end, we loved seeing the joy Claudia and Madeleine brought to one another during their brief time as companions in Interview with the Vampire. Madeleine is probably the only person who ever put Claudia first in the entire narrative. And the scenes between them were some of the most joy-filled and loving that we see on the series. And so, it is incredibly harrowing to learn that in death, Claudia and Madeleine have not been reunited. In episode six of The Vampire Lestat, Claudia’s spirit is summoned back into the land of the living. Threaded within Claudia’s justified rage, there’s a deep, unyielding loneliness and sorrow that emerges as she reveals that she cannot find Madeline in the afterlife, no matter how hard she searches for her. And Delainey Hayles gives a stunning performance of the tumult of heartbreak this induces in Claudia. We at Nerdist would hate for this to be the end of the love story between Claudia and her immortal companion, Madeleine. So when speaking with Delainey Hayles, we had to ask if she believes Claudia will ever achieve peace and find Madeleine in The Vampire Lestat? Here’s what Hayles had to say.

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“I hope she does find rest.” Hayles offered, although she didn’t note whether she believed it was possible within the scope of the series. “Yeah, I really hope she does because her whole life has been kind of an injustice. Everything has been done to her. And now she is alone again, which is the worst thing to be for a vampire. So I hope Claudia finds rest, and her rest is being able to find Madeleine.”

A two-for-one deal, really. If Claudia finds Madeleine in death, she would also find peace. And it’s peace she so sorely deserves. Anne Rice’s books paint Claudia and Madeleine’s relationship in a much different light. And that’s the beauty of adaptation. Thus, we very much hope The Vampire Lestat series takes one more step and reveals to us that Claudia and Madeleine do eventually find one another in the afterlife. We’d very much like to imagine that Claudia can return to the love and happiness that filled her when she was alive, especially during the period when she had her companion. Seems like it would be a reasonable amend for Louis and Lestat to summon them both together to allow them some peace. Make it happen, boys.

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The Vampire Lestat is now streaming on AMC and AMC+. If you’d like more insights into the season, you can also pick up The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice for your reading pleasure.

Rotem Rusak is the Editor-in-Chief of Nerdist. She cannot possibly wait two more years for more of The Vampire Lestat. She hopes for Claudia and Madeleine’s happy reunion in time.

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⚡ Quick Take

• Charlie Vickers says Sauron will tell Celeborn that he’s been hanging out with his wife, Galadriel, when the pair meet in Rings of Power.
• The relationship between Galadriel and Sauron has been an important one in The Rings of Power, and fans are interested to see where it will go.
• Get Another Perspective: Morfydd Clark offers us her perspective on Sauron and Galadriel’s relationship in The Rings of Power in this interview, “Morfydd Clark Dives Into the Lasting Wounds Sauron Has Dealt Galadriel“

If you’re a fan of the relationship between Sauron and Galadriel, you probably already heard about The Rings of Power’s showrunners calling what will happen between Sauron, Galadriel, and her husband, Celeborn, in season three, a love triangle. But we’re equally obsessed with the version of events that Charlie Vickers regaled us with in our recent interview. Vickers let us know that Sauron and Celeborn have a history of sorts… But when they meet back up again in season three of The Rings of Power, Sauron will have some explaining to do about what he’s been up to with Galadriel. Vickers notes that the relationship between Galadriel and Sauron will hang in the air between Celeborn and Sauron. You can watch Vickers answer, which contains the words, “I’ve been hanging out with your wife,” below.

In full, here’s what Vickers had to say about the relationship between Celeborn, Galadriel, and Sauron: “I mean, the thing with Celeborn is when Sauron meets Celeborn, if Sauron meets Celeborn, well, let’s face it, they’re going to meet at some point. They have their own shared history. They’ve both been around for hundreds of years. So they have their own kind of thing.” Vickers mimes two people meeting and recognizing one another, “Oh, it’s like, oh… And then there’s also this other added thing of, by the way, ‘I’ve been hanging out with your wife.'”

It’s no small added thing, that’s for sure. Sauron and Galadriel’s intense entanglement throughout the first two seasons of The Rings of Power set in motion the series’ main events, including the formation of Mount Doom and the forging of the Rings of Power. Had Galadriel not let Sauron into her heart and mind, he may have never risen to power again. And it’s clear that, whether they like it or not, the relationship has left a massive mark on both characters and their journeys. And, now, Galadriel’s closest confidante, who has no idea that she’d become so intertwined with the Dark Lord, has returned… And it sounds like Sauron may be the one to tell him… “Hey, Galadriel and I have been hanging out.” That’s Middle-earth drama at its finest.

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Sauron, Galadriel, and Celeborn will arrive on our screens when The Rings of Power season three premieres on Prime Video on November 11. The full release schedule can be found here. If you’d like to get yourself ready for this return to Middle-earth, you can pick up The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth or The Silmarillion and read more about Tolkien’s vision of the time when the show takes place.

Get Another Perspective

Morfydd Clark Dives Into Galadriel & Adar’s Bond, Sauron’s Lasting Hurt, TROP TikTok and All Things THE RINGS OF POWER

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