LEGO Reveals the Greatest Lord of the Rings Set Ever

Put together your wallets as a result of LEGO has launched their latest Lord of the Rings set, and it is their greatest set ever. The world-famous toy model kick-started their Lord of the Rings theme in 2023 with a big Rivendell set, which included minifigures of your complete Fellowship. The set was immensely widespread, and rapidly bought out upon its launch (however has since been restocked), and nearly assured that LEGO would proceed recreating iconic landmarks and moments from J.R.R. Tolkien’s world.

The most recent set takes prospects away from the Land of Elves to the darkish depths of Mordor, bringing the enduring Barad-Dûr, the Eye of Sauron, to life. The set stands at nearly twice the peak of LEGO’s Rivendell set, at 83 cm tall x 44cm broad x 36 cm deep, and clocks in at 5,471 items. The set at the moment prices $459.99, barely lower than LEGO’s earlier Rivendell set ($499.99). Set inside the tower are 4 flooring, that includes a eating room with a hidden mad of Center Earth, the Mouth of Sauron’s examine, and the tower library with a rotating ladder. Moreover, the black gate is automated, and the enduring eye lights up.

Like all nice LEGO set, the Barad-Dûr additionally comes with a choice of minifigures which might remodel the towering construction right into a diorama depicting a well-known scene from Lord of the Rings. Alongside the Eye of Sauron, the set additionally comes with 10 minifigures, together with Frodo, Sam, Gollum, Sauron, the Mouth of Sauron, and several other different villainous creatures from Sauron’s Military. LEGO introduced the set on Might 14, through a Tweet, which you’ll view under:

The Lord of the Rings Franchise Is Increasing

It is not simply LEGO which might be increasing their vary of Lord of the Rings merchandise, followers even have new motion pictures and exhibits to sit up for within the coming years. The Prime Video sequence, Rings of Energy is returning to the streamer this August for its second season, and simply dropped a brand new trailer, teasing Sauron’s rise to energy. An animated film, titled The Struggle for Rohirrim, can also be on the way in which by director Kenji Kamiyama and is scheduled to launch on December 13, 2024. The sequence will take audiences again lots of of years earlier than Peter Jackson’s seminal trilogy, telling the story of Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan and founding father of Helm’s Deep.

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Most excitingly, a brand new, live-action film is coming. Peter Jackson is taking a step again from the director’s chair to govt produce the brand new film, however Lord of the Rings veteran Andy Serkis is stepping in to direct Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, which is predicted to launch in 2026. In a press launch for the brand new film (per Selection) Warner Bros. execs Mike De Luca and Pam Adby promised the brand new initiatives would honor Tolkien’s genre-defining worlds. The assertion mentioned:

“”For over two-decades, moviegoers have embraced the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie trilogy due to the plain devotion Peter, Fran and Philippa have proven in the direction of defending the legacy of Tolkien’s works, and to make sure audiences may expertise the unimaginable world he created in a method that honors his literary imaginative and prescient. We’re honored they’ve agreed be our companions on these two new movies. With Andy coming aboard to direct ‘Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,’ we proceed an vital dedication to excellence that may be a true hallmark of how all of us wish to enterprise forward and additional contribute to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ cinematic historical past.”