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Simon Pegg spoke to HeyUGuys at the World Premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, revealing how he brought the Balrog to life, and why he didn't do any crawling around. Pegg went to set to play the scene live opposite Charlie Vickers through a voice-altering microphone, and says joining Middle-earth felt like "manifest destiny", not least because his daughter keeps a Lego Balrog in her room. With Star Trek, Star Wars and Mission: Impossible already ticked off, he also teases a move behind the camera, saying he hopes to direct a film next year.
Interviews for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 at the World Premiere. The series stars Charlie Vickers, Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, Sophia Nomvete, Owain Arthur, Lloyd Owen, Maxim Baldry, Trystan Gravelle, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Ciarán Hinds, Rory Kinnear, Jamie Campbell Bower, Zubin Varla, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Richardson, Adam Young and Simon Pegg, it was developed and written by showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay and directed by Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri and Stefan Schwartz.
Colin Hart and Madison Hart ask the questions.
Plot: Five years on from the fall of Eregion, Middle-earth is at war and Sauron's armies have swept across the world, leaving only the sealed Dwarven halls of Khazad-dûm and the Elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell standing against him. In his newly raised tower of Barad-dûr, the Dark Lord labours to forge the One Ring that will break the last of his enemies. Dwarves, Elves, Men and Wizards must unite in a race against time to stop him.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 will be available on Prime Video from the 11th November 2026.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:03 Recording the Balrog live with Charlie Vickers
00:56 Coffee in the recording booth
01:06 Joining Middle-earth: "manifest destiny"
01:49 The Lego Balrog
02:09 Ticking off every franchise
03:07 Directing a film next year
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