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Lord of the Rings: Ismael Cruz Córdova Teases Arondir's Future in The Rings of Power Season 2


We already know that Arondir will be back in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2. But what can we expect of the Silvan Elf in the second season? Ismael Cruz Córdova teased his character's future in the series.

Ismael Cruz Córdova is one of the cast members who attended the show's For Your Consideration where he confirmed that Arondir will be facing new troubles ahead (via Deadline).

“We were in a time of relative peace in Season 1 and all that gets shaken up. Now we’re dealing with the aftermath of this big evil that is now concrete. We got the guy now; Sauron is here. In Season 2, we’re grappling with that,” Córdova said.

“These characters are grappling with their elvish-ness or their dwarf-ness, with their humanity and their loves. What you’re going to see is the depth of our reality and how it is expressed. That’s where it all takes off,” he added.

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Arondir might be facing trouble but Cordova, who plays the first POC elf in J.R.R. Tolkien's universe, the backlash he faced is now behind him.

“I had a lifetime of preparation for this role and I’ve been fighting for an opportunity like this one for so long. I’ve been wanting to play an elf for around 20 years, a dream that came with a lot of naysayers along the way,” he said.

“By the time we started shooting, I had already faced a year of backlash: a lot of negativity, death threats, racism, all of that. I knew going in that I would have to be bulletproof to prove to all these people that I belong there,” Cordova continued.

“Fast forward to Season 2, the love and support were concrete—I still get emotional thinking about it. The impact that it had was no longer in a vacuum. I had thousands of hands holding me and pushing me,” he stated.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 has not yet been given an official release date. Stay tuned for more updates on this story.

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