Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series has found its lead actor. While Midsommar and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch actor Will Poulter was originally set to spearhead the ambitious TV series, he departed for unspecified reasons last month. Now Deadline reports that Robert Aramayo has taken over the “young hero role” which is referred to as Beldor. Aramayo is an up and coming actor with a role in the upcoming prequel The King’s Man and a scene-stealing turn in Mindhunter Season 2, but fans likely know him for playing young Ned Stark in Game of Thrones. We didn’t …

Amazon Prime Video’s high-profile Lord of the Rings TV show has lost one of its leading performers. Per Variety, Midsommar and We’re the Millers actor Will Poulter has dropped out of the show due to scheduling conflicts. His role was being kept under wraps, but Poulter was the highest profile name to sign on to the series thus far, as other actors reportedly attached include Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Maxim Baldry, and Ema Horvath. So Amazon's in need of some starpower at the moment. This is actually the second high-profile project that Poulter has backed …

Will Poulter is one of the most interesting young talents in all of Hollywood, having already worked with A-list filmmakers such as Alejandro González Iñárritu (The Revenant) and Kathryn Bigelow (Detroit). But the English actor has just landed the biggest role of his career, as he has been cast as one of the leads in Amazon's Lord of the Rings series. Poulter joins Australian actress Markella Kavenagh in the big-budget adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved masterwork. Plot details remain scant, though the show's official Twitter account hinted at exploring the Second …

Amazon's The Lord of the Rings TV series casts Will Poulter, who's known for Black Mirror and Midsommar, in an undisclosed leading role.