Sauron primarily controlled the Orcs the same way he controlled all of his minions: through fear. By the time of The Lord of ...

Charlie Vickers, who plays Sauron in his Annatar form, shares a bit more with us about who Annatar is on The Rings of Power and where he’s coming from.. Vickers notes, “Approaching it from a ...

Sauron is the greatest deceiver in all of fantasy literature, maybe all of fiction, and his Annatar form is central to that legacy. Awe-inspiringly beautiful, in essence, ...

Sauron’s many misdeeds include assuming numerous identities to deceive and manipulate Middle-Earth’s power players into doing his bidding.

Other Sauron Forms We Might See on The Rings of Power During the height of his powers, in the First Age of Middle-earth, Sauron would shapeshift into a serpent, a vampire, and even a wolf.

DEADLINE: How did you find out that your character was Sauron? VICKERS: It took a while, actually.We filmed the first two episodes, then went on a six-month, five-month hiatus because of Covid in ...

Sauron's multifaceted villainy is a positive sign for future seasons, in a show that previously didn't seem capable of serious psychological complexity. Elsewhere, pacing is still an issue.

Sauron enchants Galadriel, and when she awakes, he has disappeared. We see him briefly hiking toward Mount Doom—likely to marshal the orcs and claim his throne.

Sauron and the Forging of the Rings of Power. After about 500 years, Sauron emerged once again and established himself in Mordor, where he built the tower of Barad-dûr.

This season, Sauron is after someone else’s attention on The Rings of Power, the great elven smith, Celebrimbor, whose knowledge Sauron needs to create his ruling rings.