Ismael Cruz Córdova and Morfydd Clark talk about championing diversity and doing their own stunts on set of the Prime Video streaming series.
When the casting was announced for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” the reaction was divisive, to say the least. Longtime fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work were divided because the international cast of the Prime Video prequel series was notably inclusive — something fantasy storytelling has frequently lacked. For the actors, who were stepping into both canonical and newly created roles, the response was expected, but still overwhelming.
“I’m a big fantasy nerd and way before this I got quite into the [issues with] the whiteness of the fantasy genre,” Clark says. “It’s been a conversation that’s been happening for ages and this wasn’t a big step, in a lot of ways. It was just an obvious step. They were auditioning everyone and I’m grateful to [the producers] for doing that.
Córdova embraced Arondir’s warrior spirit head-on, training for up to eight hours a day, including while filming. He was led by the first character description he received, which described the elf as an action hero. Córdova adds, “There was so much riding on this show and we were doing it completely removed from our network support, family, country, culture, but on top of that, in this global pandemic that made it impossible for us to leave. We had these personal responsibilities to make it as good as possible. And there was a moment where we were the only actors in the world working, so that also felt like a big responsibility.
“I’ve always loved fantasy as the outsider,” Clark says. “But also when you’ve been told a lot about what it’s like to be a human as someone who’s neurodivergent, I enjoyed that I didn’t have to do any of those things as an elf. She doesn’t have the hang-ups that we have as women in our human world and that was really fun to get rid of that... I really enjoyed the neurodivergent aspect of that.
“As rich as each world is, that’s how it felt to shoot,” Córdova notes. “You’re in a particular world, you’re in a narrative, which I think serves the characters. You really don’t know what is happening on the other side of Middle-earth. To me, it was impossible to think about the final product.”Morfydd Clark and Ismael Cruz Córdova were ready to face the music when the casting of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” caused controversy.
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