Vickers defined that he understands why he wasn’t informed about Halbrand’s historical past straight away, saying that the present’s crew “had the perfect intentions” when withholding the data. As soon as he discovered, although, he tried to maintain his on-screen efficiency the identical — whereas diving into some analysis off-screen. “Once I did study, to be sincere, it did not change my method an excessive amount of on the day,” Vickers informed ScreenRant. “It simply modified the truth that I used to be capable of dive headfirst into much more of the lore, and extra of the books.”
The actor appears dedicated to getting the total context of Tolkien’s in depth bibliography, and says he is at present learning the creator’s collected letters, “The Silmarillion,” and the tenth quantity of Christopher Tolkien’s “The Historical past of Center-earth,” which is named “Morgoth’s Ring.” His Tolkien scholarship could have even helped him out when it got here to taking part in the deceiver. “So, I used to be capable of actually pinpoint Tolkien’s ideas on Sauron,” Vickers says. “After which I might hope that the unconscious work that I did simply knowledgeable my selections on the day.”
The present’s second season, which has already been greenlit and is at present in manufacturing, will little doubt embrace new challenges for Vickers, as he now not has to cope with the key identification, however can embody the character in his absolutely duplicitous glory. The actor calls season 1 Sauron “his repentance stage,” however the villain did not look very sorry anymore by the point the finale’s final scene noticed him ominously standing over the ruins of Mordor. We can’t know precisely what’s subsequent for him till season 2 premieres, however similar to Vickers, we’ll be learning up within the meantime on Tolkien’s texts, to determine what’s subsequent for the as soon as and future conquerer of Center-earth.
