Sophia Nomvete will portray Princess Disa in the forthcoming Amazon Studios fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The series is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and The Hobbit, both of which are based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. The Rings of Power is a prequel to the film series that takes place a thousand years before the events of The Hobbit.
Disa is the princess of the Dwarven city of Khazad-dum. While the character’s roots in Tolkien’s novels is uncertain, a Lord of the Rings fan website believes that Disa’s character, like Nazanin Boniadi’s Bronwyn, was invented for the express purpose of the series. On Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET, the first two episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will be released on Amazon Prime Video.
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Who is Sophia Nomvete, also known as Disa in The Rings of Power?
According to an Amazon Studios news release, Nomvete is a theatrical performer born in the United Kingdom of African and Iranian descent. Her RSC stage credits include Dexter in Vice Versa, Miss Littlewood, and England People Very Nice (by Royal National Theatre). Nomvete also portrayed Sofia in the European debut of The Color Purple (by Menier Chocolate Factory), an adaptation of Alice Walker’s book of the same name. For the part, she was nominated for a WhatsOnStage Best Supporting Actress Award as well as Best Supporting Role in a Musical by The Evening Standard and Broadway World.
Nomvete will play the part of Princess Disa in the next series. Nomvete auditioned for the part eight days before giving birth to her daughter, according to Entertainment Weekly. During the same conversation, she said:
“Well, you don’t get much more maternal than that,” I thought.
Disa has facial hair, according to the actor. She is also the first female dwarf in any Tolkien cinematic adaptation to date.
More details about The Rings of Power
One of the most costly television series ever made is The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It takes place during the Second Age of Middle-Earth. The eight-episode series will start on Thursday, September 1, 2022, and will finish on Friday, October 14, 2022, with the season finale. The events of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit cinematic trilogies are set a thousand years before the events of the series. Peter Jackson turned the Lord of the Rings novel series into a trilogy. The Return of the King, the third installment in the trilogy, received 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture in 2003.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry, Nazanin Boniadi, Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and Charles Edwards will star in the next series. Trystan Gravelle, Sir Lenny Henry, Ema Horvath, Markella Kavenagh, Joseph Mawle, Tyroe Muhafidin, Lloyd Owen, Megan Richards, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Leon Wadham, Benjamin Walker, Daniel Weyman, and Sara Zwangobani are among the other cast members.
