The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Ismael Cruz Cordova on racist attacks. The studio hired a therapist
Series The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power since the announcement of the cast, he has aroused great emotions. There was a lot of opposition in the fandom over the skin color of some of the actors who portrayed different races of Middle-earth. There were racist comments on the network that reached the set. Prime Video intervened by posting a tweet denouncing the threats, harassment and insults directed at the cast, saying they would not ignore or tolerate it.
In an interview for Variety Ismael Cruz Cordova, who played an elf named Arondir, said the amount of hate was so big and serious that the studio hired a therapist to support the actors on set. Cordova highly praises the therapist, saying that even when he didn’t need to talk to her, her presence was a comfort to him.
You need support when something like this happens because these voices are so loud and come from so many places… I loved hanging out with her even when we weren’t talking. I knew there was someone out there who saw me as a whole and not just as an actor… It hurt. It had an impact on my mental and mental health. I’m being very open about this so that people understand that what they do and say online really hurts people and affects us…
The actor also mentioned many unpleasant incidents.
My phone was hacked. My bank account was hacked. My PayPal has been hacked. My friends got messages. I got death threats. I was sent items by post. People know my address. There was a lot of it.
This is another case of racism against actors of color in major franchises. Hate also spilled over Moses Ingramwho starred in the series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lucasfilm, like Prime Video, offered support to the actress and spoke out against insulting the cast because of skin color.
Despite the controversy caused by the series The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power Prime Video has ordered another series, which is still in development.
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