Almost 100 years after Tolkien introduced him, Tom Bombadil actor Rory Kinnear shares why the character’s time has finally come in The Rings of Power season 2

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First introduced by J.R.R.

Tolkien in the 1930s, the character didnt make the cut in Peter Jacksons movies.

Since then, its been a point of concern that we might never see the unique character in live-action.

However, the actor tells GamesRadar+ that hes not surprised its taken so long to get Bombadil on screen.

This is sort of representative of all that Earth is, and Middle-earth."

In the way that [showrunners] J.D.

Actor Daniel Weyman teases a bit more of what to expect from these interactions.

The Rings of Power season 2 begins with a three-episode premiere on August 29.

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