{"id":16421,"date":"2026-07-25T04:41:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16421"},"modified":"2026-07-25T04:41:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:41:32","slug":"simon-pegg-voicing-balrog-in-lord-of-the-rings-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16421","title":{"rendered":"Simon Pegg Voicing Balrog in Lord of the Rings Season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/simon-pegg-lord-of-the-rings-balrog.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1613864\" data-title=\"Simon Pegg to Voice the Balrog in Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/simon-pegg-balrog-lord-of-the-rings-season-3\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p>During its Comic-Con panel promoting the upcoming Season 3 of <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/the-lord-of-the-rings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/i><\/a>, Prime Video revealed that the Balrog (last seen terrorizing Ian McKellen\u2019s Gandalf in <i>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/i>) will appear in the prequel series. Not only that, but said Balrog will be voiced by <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/tag\/simon-pegg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon Pegg<\/a>, making this the latest addition to his collection of genre franchises \u2014 he\u2019s also appeared in properties including <i>Star Wars<\/i>, <i>Star Trek<\/i>, <i>The Boys<\/i>, and <i>Mission: Impossible<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lord-Rings-Picture-Extended-Theatrical\/dp\/B08KQBYM1Y?crid=JAOJCHZJETLB&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._aOsLYNRDrKgqdn4wY9Cug2Ez-OgvFibgv3mOb54_OdbUsCGBkyrUMCkSJZjlZebOhDIu-l_zJSdavVKzBMAf7z0kMv_OXLeDGmtlvjfb-Vi68qUYms6EffEAxi0NhDDOhPZ2_nJ8v1Cf_jHnFUeuHLrrxS4-Q_fGbOobdqaGdZSC1ZsxZVApafWwfeMTSwrstX25MRlORJ5IgKYAXqm7ToZem2F4XftTP59qv7eIIw.CsXP1-2I1spDjuGnthK5pOKTtQ-AKxm9JzsoaKt_t94&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=lord+of+the+rings+movies&amp;qid=1784920892&amp;sprefix=lord+of+the+rings+movi%2Caps%2C279&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=conseofsound-20&amp;linkId=c3785c1c1f40c05690cb35bf545b34a1&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buy The Lord of the Rings Movies on 4K<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>Will the Balrog be orating on important topics of the era? 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For more, here\u2019s everything we know about <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/lord-of-the-rings-stephen-colbert-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the upcoming <i>Lord of the Rings<\/i> movie Stephen Colbert is writing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During its Comic-Con panel promoting the upcoming Season 3 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Prime Video revealed that the Balrog (last seen terrorizing Ian McKellen\u2019s Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring) will appear in the prequel series. 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