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Maltese make-up artist designs look for new Lord of The Rings series
The artist took to social media to reveal the final look.

Kim Vella

Famed Maltese content creator, SFX, and make-up artist Henry Galea is making it on the big screen!  

A creation from Henry’s mind has come to fruition and made it into Amazon’s highly anticipated Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power series.

The gruesome-looking evil beings are part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s quintessential Lord of the Rings (LOTR) fantasy world. 

Henry’s travels to Las Vegas last year saw him meet up with the series’ production team, who hinted at his involvement in curating a new look for an orc character in the production. 

After going back and forth between the drawing board to the production team, the orcs’ new look was revealed ahead of its inclusion in the new LOTR: The Rings of Power series, set to premiere in September.

The artist took to social media to reveal the final look. 

“It’s finally up! #PROUDMOMENT seeing my work for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Rings Of Power going live! Couldn’t be happier with how the makeup look turned out! Prime Video, thank you for believing enough in me and my work to trust me with this task!”, Henry captioned the post. 

The Prime Video show is set thousands of years before Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

This is ranked as the most expensive television series ever made.

Great job, Henry!

Henry Galea/ Facebook, & The Lord of the Rings on Prime/ Facebook 

5th August 2022


Kim Vella
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A highly curious explorer always looking to find her next adventure. Kim loves sharing her experiences and what's happening on the Maltese Islands. When not writing, you’ll probably find her playing around with some clay or somewhere surrounded by trees. She's always up for listening to people's stories about anything to do with nature, a passion project or issue you feel needs tending to.

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