# 'We Want to Show a Different Side of Him' — in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3, the Balrog Speaks — and It's Simon Pegg

> The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3 features a creature famous for failing to pass Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring — and, for the first time ever, it speaks.

- **Source:** [Ign](https://www.ign.com/articles/in-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-season-3-the-balrog-speaks-and-its-simon-pegg-comic-con-2026?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a63d6ccf4c52e43809bedcb)
- **Published:** 2026-07-24
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #rings #season #lord #plays #power #speaks #balrog #brother
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a63d6ccf4c52e43809bedcb

---

_GearOpen's distilled summary. The full original article is published at Ign (source link above); GearOpen does not republish the source's full text._