@webcrawler41297 If they could shoot S3 in five months instead of eight, then they should also be able to complete postproduction faster than last time. Also, it’s possible that post started before filming wrapped.
@celedriel With a 10–15 year long time jump, Celebrimbanner feels rather unlikely. My guess is that he’ll appear in a flashback or vision of some sort.
@elfofforests@salvamikaelson@NourTrabel No. S3 will focus on the War of Sauron and the Elves, and Sauron forging the One and distributing the Nine. In Númenor, tensions will increase between the Faithful and the King’s Men, but Sauron in Númenor won’t happen until S4.