Now Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimoffers the best look yet at the film’s animation style and the action to come. Check it out below:
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimThe first trailer has been released and gives a taste of the epic adventure in Middle Earth. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the upcoming part of the popular Lord of the rings The franchise brings JRR Tolkien’s world of Middle-earth to the world of anime for the first time. The War of the RohirrimSet hundreds of years before Frodo’s epic quest, the story follows Hèra (Gaia Wise) and her father Helm Hammerhand (Brian Cox), King of Rohan, as they face Wulf (Luke Pasqualino) and his Dunlending army.
Highlights
- The first trailer has been released for
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
an upcoming anime set in the world of Middle Earth, hundreds of years before Frodo’s story. - The film tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, King of Rohan, and his daughter Hèra as they become embroiled in a war with the Dunlendings.
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The War of the Rohirrim
The trailer promises a return to Peter Jackson’s vision of Middle Earth, with lots of action and epic proportions.
The trailer gives a brief taste of the film’s general plot, with Helm killing the ruler of the Dunlendings in battle, sparking a vengeance from Wulf that quickly escalates. The footage also includes moments from Peter Jackson’s live-action trilogy, heralding a return of his vision of Middle Earth.
What the Rohirrim War trailer reveals about the film
A familiar version of Middle Earth returns
A main feeling in the trailer is that unlike Prime Videos The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The War of the Rohirrim will take place in Jackson’s vision of Middle Earth. Jackson serves as executive producer of the project next to his Lord of the rings The co-author of the trilogy, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, the third in the writing trio, serves as producer. In addition to these three returning creatives Lord of the rings Cast member Miranda Otto also returns to the project to lend her voice to Éowyn.
The creative DNA of the beloved Lord of the rings So the trilogy is over The War of the Rohirrimand that could be a major selling point. The trailer hints at a return to familiar versions of Rohan and Helm’s Deep from the films, but Mûmakil and the Great Eagles are also returning. As for the animation style, the main characters are depicted in a more traditional anime style, but The backgrounds and environments seem to be more realistically rendered to recreate the look of Jackson’s films.
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The War of the Rohirrim The trailer promises plenty of epic action as well as a siege of Rohan itself. As for Hèra, she is the franchise’s first female protagonist, and the trailer suggests she will get plenty of time to shine as she goes through her hero’s journey and becomes a true warrior. Many questions remain unanswered about The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimbut it certainly looks like an epic return to a familiar version of Middle-earth.
Source: Warner Bros.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Set before the events of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim is an animated action-adventure fantasy film about a King of Rohan named Helm Hammerhand. When his homeland is besieged by the Dunlendings, Hammerhand prepares himself and his allies to counterattack. The war eventually leads to the founding of Helm’s Deep.
- director
- Kenji Kamiyama
- Release date
- December 13, 2024
- Studio(s)
- New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Animation, Sola Entertainment
- Sales Partner
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Pour
- Brian Cox, Miranda Otto, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Laurence Ubong, Shaun Dooley
