Tolkien’s fans visit Middle Earth with slightly different interests. Some clearly consider the elves to be the best, while others like the world of the Shire and the hobbits the most. And there are still those who consider the dwarves to be their soul mates. But if it is the journeys of men that attract you the most, then you are in luck. The next trip to the world of The Lord of the Rings takes us into the history of Rohan and explores “the untold story behind the fortress of Helm’s Deep”. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an epic animated adventure, an original anime film that tells the story of the legendary Helm Hammerhand and his as-yet-unnamed daughter Héra. We’ve gotten a glimpse of the film before, but now we can finally dive into the full trailer. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
You can watch this little preview here The Lord of the Rings Anime movie below, and make sure you watch this The War of the Rohirrim Trailer until the last moment…
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Trailer
The Lord of the Rings Fans of course know Ralph Bakshi’s animated version of the main trilogy from 1978. But The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimThe anime style of offers a very different vision of an animated Middle Earth, an enchanting and beautiful one, if we may say so. It is clear that The War of the RohirrimDirector Kenji Kamiyama knows exactly what he is doing when it comes to making an anime film version of The Lord of the Rings. This one brings high art and high storytelling when The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimThe trailer of is a good judgement.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimThe trailer of also cleverly lures the audience by reminding them of everything they love about Rohan in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Who among us is not touched by the epic sounds of Rohan’s theme? We even see small excerpts from The Lord of the Rings Movies and watch them transform into The War of the Rohirrim‘s animated style. Miranda Otto even reprises her role as Éowyn, shieldmaiden of Rohan, to guide us through this story with The Lord of the Rings Trailer with trusted tour guide.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Story and table of contents
Éowyn’s voice can be heard in the trailer and takes us into the story of The War of the Rohirrim“All of Middle Earth knows the story of the War of the Ring, but 200 years before that there was an older story…” And so begins our journey into the anime world of The Lord of the Rings begins.
The trailer tells of love stories that go wrong, of power that stains people’s hearts, of the story of Héra, the daughter of Helm, who finds herself and of how her father gradually accepts her strength. The War of the RohirrimThe trailer also makes it very clear that Helm Hammerhand is not a king of Rohan to be messed with. And last but not least: The War of the Rohirrim promises us many, many epic battles, both large and small scale. We look forward to seeing even more of them The Lord of the Rings Anime movie.
Of course, the characters in this story are not necessarily known for The Lord of the Rings Fans stilleven in this animated form, all the hallmarks of Middle Earth are present. We see our favorite creatures like the Great Eagles, Oliphaents, Tentacle Monsters, and more. Éowyn even blows a Horn of Rohan to call her soldiers to battle. It gives us chills!
The War of the Rohirrim Summary
The table of contents for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim shared along with the trailer notes:
Set 183 years before the events of the original film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim tells the fate of House Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a cunning and ruthless Dunlending lord bent on avenging his father’s death, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand at the ancient fortress of Hornburg – a mighty fortress later known as Helm’s Deep. In an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, daughter of Helm, must muster the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy bent on their utter destruction.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimTrailer gives a taste of Rings of Power
Of course it would not be The Lord of the Rings Movie without, well, Rings of Power. In the final moment of the trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, we see something that looks like the One Ring, perhaps in the clutches of Gollum?! It’s not entirely clear, but it definitely makes us curious to know more. We see the red thread of the rings binding themselves together The Lord of the Rings Story to the next.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim‘S Release date, cast and more
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be released in the US on December 13, 2024 and internationally on December 11, 2024. We’ll also hear more about the film soon, as it will be screening at NYCC in October.
Further information about the actors and makers of the film can be found below:
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (TV’s “Blade Runner: Black Lotus” and “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex”), the talented voice cast includes Brian Cox (“Succession”) as Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan; Gaia Wise (“A Walk in the Woods”) as his daughter Héra; and Luke Pasqualino (“Snowpiercer”) as Wulf. Miranda Otto, who delivered an unforgettable, award-winning performance in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, reprises her role as Éowyn, shieldmaiden of Rohan, who serves as the story’s narrator. The voice ensemble also includes Lorraine Ashbourne (“Netflix’s Bridgerton”), Yazdan Qafouri (“I Came By”), Benjamin Wainwright (“World on Fire”), Laurence Ubong Williams (“Gateway”), Shaun Dooley (“The Witcher”), Michael Wildman (“Fast and Furious: Hobbs & Shaw”), Jude Akuwudike (“Beasts of No Nation”), Bilal Hasna (“Sparks”) and Janine Duvitski (“Benidorm”).
Led by Kamiyama, the original film is produced by Oscar winner Philippa Boyens, part of the writing team of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, along with Jason DeMarco and Joseph Chou, who also worked together on the Blade Runner: Black Lotus series in addition to their many separate animation projects. Executive producers are Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Sam Register, Carolyn Blackwood and Toby Emmerich. The screenplay is by Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews and Phoebe Gittins & Arty Papageorgiou, the story by Addiss & Matthews and Boyens, based on characters created by JRR Tolkien. The team of creative collaborators, who worked on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, also includes Oscar winners Alan Lee and Richard Taylor, and esteemed Tolkien illustrator John Howe.
