Warner Bros. Discovery and New Line Cinema return with the upcoming animated theatrical release of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim on December 13, 2024. The brand new trailer shows how the fantasy world created by author JRR Tolkien and filmmaker Peter Jackson is transformed into an anime epic worthy of Studio Ghibli.
According to a press release The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an animated prequel set 183 years before the original film trilogy. It expands the story of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan, from what Tolkien briefly told in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings. The film follows Helm and his people as they fight back against the forces of Wulf, a “cunning and ruthless Dunlending lord” obsessed with making Helm pay for the murder of his father. Hèra, Helm’s tomboyish daughter, is caught in the middle as she tries to protect her people while also stopping her childhood friend – who has tried to marry her – from declaring war on her father.
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First trailer for “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” released
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim The film is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the anime director of Blade Runner: Black Lotus And Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex (2002-2005). Brian Cox (Consequence) stars in the cast as Helm, the mighty King of Rohan. Gaia Wise (A walk in the forest) plays his daughter Héra. Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer) plays Wulf, a villain whom writer and producer Philippa Boyens describes as “one of my favorite antagonists of all the films I’ve worked on,” while joking that “some of his decisions are just breathtaking in a good way.”
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Wise has compared her character to the heroines of Hayao Miyazaki, such as the title heroine from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. In keeping with the theme of strong heroines, Miranda Otto reprises her role as Éowyn, shieldmaiden of Rohan, from the live-action films and acts as the narrator of the animated film. Other voices are Lorraine Ashbourne (Bridgerton), Yazdan Qafouri (I passed by), Benjamin Wainwright (World in flames), Laurence Ubong Williams (Goal), Shaun Dooley (The Sorcerer), Michael Wildman (Fast and Furious presents: Hobbs & Shaw), Jude Akuwudike (Beasts without a nation), Bilal Hasna (Spark) and Janine Duvitski (The hotel is located in Benidorm, just a 10-minute walk from the beach.).
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In early May, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaszlav announced the return of The Lord of the Rings a cinematic franchise that, with Jackson’s participation, will “explore storylines yet to be told.” The War of the Rohirrim will be the live-action spinoff film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollumcurrently planned for 2026. Andy Serkis (Venom: Let there be carnage) will reprise his role as Gollum and direct the feature film. Jackson and his long-time writing partners Fran Walsh and Boyens are attached to the production.
The planned publication of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim continues Warner Bros. Discovery’s pursuit of anime-inspired productions based on popular Western franchises, such as Suicide Squad Isekai And Rick and Morty: The AnimeThese animated series and the live action Lord of the rings Franchises from Jackson and New Line Cinema can be streamed on Max.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The untold story behind Helm’s Deep, hundreds of years before the fateful war, recounting the life and bloody times of its founder, Helm Hammerhand, King of Rohan.
- director
- Kenji Kamiyama
- Release date
- December 13, 2024
- Pour
- Brian Cox, Miranda Otto, Shaun Dooley
- Authors
- Jeffrey Addiss, Phoebe Gittins, Will Matthews
- Duration
- 2 hours 10 minutes
- Production company
- Middle Earth Enterprises, New Line Cinema, Sola Digital Arts
Source: Press release
