Decades before Peter Jackson's live action The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Ralph Bakshi rendered the epic with stunning animation. ( Rotoscope is cool huh?) Now, a new project from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. returns The extensive history of JRR Tolkien in animated form And this time, they're going the anime route. This trip to Middle Earth will be The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, powered by filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama. And now, the first voice of the cast The Lord of the Rings The anime has been revealed, along with more story details, concept art for the film, and the film's release date. It has even been announced that the story will be narrated by Éowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Synopsis and stars
Miranda Otto reprises her role as Éowyn in The War of the Rohirrim. She serves as the film's narrator as she tells Rohan's story. Alongside Otto, Brian Cox, Gaia Wise and Luke Pasqualino have been the protagonists of the lord of the rings encourage Cox will voice the protagonist Helm Hammerhand. Wise will voice his daughter Hera. And Pasqualino will voice Wulf, the presumed antagonist.
A press release describes the new film as an exploration of “the untold story behind the fortress of Helm's Deep.” The material adds that this feature “dev[e] to the life and bloody times of one of Middle Earth's most legendary figures; the mighty king of Rohan – Helm Hammerhand.” I Limit date share more than that lord of the rings the anime will take place 183 before the events revealed in The Lord of the Rings movies
Limit dateThe article also reveals more The War of the Rohirrimthe plot of It is noted that “A sudden attack by Wulf, an intelligent and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking revenge for his father's death, forces Helm and his people to make one last daring stand in the ancient fortress of Hornburg, a mighty fortress later known as Helm's Deep.Finding himself in an increasingly desperate situation, Hera, Helm's daughter, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on its total destruction.
Concept Art Of The Lord of the Rings Anime movie
The following concept art from Weta Workshop certainly hints at those bloody times. That Oliphaunt doesn't look like he's there for a good hug.
Helm, the ninth king of Rohan, was famously defeated, but not killed, at the Crossings of Isen. However, he would survive only one more year, after a long siege alongside his brother. Despite his defeat, Helm maintained a fierce reputation; he was even thought to live in some form after the official decree of his death. You can check the rest The War of the Rohirrimconcept art below.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Director and other cast
The War of the RohirrimThe director of, Kamiyama, has been imbuing the world of anime with color and history since the 1980s. Among his most outstanding credits, we find several Ghost in the Shell series, as well as in 2019 ultraman show
The film's additional cast includes Lorraine Ashbourne, Yazdan Qafouri, Benjamin Wainwright, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, Michael Wildman, Jude Akuwudike, Bilal Hasna and Janine Duvitski.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Publication date
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be released in theaters on December 13, 2024. Currently, Warner Bros. we roar as an independent story; as such, don't necessarily expect a trilogy born from this project. But given this The Hobbit it was originally just supposed to be a moviemaybe we wouldn't want to count anything either.
Originally published on June 10, 2021 with reporting by M. Arbeiter.
