The War of the Rohirrim Anime

Warner Bros. has not released a trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim not yet. However, they did show lucky fans 20 minutes of footage at the Annecy Animation Festival in January. Despite this, Warner Bros. was kind enough to release more promotional material for the upcoming anime film, including the new image that was recently revealed to the press! We’ve also included the three previous images that were released up to this point.

The upcoming anime original film from New Line Cinema, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimbrings audiences and fans back to the epic world of Lord of the Rings Trilogy based on the famous books by JRR Tolkien.

Set 183 years before the events of the original trilogy. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim tells the story of House Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a cunning and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking to avenge his father’s death, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient fortress of Hornburg – later known as Helm’s Deep. In an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, Helm’s daughter, must muster the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on her destruction.

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (known for Blade Runner: Black Lotus And Ghost in the Shell: Stand-Alone Complex TV series) is one of the talented voice actors Brian Cox (Succession) as Helm Hammerhand, Gaia Wise (A walk in the forest) as Héra and Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer) as Wulf. Miranda Otto reprises her role as Éowyn, shieldmaiden of Rohan, who acts as the story’s narrator. Other members of the voice ensemble include Lorraine Ashbourne, Yazdan Qafouri, Benjamin Wainwright, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, Michael Wildman, Jude Akuwudike, Bilal Hasna and Janine Duvitski.

The original film was produced by Oscar winner Philippa Boyens and other experienced members of the animation industry. The screenplay was written by Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews and Phoebe Gittins & Arty Papageorgiou and is based on the characters created by JRR Tolkien.

The renowned creative collaborators who have already worked on The Lord of the Rings trilogy include Oscar winners Alan Lee and Richard Taylor and the esteemed Tolkien illustrator John Howe. Executive producers are Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Sam Register, Carolyn Blackwood and Toby Emmerich.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be released in North American theaters on December 13, 2024, just in time for the Christmas holidays, and in international theaters on December 11.