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'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' is an upcoming anime fantasy film based on the novel 'The Lord of the Rings' by J. R. R. Tolkien. Produced by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation with animation production by Sola Entertainment, the film is a prequel to the 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy set 183 years before the events of those films. It is directed by Kenji Kamiyama from a screenplay by Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou and stars Brian Cox as Helm Hammerhand, a legendary King of Rohan. Also starring are Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto, Laurence Ubong Williams, and Shaun Dooley.

Development of the film was being fast-tracked by June 2021, when it was officially announced along with the involvement of Kamiyama, consultant Philippa Boyens who co-wrote the 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy, and initial writers Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. Animation work had begun by then, taking visual inspiration from those films. Gittins and Papageorgiou were working on the script by February 2022.

'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 12, 2024.

Premise



Set 183 years before the events of the 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy, 'The War of the Rohirrim' tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, a legendary King of Rohan who must defend against an army of Dunlendings. He becomes the namesake for the stronghold of Helm's Deep.

Cast



* Brian Cox as Helm Hammerhand: the King of Rohan

* Gaia Wise as Hera: the daughter of Helm who helps defend their people

* Luke Pasqualino as Wulf: the ruthless leader of the Dunlendings who seeks revenge against Rohan for the death of his father

* Miranda Otto as owyn: a future shieldmaiden of Rohan who narrates the film

* Laurence Ubong Williams as Fralf Hildeson: Helm's nephew and successor to the throne of Rohan

* Shaun Dooley as Freca: Wulf's father, a Dunlending lord

Lorraine Ashbourne, Yazdan Qafouri, Benjamin Wainwright, Michael Wildman, Jude Akuwudike, Bilal Hasna, and Janine Duvitski have been cast in undisclosed roles.

Production



Development

During 20th anniversary celebrations for the release of the film 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' (2001), film studio New Line Cinema announced in June 2021 that it was fast-tracking development of an anime prequel film with Warner Bros. Animation. Titled 'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim', the film is set 183 years before the events of the 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy and tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, who is explored in the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' novel and is the namesake for the fortress Helm's Deep seen in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' (2002). Kenji Kamiyama and Joseph Chou were set to direct and produce the film, respectively, after doing the same for Warner Bros.' anime television series 'Blade Runner: Black Lotus', with Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews writing the screenplay. The film was intended to be connected to the narrative of the film trilogy, with the trilogy's co-writer, Philippa Boyens, consulting on the prequel. The trilogy's director, Peter Jackson, and other co-writer, Fran Walsh, were not involved with the project.

By February 2022, the script was being written by Phoebe Gittins, Boyens' daughter, and her writing partner Arty Papageorgiou, based on a story by Addiss and Matthews. Richard Taylor, the creative director of special effects company Wt Workshop, and illustrators Alan Lee and John Howe also joined the film's creative team after all working on the live-action trilogy.

Casting

Voice casting for the film had begun by the time of its announcement in June 2021, and announcements were expected soon after February 2022. In June, Brian Cox was revealed to be voicing Helm, with Miranda Otto reprising her role of owyn from the live-action films to serve as the narrator. Also revealed to be cast in the film were Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Lorraine Ashbourne, Yazdan Qafouri, Benjamin Wainwright, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, Michael Wildman, Jude Akuwudike, Bilal Hasna, and Janine Duvitski.

Animation

Sola Entertainment had begun work on the animation for the film by the time of its announcement in June 2021. The film draws visual inspiration from the 'Lord of the Rings' film trilogy.

Marketing



A first look at concept art from the film, showing the influence of the live-action trilogy on its visuals, was revealed in February 2022.

Release



'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' will be released on April 12, 2024, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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