The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film announced

New Line is gearing as much as current one anime to rule all of them with The Lord of the Rings: The Warfare of the Rohirrim. Now, earlier than you destroy your Lembas bread after clenching your fists in pleasure, you need to know that Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh are usually not at the moment concerned with this undertaking. That might change, although, because it’s nonetheless early days for this formidable endeavor. I do have a silver lining to report, although. Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings: Return of the King scribe Philippa Boyens will probably be a marketing consultant on the brand new undertaking, which is about to be directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Eden of the East, Cyborg 009: Name of Justice, Ghost within the Shell S.A.C. Strong State Society). This animated LOTR journey is at the moment being fast-tracked with Sola Leisure answerable for the animation.

Per Deadline, The Warfare of the Rohirrim focuses on a personality from the guide’s appendix, the mighty King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, and a legendary battle that helped formed Center-earth heading into LOTR. The anime pic will develop the untold story behind the fortress of Helm’s Deep, delving into the life and bloodsoaked occasions of Hammerhand. Total, the film is a companion piece to New Line’s LOTR trilogy and is about roughly 250 years earlier than that film through the third age.

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“All of us at New Line really feel a deep affinity for the extraordinary world J.R.R. Tolkien created, so the chance to dive again into Center-earth with the workforce at Warner Bros. Animation is a dream come true,” Carolyn Blackwood, Warner Bros. Footage Group chief working officer, and Richard Brener, New Line Cinema president and chief inventive officer, stated in a press release. “Followers know Helm’s Deep because the stage for one of many biggest battles ever put to movie and, with lots of the identical inventive visionaries concerned and the sensible Kenji Kamiyama on the helm, we couldn’t be extra excited to ship a recent imaginative and prescient of its historical past that may invite international audiences to expertise the wealthy, advanced saga of Center-earth in an exhilarating new means.”

“This will probably be one more epic portrayal of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world that has by no means been informed earlier than,” stated Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation. “We’re honored to accomplice with a lot of the unbelievable expertise behind each movie trilogies, together with new inventive luminaries to inform this story.”

Voice casting for The Warfare of the Rohirrim is at the moment underway. I believe that New Line will need some huge names hooked up to this one. Particularly with this being such a left-field undertaking for the Tolkien franchise. I will let you know what, although. Listening to that Kenji Kamiyama is directing this beast has me very excited. I am a giant fan of his Eden of the East collection, and it is price noting that he labored within the animation division for the unique Akira. These are some mighty superb credit, my pals. Let’s do that!