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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim: First Trailer Released

Warner Bros. and New Line have released the first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. The animated film will be released on December 13th.



Article Summary

  • First trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim released.
  • The animated film premieres December 13, 2024.
  • Set 183 years before the original trilogy's events, focusing on King Helm Hammerhand.
  • New York Comic Con appearance confirmed for October.

There are a lot of big movies set to be released this winter, but one that is very much flying under the radar right now is The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. When people think of anything happening with Lord of the Rings these days, they are probably thinking of Rings of Power over at Amazon, but this animated film has been in the works for a while now, and Warner Bros. and New Line have been keeping a tight lid on it. We have gotten some images released this year, but we finally got the first trailer and confirmation that the film will be making an appearance at New York Comic Con in October.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
© 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures. A scene from New Line Cinema's and Warner Bros. Animation's epic anime adventure "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim – Summary, Cast List Release Date

New Line Cinema's original anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim returns audiences to the epic world brought to life in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, based on the revered books by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Under the direction of award-winning filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (the Blade Runner: Black Lotus and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex TV series), the talented voice cast is led by Brian Cox (Succession) as Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan; Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods) as his daughter Héra; and Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer) as Wulf. Miranda Otto, who delivered an unforgettable, award-winning performance in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, reprises her role as Éowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan, who serves as the tale's narrator. The voice ensemble also includes Lorraine Ashbourne (Netflix's Bridgerton), Yazdan Qafouri (I Came By), Benjamin Wainwright (World on Fire), Laurence Ubong Williams (Gateway), Shaun Dooley (The Witcher), Michael Wildman (Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw), Jude Akuwudike ("Beasts of No Nation"), Bilal Hasna (Sparks) and Janine Duvitski (Benidorm).

Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm's Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.

With Kamiyama at the helm, the original feature is being produced by Oscar winner Philippa Boyens, from the screenwriting team behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies, alongside Jason DeMarco and Joseph Chou, who, in addition to their many separate animation projects, collaborated on the Blade Runner: Black Lotus series. The executive producers are Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Sam Register, Carolyn Blackwood, and Toby Emmerich. The screenplay is by Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews and Phoebe Gittins & Arty Papageorgiou, story by Addiss & Matthews and Boyens, based on characters created by J.R.R. Tolkien. The team of creative collaborators returning from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy also includes Oscar winners Alan Lee and Richard Taylor, along with esteemed Tolkien illustrator John Howe.

A New Line Cinema Presentation, a Warner Bros. Animation / Sola Entertainment Production, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, will be distributed theatrically worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, released in cinemas nationwide on December 13, 2024, and internationally beginning 11 December 2024.


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