‘Lord Of The Rings’ anime ‘The War Of Rohirrim’ gets first official trailer
nme.comThe Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim has arrived – you can watch it above.From New Line and Warner Bros., The War Of The Rohirrim is an anime film set 183 years before the events of the live-action Lord Of The Rings trilogy, and is likewise based on the books of J.R.R.
Tolkien.Starring Succession‘s Brian Cox, Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods), Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer), LOTR franchise veteran Miranda Otto and more, the film will be released internationally on December 11 and will arrive in the US on December 13.Directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus), the film “tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan.
A sudden attack by Wulf (Luke Pasqualino), a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm (Brian Cox) 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 (Wise), the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.”Produced by Peter Jackson along with Oscar winner Philippa Boyens, Jason DeMarco and Joseph Chou, the film also features the voices of Lorraine Ashbourne (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).The upcoming anime film, which connects to Jackson’s two live-action trilogies, was first announced in June 2021.
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