The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime coming in April

It Lord of the Rings: War of the RohirrimWarner Bros. Pictures Monday announced that the release of Anime – the 2021 feature-length animation – is set for April 12, 2024, as per a news release. This movie is part of a collaboration with Warner Bros. Kenji Kamiyama is the director of animation and New Line Cinema.Blade Runner: Black LotusPhilippa Boyens also produced executive production.The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit trilogies).

Warner Bros. has shared concept art created by Weta Workshop, along with the release date. The War of the Rohirrim: The Lord of the Rings will tell the story of Helm’s Deep, focusing on the “life and bloodsoaked times of one of Middle-earth’s most legendary figures; the mighty King of Rohan — Helm Hammerhand.”

Helm’s Deep, of course, is one location that was featured heavily in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings – The Two Towers.

Picture: Weta Workshop/Warner Bros. Pictures

Joseph ChouBlade Runner: Black Lotus) will produce, with a script from Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou, based on a script from Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews — the same team who created Age of Resistance: The Dark Crystal. Warner Bros. announced that Richard Taylor and John Howe will be returning to The Lord of the Rings’ creative team. Animation work started last year, Warner Bros. added, with voice casting “to be announced imminently.” Warner Bros. chariman Toby Emmerich said The War of the Rohirrim: The Lord of the Rings will be “unlike anything audiences have ever seen.”