The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an upcoming animefantasy 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 by Sola Entertainment, the film is a prequel to the Lord of the Rings film trilogy set 250 years before the events of those films. It is directed by Kenji Kamiyama from a screenplay by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. The film tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, a legendary King of Rohan.
Development of the film was being fast-tracked by June 2021, when the film and its creative team were officially announced. Animation and casting was underway at that point.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be released by Warner Bros. Pictures in theaters.
Set 250 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.[1]
Production[]
Development[]
During 20th anniversary celebrations for the release of the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001),[2] film studio New Line Cinema announced in June 2021 that it was fast-tracking development of an anime prequel film with Warner Bros. Animation.[1] Titled The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the film is set 250 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 that is featured 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.[2] The film was intended to be connected to the narrative of the film trilogy, with Philippa Boyens serving as a consultant on the prequel after co-writing those films.[1] Their director, Peter Jackson, and other co-writer, Fran Walsh, were not involved with the project at the time of the announcement, though there was potential for that to change during development.[2]
Casting[]
Voice casting for the film had begun by the time of its announcement in June 2021.[1]
Animation[]
Sola Entertainment had begun work on the animation for the film by the time of its announcement in June 2021. The film was expected to draw aesthetic inspiration from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.[1]
Release[]
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be released theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures.[1]
