The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Anime has received its release date, which is set for April 12, 2024. The anime fantasy movie that branches out from the LOTR franchise is gearing up excitement among ardent fans. The events will stir once again in the Middle Earth.
New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation in a joint venture, along with Sola Entertainment will be working on this theatrical original anime feature movie. The movie sets its premise as a prequel to the events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel and movies. Kenji Kamimaya will serve as the director and Joseph Chou as its producer.
The work on this anime stand-alone feature began since its announcement in June 2021. If you are excited about this anime installment, here are a few key details.
Why Should You Wait till April 12, 2024?
An announcement for the movie was recently unrolled, which sets its release date for April 12, 2024. Arty Papageorgiou and Phoebe Gittins are writing the screenplay for this anime feature, which is based on a script from Will Matthews and Jeffrey Addiss.
Since June 2021, animation work is progressing swiftly. As the movie is heavy on CGI, the complex graphics, visuals, and animation will undoubtedly require a longer timeline.
Who Is In The Cast Of LOTR: The War of The Rohirrim Anime?
Phillipa Boyens, who had worked on the screenplay of the other movies in the LOTR franchise, is on the team as the executive producer of this anime feature. As he talks about this anime movie in an exclusive interview, he says that he is greatly in awe of the creative talent that has come together for giving life to this anime.
From Kenji Kamimaya’s mastery to a stellar cast, all of them are contributing wholeheartedly to developing this epic, heart-pounding story. As for who is in the cast, he did not drop any hint yet. According to the updates, an exciting and comprehensive voice casting is going to be announced ‘imminently.’
Is The Trailer Available?
As of now a trailer for the forthcoming anime movie is not available yet. It is too early in time to expect a full-length trailer to drop. However, to keep the excitement on track, we can expect Warner Bros. to reveal certain teasers from time to time.
Recently, it dropped the first image which is a piece of concept art. This art depicts an immense and massive attack on the hilltop capital of Edoras, Rohan. The Dunlendings attack and their structure are strikingly similar to the original movies.
What Is The Movie About?
According to Warner Bros Pictures Group Chairman, Toby Emmerich, the epic portrayal of Middle Earth will be unlike anything that the fans have previously seen before. The creative visionaries will bring the cinematic portrayal to new heights.
The anime movie will be depicting a bloody saga behind the fortress, Helm’s Deep which appeared in LOTR: The Two Towers.
It will revolve around Rohan’s legendary King, Helm Hammerhand whose reign was filled with intense, extended, and costly war. The events take place in the Second Age of Middle Earth, covering the bloody battles that occurred in Helm Hammerhand’s reign.
These occurring unfolded two centuries, roughly 260 years prior to the events of the “LOTR” movies. A rich, new complex saga is on the way and will be depicting one of the greatest battles in Middle Earth.
