Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema are headed back to Middle-Earth, this time in the form of a fully-animated feature film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.
The film is a prequel to The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and expands “the untold story behind the fortress of Helm’s Deep, delving into the life and bloodsoaked times of one of Middle-earth’s most legendary figures; the mighty King of Rohan – Helm Hammerhand.”
Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex tv series) will direct the anime feature from a script by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance). Joseph Chou (Blade Runner: Black Lotus tv series) produces, while Philippa Boyens, who was part of the screenwriting team on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, is serving as a consultant.