It may be a couple of years away yet, but Lord Of The Rings will be returning to cinema screens in 2024.
It looks like
Lord Of The Rings is set for a major return to the public consciousness over the next few years. Whilst the franchiseās popularity has endured for years following Peter Jacksonās beloved movie trilogy, apart from the odd video game and home formats re-issue of the movies, it has lain dormant. Thatās all set to change over the course of the next five years though. Amazon is bringing its flagship
Lord Of The Rings TV project to our screens, whilst the Zaentz company is
reportedly selling the rights to the movies, games, live events and more.
Now itās been announced that Warner Bros, who also owns a slice of the Middle-Earth pie, will be releasing a feature-length anime in 2024, entitled
Lord Of The Rings: War Of The Rohirrim.
Whilst the film was announced last summer, we now have a release date to look forward to, even if it is some way off.
The plot will āexplore the story behind the fortress of Helm’s Deep. It is set hundreds of years before filmmaker Peter Jackson’s
Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, which included a lengthy battle sequence taking place at the fortress. The anime film will also dive into the blood-soaked era of the mighty king of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand.ā
This will mark the second occasion weāve seen Helmās Deep rendered in animation, following Ralph Bakshiās 1978 film, which infamously ended Tolkienās trilogy midway through the story, at the climax of the battle of Helmās Deep.
Animation work on
The War Of The Rohirrim has been ongoing for around a year now, by the same team that worked on
Blade Runner: Black Lotus. Indeed, that filmās director, Kenji Kamiyama, is erm, āhelmingā the project.
Weāve been promised that a voice cast will be announced soon, and you can be sure that weāll update you as we hear more on this intriguing project.
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