‘Lord Of The Rings’ Anime Prequel ‘The War of the Rohirrim’ In The Works

Kodi Smit-McPhee, who plays Peter, the gawky, effeminate son of Kirsten Dunst‘s Rose Gordon in Jane Campion‘s The Power of the Dog is up for the Best Supporting Actor prize a this year’s Academy Awards. Although Kodi has appeared in several films before his Oscar-nominated turn, fans may not know too much about the actor and how he got to where he is.

Kevin Hart just revealed that he's the one who sent his buddy, Nick Cannon, a vending machine full of condoms.

Adele made headlines at the 2022 BRIT Awards.The «Easy on Me» songstress was the big winner at the annual ceremony, taking home the Artist of the Year honor, among others. However, among her latest accolades and stunning performances, Adele set off engagement rumors as she rocked a massive Lorraine Schwartz diamond ring on her left hand.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission.Millions of people will be tuned into the same channel this Sunday as the Bengals and Rams face off at SoFi Stadium for the Big Game. Whichever team you’re rooting for, and whether you even follow sports in the first place, the annual sports event is a great excuse to safely gather with a few friends to watch the anticipated match-up.But if you’ve hosted a Super Bowl viewing party before, you know how important it is to be prepped with the right activities and decor to make the day feel as spirited as possible.

Serena Williams definitely sees having more children in her future. ET's Kevin Frazier spoke with the 40-year-old tennis champ about her Super Bowl ad for Michelob Ultra, and she also talked about what's ahead for her when her legendary tennis career eventually comes to an end.Williams said she is ready to one day retire from tennis.«I am prepared for that day, I've been prepared for that day for over a decade,» she says.

CBS is rebooting late-‘90s fantasy newspaper drama Early Edition and has handed the project a pilot order.

Those theatrical motion picture studios earning Oscar Best Picture nominations today will put their best foot forward at the box office, and increase the cinema footprint of their contenders in an effort to capitalize on their success and raise the pics’ profiles.

EXCLUSIVE: Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter’s Two for the Road Entertainment has signed a deal with Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment. The pact is strictly for producing as the husband-and-wife duo both are series regulars on ongoing shows, ABC’s The Rookie and Fox’s Fantasy Island, respectively.

Jane Campion is sitting up in bed at her home in Sydney, about to go for her morning swim and reeling from the news that her film The Power of the Dog has received 12 Oscar nominations, two shy of the record 14 garnered by just three films in Academy history: All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land. “I didn’t have a very good sleep, but I’ve had a very good day,” she says cheerily. “At about 2am I could hear the beeps coming in on my phone, and then my partner came in and… Well, he took his time. He was really spinning it out, cruelly. From the look on his face I thought, ‘Oh no, we didn’t get any.’”

Real Housewives of New Jersey's Jennifer Aydin revealed she will no longer be undergoing any furthercosmetic surgeries after regretting the last two.While reflecting on hernose job and chin implant, which she has since had removed, the44-year-old reality star admitted to disliking herrhinoplasty.'When you get plastic surgery, even though you know it's a risk, you assume that you're going to be happy with the results, which I wasn't. It has since settled in nicely, but I do regret it,' the mom-of-five wrote under a clip of herco-stars poking fun at her new nose on Instagram.

Former child star Joey King held hands with her boyfriend Steven Piet in Manhattan's Midtown neighborhood on Tuesday while on the promotional trail for her new movie.The 22-year-old Emmy nominee flaunted substantial cleavage in a nude tweed bustier, matching slacks, and peep-toe heels selected by her stylist Jared Eng.Joey bundled up in a long black coat featuring leopard-print lining and she toted an orange snakeskin-print bucket bag. Still going strong! Former child star Joey King held hands with her boyfriend Steven Piet in Manhattan's Midtown neighborhood on Tuesday while on the promotional trail for her new movieThe 30-year-old News & Documentary Emmy-nominated DP had a camera strapped around his neck, which he used as the personal photographer for King.The Los Angeles native originally met Steven on the set of Hulu's The Act sometime between October 2018-February 2019.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRobin Thede and London Hughes are set to star in a “Perfect Strangers” reboot that is in development at HBO Max, Variety has confirmed.In the multi-cam reboot, perfect strangers Deja (Thede) and Poppy (Hughes) unexpectedly discover that they are half-sisters when they both inherit a one-bedroom apartment above a trap yoga studio in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Polar opposites, they must learn how to live and work together.Thede will also write and executive produce the series in addition to starring.

Ann-Marie Corvin A key creative from the team advising Warner Bros. Television on how it can bolster diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in its content creation has reached out to urge animators to “draw a better universe into existence”.Kicking off the keynote speech at Women in Animation’s (WIA) World Summit, which takes place annually at the Annecy Animation Festival, Dr.

forthcoming Amazon series and the 20th anniversary of “The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.”And now, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation are working together to make an anime accompaniment to the notable “LOTR” films, Deadline reported Thursday.The new animated project, “The War of the Rohirrim,” will center around the King of Rohan’s epic battle with Helm Hammerhand.

Twenty years after the first Lord of the Rings feature encapsulated fans around the world in the gripping tales of J.R.R Tolkien, New Line is returning to the exciting world of the film with a new prequel anime film titled ‘The War of the Rohirrim’. Warner Bros.

Lord Of The Rings anime film is on the way from New Line and Warner Bros.The stand-alone production is called The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim, and will focus on the history behind the fortress at Helm’s Deep which is explored in The Two Towers.According to Empire, the film is aiming to connect to Peter Jackson’s two trilogies in “some way”, with Philippa Boyens, who worked as a consultant on set for both.It’s also being fast-tracked for release, “with production and voice casting underway”.Speaking about the new anime production, Warner Bros’ Carolyn Blackwood and New Line’s Richard Brener released a joint statement, saying: “All of us at New Line feel a deep affinity for the extraordinary world J.R.R.

J.R.R. Tolkien fans will rejoice that New Line and Warner Bros.

Amazon‘s extremely expensive “Lord of The Rings” series won’t be the only Middle-Earth project on the horizon as fans of the fantastical world created by author J.R.R. Tolkien are getting a brand new animated project to obsess over.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterNew Line Cinema is returning to Middle Earth.The studio behind the feature film trilogies “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” is partnering with Warner Bros.

The J.R.R. Tolkein franchise is heading back to the big screen in a fresh New Line and Warner Animation anime title The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.  I’m told that the Oscar-winning feature architects Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh are not involved with the project as we speak, but that will be determined down the road. Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings: Return of the King scribe Philippa Boyens will be a consultant on the new project directed by Kenji Kamiyama. The pic is being fast-tracked with animation work done by Sola Entertainment. Voice casting is currently underway. Pic will be distributed around the globe by Warner Bros. Pictures.

K.J. Yossman Locksmith Animation has found a new CEO in Natalie Fischer, the former COO of Illumination Entertainment.She will step in as Locksmith co-founder Sarah Smith exits the company to pursue her own creative endeavors.