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The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power, another screen adaptation has arrived which delves further into J.R.R. Tolkien’s history of Middle-earth.Set 183 years before Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim follows king of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, and his family as they defend their kingdom against an army of Dunlendings.The anime film is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, who previously helmed TV series Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Blade Runner spin-off Black Lotus.Brian Cox leads the voice cast as Hammerhand, alongside Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino and Mirando Otto.The film is released exclusively in cinemas worldwide on December 13, 2024.As such, anyone hoping to catch the film on streaming services or by purchasing it digitally will have to wait a few weeks after this date.At the time of writing, Warner Bros.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Long before Peter Jackson took a swing at “The Lord of the Rings,” audiences got a glimpse into the fantasy realm of J.R.R. Tolkien via a trio of late-’70s animated projects: two animated TV specials produced by Rankin/Bass (of which “The Hobbit” remains fairly well-liked) and a dark and ominous big-screen feature from Ralph Bakshi (director of sci-fi psych-out “Wizards”).

Amazon Prime since 2022 has been doing its own attempt to capture the magic of J.R.R. Tolkein’s wildly popular “Lord Of The Rings” universe with The Rings Of Power, setting it apart from Peter Jackson‘s LOTR and Hobbit trilogies, but still suggesting it is a distant cousin of those films. Now however Jackson himself is behind another incarnation, along with key LOTR contributors Fran Walsh and Phillipa Boyens who all won a boatload of Oscars and film immortality in the early part of this century with the Lord Of The Rings trilogy of films, each nominated for Best Picture, and finally sweeping it all in 2003 with 11 Academy Awards for LOTR: The Return Of The King. This was followed by a Hobbit trilogy. and that appeared to be it for the Middle Earth adventures of Jackson and company, but now they have found a way back in for producing partner New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation by turning Japanese as it were, at least in turning to the world of Japanese Anime and one of its singular current talents, director Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus; Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex TV Series).

The stars of the former Lord of the Rings movies are supporting the launch of the new animated movie The War of the Rohirrim!

Japanese animator and director Kenji Kamiyama made his Annecy debut in the company of Andy Serkis on Tuesday with a 20-minute preview of upcoming anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.

Jamie Lang The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has become an increasingly important marketing opportunity for major U.S. studios to show off their upcoming animated offerings. This year, Warner Bros.