Joseph Luster
November 27, 2024 
A lot of hand-drawn work has gone into the creation of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which has director Kenji Kamiyama taking Tolkien’s vision into the realm of anime. The feature is set to open in theaters on December 13, 2024, and a new featurette offers a brief glimpse into the film’s creation.
Watch as Peter Jackson passes the sword to Kamiyama and more in the video below.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Anime Featurette
Philippa Boyens, part of the screenwriting team behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, is producing alongside Jason DeMarco and Joseph Chou. It features a star-studded cast, which even includes the late Christopher Lee thanks to lines used from original recordings.
New Line Cinema gave this description for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim:
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Plot
Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.
Source: Press Release
