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[Husky]

The Lord of the Rings will return to theaters with an anime prequel film titled The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex & sequels), with Philippa Boyens (writer on all of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth films) consulting. Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) are writing. Animation will be done by Sola Entertainment.

Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, who collaborated on New Line's LOTR and Hobbit trilogies, are not currently involved.

The story will be set 250 years before the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and follows the adventures of Helm Hammerhand, a legendary king of Rohan for whom Helms Deep is named.

Per Deadline:

‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Goes On: Anime Film ‘The War Of The Rohirrim’ In Works At New Line

The J.R.R. Tolkien 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...

deadline.com

The War of the Rohirrim focuses on a character from the book’s appendix, the mighty King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, and a legendary battle which helped shaped Middle-earth heading into LOTR. The anime pic will expand the untold story behind the fortress of Helm’s Deep, delving into the life and bloodsoaked times of Hammerhand. Overall, the movie is a companion piece to New Line’s LOTR trilogy and is set roughly 250 years before that movie during the third age (Note Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings mini-series is set during the second age).

“This will be yet another epic portrayal of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world that has never been told before. We’re honored to partner with much of the incredible talent behind both film trilogies, along with new creative luminaries to tell this story,” said Sam Register, President of Warner Bros. Animation. “And so it begins.”

 

[Armorian]

Same goes for that Gollum game...

 

[dr_octagon]

please notice me Samwise

 

[AJUMP23]

Cool. I didn't ask for it, but I am sure I will watch it.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

The stuff about Helm in The apendices was cool. But I would have rather had a story about the friendship of Eorl and Cirion

 

[Fbh]

At least it's a sequel.

Because with the power of friendship between Frodo and Sam the plot from the book would be like 10 minutes long as they both just walk into Mordor and detroy everything as they scream "NAKAMAAAA" with tears in their eyes.

 

[QuantumZebra]

They can expand and elaborate on the universe all they want... just don't fucking reboot LOTR or The Hobbit for the love of God.

 

[Hari Seldon]

They can expand and elaborate on the universe all they want... just don't fucking reboot LOTR or The Hobbit for the love of God.

They can do whatever the fuck they want. If it is not written by a Tolkien it is fanfic.

 

[Kadve]

Same goes for that Gollum game...

That's why.

 

[infinitys_7th]

They can expand and elaborate on the universe all they want... just don't fucking reboot LOTR or The Hobbit for the love of God.

The Hobbit already got rebooted though. They turned it from a simple children's bedtime story into an epic trilogy.

 

[Pagusas]

Same goes for that Gollum game...

I'm convinced the Gollum game is a money laundering scheme. No publisher or studio head would look at that proposal and see anything but a huge fiscal loss on their hands. It has to be some Uwe Boll style tax scheme/laundering.

 

[eddie4]

 

[QuantumZebra]

The Hobbit already got rebooted though. They turned it from a simple children's bedtime story into an epic trilogy.

I know a lot of people bag on that trilogy (it really should not have been a trilogy, just a LOTR-length film), but at least it was done with standards and handled by the guy who did the LOTR trilogy.

To me it's like the Dark Knight Trilogy... you can't really top it. You have to go in a totally different direction or just rehash shit (see: Andrew Garfield Spider-Man).

 

[RainblowDash]

Camt wait to see the elf waifus

 

[IDKFA]

A new fantasy film, regardless if it's based on Middle-earth or not, needs to reflect our modern world and appeal to a global audience, so adapting an original (ish) story could be a godsend in that regard.

Certainly looking forward to seeing more. The story outline sounds epic AF.