Lengthy earlier than Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien’s work made its technique to the display in animated type, first in 1977’s The Hobbit after which in 1978’s The Lord of the Rings and 1980’s The Return of the King. So in a way the brand new Lord of the Rings film, The Struggle of the Rohirrim, is a return to the franchise’s roots, at the least onscreen.
Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, the film serves as a prequel to the Jackson trilogy. (He’s additionally concerned within the movie as an govt producer.) It’s set virtually 200 years earlier than the movies within the location that’s often known as Helm’s Deep; basically that is the story of the way it bought its identify. The voice solid consists of Brian Cox, enjoying “Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan.” So far as we all know at this level, the one actor from Jackson’s Lord of the Rings reprising their position right here is Miranda Otto, who performs Éowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan.
The movie comes out in theaters in nearly six months, and we’re lastly beginning to see some precise stills from the movie, together with the picture on the high of this piece, and the three immediately under.
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Right here is the brand new animated movie’s official synopsis:
Set 183 years earlier than the occasions chronicled within the unique trilogy of movies, “The Lord of the Rings: The Struggle of the Rohirrim” tells the destiny of the Home of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden assault by Wulf, a intelligent and ruthless Dunlending lord in search of vengeance for the dying of his father, forces Helm and his individuals to make a daring final stand within the historical stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that may later come to be often known as Helm’s Deep. Discovering herself in an more and more determined scenario, Héra, the daughter of Helm, should summon the desire to guide the resistance in opposition to a lethal enemy intent on their whole destruction.
The Lord of the Rings: The Struggle of the Rohirrim is scheduled to open in theaters on December 13.
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