

Gaia Wise as Hera: the daughter of Helm who helps defend their people.Miranda Otto as Éowyn: a future shieldmaiden of Rohan who narrates the film.Brian Cox as Helm Hammerhand: the King of Rohan.He becomes the namesake for the stronghold of Helm's Deep. Set 183 years before the events of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The War of the Rohirrim tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, a legendary King of Rohan who must defend against an army of Dunlendings. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be released by Warner Bros. Gittins and Papageorgiou were working on the script by February 2022.

Animation work had begun by then, taking visual inspiration from those films. Also starring is Miranda Otto.ĭevelopment of the film was being fast-tracked by June 2021, when it was officially announced along with the involvement of Kamiyama, consultant Philippa Boyens who co-wrote the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and initial writers Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. It stars Brian Cox as Helm Hammerhand, a legendary King of Rohan. It is the second animated film to be based on the novel The Lord of the Rings, following 1978's The Lord of the Rings. Animation and with animation production by Sola Entertainment, the film is a prequel set 183 years before the events depicted in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Produced by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an upcoming animated fantasy film directed by Kenji Kamiyama from a screenplay by Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou, based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R.
