Animated ‘The Lord of the Rings’ movie in the works

[NinjaPug]

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 that will be determined down the road. Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings: Return of the King scribe Philippa Boyens will be a consultant on the new project directed by Kenji Kamiyama. The pic is being fast-tracked with animation work done by Sola Entertainment. Voice casting is currently underway. Pic will be distributed around the globe by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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

https://deadline.com/2021/06/lord-of...ne-1234773024/

[Andrew NDB]

*yaawn*...

[neatoman]

M'alright...

... Can we get the same type of art direction as the Rankin/Bass Hobbit and Return of the King? I liked that a lot.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by neatoman

M'alright...

... Can we get the same type of art direction as the Rankin/Bass Hobbit and Return of the King? I liked that a lot.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight?!

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight?!

Well, I can probably only come up subjective arguments there but I do think giving Smaug a mammalian head did make him more memorable.