In a report from Deadline, several cast members were announced for the upcoming anime film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. The movie will star Brian Cox, recently known for his role in the HBO Max series Succession. Cox will play Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, who appears in the appendices of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books and is the anime’s main protagonist. The film is set 183 years before the events of Peter Jackson’s trilogy, and the latest concept art can be found below.

The anime feature film, directed by Kenji Kamiyama, details “a sudden attack by Wulf, a ruthless Dunlending lord who seeks vengeance for his father’s death. This forces Helm and his people to make a last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg, a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep,” reads a line from the movie’s description. Miranda Otto, who previously starred in Jackson’s film series as Eowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan, will reprise her role and act as the story’s narrator.

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Quite a few cast members, and the roles they will play, have been announced for the forthcoming film. Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer) will voice Wulf, presumably the movie’s antagonist. Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods) will play Hera, Hammerhand’s daughter, who leads the resistance against the deadly army intent on their destruction.

In addition, The War of the Rohirrim will include Shaun Dooley (Official Secrets), Lorraine Ashbourne (Bridgerton), Janine Duvitski (The New World), Benjamin Wainwright (World on Fire), and Michael Wildman (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw). The movie is executive produced by Philippa Boyens, the Oscar-winning screenwriter from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. In addition, several crew members from the original trilogy of films are set to return, including Alan Lee and Richard Taylor, along with Tolkien illustrator John Howe.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be distributed theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures on Apr. 12th, 2024. If you simply can’t wait to feast your eyes on more Lord of the Rings content, the Prime Video series The Rings of Power will be making its way to the streaming service on Sept. 2nd.

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