We have our first trailer for the anime feature, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and it sets up a high-stakes tale in the world J.R.R. Tolkien created, where two young leaders who grew up as childhood friends become enemies after one’s father kills the other.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.
The cast stars Brian Cox (Succession) as Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan; Gaia Wise (A Walk in the Woods) as his daughter Héra; and Luke Pasqualino (Snowpiercer) as Wulf. Miranda Otto, who played Éowyn in The Two Towers, reprises her role as the narrator of the story.
Other cast members include Lorraine Ashbourne (Bridgerton), Yazdan Qafouri (I Came By), Benjamin Wainwright (World on Fire), Laurence Ubong Williams (Gateway), Shaun Dooley (The Witcher), Michael Wildman (Hobbs & Shaw), Jude Akuwudike (Beasts of No Nation), Bilal Hasna (Sparks), and Janine Duvitski (Benidorm).
The anime feature is directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus), and will premiere in theaters on December 13, 2024.
Check out the trailer below.
