A new report on the next production in the Tolkien universe, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim , features the full cast of the anime. New Line Cinema with Warner Bros. Animation also prepared the first concept art.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be an anime film directed by Kenji Kamiyama. The action of the new production takes place 180 years before the events that we know from the Lord of the Rings .
A new report on the upcoming anime in the Tolkien universe has been prepared by Deadline . Thanks to him, it is known who will be voicing the new production of New Line Cinema and some names will surely arouse enthusiasm among fans of the film trilogy of Peter Jackson. The actors who will play the animated characters include Brian Cox, Gaia Wise and Miranda Otto, who is already known for the role of Éowyn, the princess of Rohan, from the Jackson adaptation.
Brian Cox will voice the main character of the animation, the ninth King of Rohan, Helm the Ironhand. Gaia Wise will play Hera, the ruler’s daughter, and Miranda Otto will return as the well-known Eowyn, who will be the narrator of the story told in the anime. In addition to them, the cast includes Luke Pasqualino as Wulf, the main antagonist, as well as: Lorraine Ashbourne ( Bridgertons ), Yazdan Qafouri ( I Came By ), Benjamin Wainwright ( World on Fire: Origins ), Laurence Ubong Williams ( Gateway ), Shaun Dooley ( The Witcher of Netflix), Michael Wildman ( The Fast and the Furious: Hobbs and Shaw ), Jude Akuwudike ( Beasts of No Nation ), Bilal Hasna (Sparks), Janine Duvitski (Benidorm).
You can see the concept art provided by the developers below:
Meanwhile, in September, Amazon’s series will debut, which also takes place in the Middle-earth universe, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . You can find more information on this topic here .