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As fans prepare to make their return to Middle-earth withThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Warner Bros. has shared a stunning new battle-ready poster for the upcoming anime, which is set for release on May 25, 2025. Based on beloved characters created by J. R. R. Tolkien and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, who also made popular animes likeGhost in the ShellandUltraman,The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimtells the story of the ninth King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand and the last of the original line of succession, as he and his family fight against an army of Dunlendings.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimwas initially delayeddue to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, which meant that its April 2024 release date got pushed back along with the eagerly anticipatedDune 2.Thankfully,Lord of the Ringsenthusiasts won’t have too much longer to wait before they can experience a thrilling fantasy world set 183 years before the events of Peter Jackson’s iconicfilm trilogy.
Even though fans only just got a recent look atThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimfirst key art revealin September, Warner Bros. and New Line Pictures didn’t want to stop there. Now, another new visual for the anime movie has been revealed (viaThe Nerdist), which shows off an armed Hera and her father, Helm Hammerhand, who is seen towering over the other characters. The poster also includes Hera’s friend, Wulf, the son of Freca, a Rohirrim lord, as he stares with determination straight ahead. Set under a menacingly and somber sky, the new art poster offers a glance into what viewers can expect in terms of epic battles and the dark underbelly of Middle-earth, in what many hope to be a great homage to the classicThe Lord of the Ringsmovies.
New The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Art
With a fantastic line-up of actors,The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’s voice cast includes thereturn ofThe Lord of the Ring’s Miranda Otto as Éowyn, the White Lady of Rohan, as well asSuccession’s Brian Cox as Helm Hammerhand, Gaia Wise as Hera, Luke Pasqualino as Wulf, and Laurence Ubong Williams as Fréaláf Hildeson, Helm’s nephew and successor to the throne of Rohan.
Following in the footsteps of the originalLord of the Ringsmovies, which hit theaters in December every year between 2001 and 2003 in time for Christmas,The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrimhopes to cash in on the same luck when it releases on Jul 12, 2025.TheLord of the Ringshas become one of the greatest fantasy franchises of all time, so it was be an interesting time to see ifThe War of the Rohirrimcan muster up the same level of excitement.
Source:The Nerdist
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is one of the most iconic names in entertainment. The franchise started with novels from J. R. R. Tolkien before being adapted onto the big screen by Peter Jackson in one of the most critically-acclaimed film trilogies of all time. There have also been numerous The Lord of the Rings video games of varying quality.
