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The War of the Rohirrim
The trailer is heavily based on Peter Jackson’s film trilogy. - The connection confirmed
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exists in the same universe as Jackson’s films. - This strategy is likely to continue as Warner Bros.
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The War of the Rohirrim not only bears its status as a prequel to Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings films on the sleeve, but also on the helmet, armor and boots. After entering Middle Earth with the last film in 2014, The Battle of the Five Armiesthe last part of his The Hobbit With his The Last Jedi trilogy, Peter Jackson is gradually being drawn back into the realm of JRR Tolkien as Warner Bros. prepares to launch its next series of film releases.
Next up is the upcoming anime film The War of the Rohirrimtakes place several hundred years before Frodo’s story and revolves around a battle for the throne of Edoras and control of Rohan. The War of the Rohirrim Kenji Kamiyama directs, but Peter Jackson’s signature is evident throughout. Jackson himself is listed as executive producer alongside his colleague. The Lord of the Rings Fran Walsh, mastermind of the trilogy. Philippa Boyens, co-author of The Lord of the Rings And The Hobbitis a producer of the film 2024 and her daughter Phoebe Gittins is The War of the RohirrimCo-author of.
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The first 20 seconds of the trailer for “War of the Rohirrim” come from Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” films.
It’s okay, you didn’t accidentally click on an old trailer for The Two Towers
The War of the RohirrimThe trailer begins with “PETER JACKSON PRESENTS” is emblazoned on a map of Rohan, and for a full 20 seconds the footage comes exclusively from the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, namely The two towers. The trailer focuses on Ian McKellen’s Gandalf, Viggo Mortensen’s Aragorn and Orlando Bloom’s Legolas, and also shows off the beautiful Edoras backdrops that wowed movie audiences in 2002. Eventually, the footage transitions into anime, but the connection to the live-action trilogy and Peter Jackson is the focus.
The touch of nostalgia is surprisingly strong for a film that has little to do with the story of
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The strategy is understandable. The Lord of the Rings remains one of the most financially successful and critically acclaimed film trilogies ever made, while as an animated film in the Japanese style The War of the Rohirrim takes a less mainstream corner. Warner Bros. would be almost foolish not to use the power of Peter Jackson’s name and the fame of the original trilogy to promote its latest Middle Earth adventure. Still, the touch of nostalgia is surprisingly strong for a film that, both stylistically and narratively, has little to do with the story told by The Lord of the Rings.
The War of the Rohirrim takes place within Peter Jackson’s film canon
Peter Jackson’s vision of Middle Earth is getting bigger
The War of the RohirrimThe Jackson-heavy trailer at least provides a very clear confirmation that the animated film is a prequel to his The Lord of the Rings series and exists in the same universe. This may be an obvious statement that does not need to be made – a story takes place 200 years before The Lord of the Rings is obviously a prequel. Because the rights to Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings are messier than Radagast’s laundry, but some publications – The Rings of Powerfor example – take place before Frodo’s quest, but do not explicitly exist in the canon of Peter Jackson’s films.
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Very clever, The War of the Rohirrim differs through its connection to Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings films in the clearest way. He mentioned Jackson himself and integrated The two towers Footage, the transition from live action to anime – everything is designed to The War of the Rohirrim as a continuation of the iconic world that Jackson brought to the screen in the 2000s. From one perspective, one could say that The War of the Rohirrim Is pushing home an advantage? The Rings of Power has not by calling upon the Beloved The Lord of the Rings Movies.
The trailer for “War of the Rohirrim” is just the beginning of Warner Bros.’ hopes for your LOTR nostalgia
“Yes, we had one, but how about a second Lord of the Rings film series?”
The War of the RohirrimThe trailer for contains a healthy dose of nostalgia, and that aftertaste will linger for a while. In addition to the 2024 animated release, Andy Serkis has a Lord of the rings Gollum-themed film is in production, and his film is being touted as the beginning of a new dawn for Middle Earth in cinemas. Apparently Warner Bros. wants to dig up even more cinematic mithril in its Tolkien mineand the mere idea of making a Gollum solo film so close to The Companions suggests that Serkis’ project, like The War of the Rohirrimis rooted in the films of Peter Jackson.
How successful this strategy will be remains to be seen. On the one hand, Tolkien’s gigantic Middle Earth legendarium ensures that there is no shortage of material. Warner Bros. could draw from this well for decades and would never reach the bottom. On the other hand, The Lord of the Rings is a relatively small chapter in Arda’s historyand not many of Tolkien’s broader stories have a natural connection to Frodo and his companions.
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“The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” stands in the way of Prime Video’s existing prequel and has a better chance of being recognized by audiences.
Even The War of the RohirrimThe relationship to the main films is fleeting at best – the connection to Rohan and Helm’s Deep does a lot of work. More Middle-earth content makes sense for Warner Bros., but sooner or later these stories need to stand on their own without invoking the heavy influence of Peter Jackson.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Set before the events of the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim is an animated action-adventure fantasy film about a King of Rohan named Helm Hammerhand. When his homeland is besieged by the Dunlendings, Hammerhand prepares himself and his allies to counterattack. The war eventually leads to the founding of Helm’s Deep.
- director
- Kenji Kamiyama
- Release date
- December 13, 2024
- Pour
- Brian Cox, Miranda Otto, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Laurence Ubong, Shaun Dooley
