Warner Bros has announced that The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the first anime feature set within Middle Earth, is now available to buy and rent on digital platforms. The film will then be available to purchase on DVD and Blu-ray on March 3rd.
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.
Don’t forget to check out our interview with Héra herself, Gaia Wise!
Directed by Kenji Kamiyama and produced by The Lord of the Rings veteran Philippa Boyens, The War of the Rohirrim stars Brian Cox (Helm Hammerhand), Gaia Wuse (Héra), and Luke Pasqualino (Wulf). The voice cast also includes Miranda Otto (Éowyn), Lorraine Ashbourne, Yazfan Qafouri, Benjamin Wainwright, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, Michael Wildman, Jude Akuwudike, Bilal Hasna and Janine Duvitski.
Will you be joining the riders of Rohan when The War of the Rohirrim storms onto digital? Make sure you let us know in the comments, and be sure to check out more from Middle Earth right here.
