J.R.R. Tolkien’s universe will expand once more on screen this December with Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim. The feature film will mark the first LOTR anime project.

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.

Today, Anime Expo revealed a new image from the feature. It shows Héra (voiced by Gaia Wise) riding a white horse.

War of the Rohirrim comes from award-winning filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus). 

The feature’s voice cast includes Brian Cox (“Succession”) as Helm Hammerhand, the mighty King of Rohan; Gaia Wise (“A Walk in the Woods”) as his daughter Hěra; and Luke Pasqualino (“Snowpiercer”) as Wulf. Miranda Otto also reprises her live-action trilogy role as Eěowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan, who serves as the tale’s narrator. 

The voice ensemble also includes Lorraine Ashbourne (Netflix’s “Bridgerton”), Yazdan Qafouri (“I Came By”), Benjamin Wainwright (“World on Fire”), Laurence Ubong Williams (“Gateway”), Shaun Dooley (“The Witcher”), Michael Wildman (“Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw”), Jude Akuwudike (“Beasts of No Nation”), Bilal Hasna (“Sparks”), and Janine Duvitski (“Benidorm”).

Lord of the Rings: War of Rohirrim will premiere theatrically nationwide on December 13. Until then, check back to THS for more updates.

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