The first concept map of "The Lord of the Rings" animated film was released on April 12, 2024

According to foreign media Variety, Warner and New Line Cinema's original "Lord of the Rings" animated film "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" announced that it will be released in North American theaters on April 12, 2024, and exposed the first look of concept art, a picture of the war of Rohan.

The film is directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell animation, Blade Runner: Black Lotus), written by Geoffrey Addis & Will Matthews (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), and consulted by live-action screenwriter Philippa Boyens. It is closely related to the film trilogy (especially the second one, The Two Towers), telling the little-known story behind the Battle of Helm's Deep. It is set about 200 years before this battle, focusing on the life of King Helm Hammerhand of Rohan and that bloody era.