Lord Of The Rings Animated Movie First Look Images: Massive Armies Assemble Outside 2 Iconic Middle-earth Locations

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Summary Explore the origins of Helm Hammerhand in The War of the Rohirrim, set before The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

First-look images reveal Edoras and Helm's Deep as key locations for epic action scenes in the upcoming anime film.

Warner Bros. teases the release date for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, coming later this year.

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim gets three first-look images, teasing the return of some classic Middle-earth fortresses. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, The War of the Rohirrim takes place hundreds of years before the events of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The upcoming anime film will chronicle the life of Helm Hammerhand, the creator of Helm's Deep.

Now, ahead of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim's release date later this year, Warner Bros. shares the first images from the movie. The images show two major Middle-earth locations with Edoras and Helm's Deep, with both seemingly set to serve as the backdrop for major action sequences. Check them out the images below:

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Source: Warner Bros.