Japanese animator and director Kenji Kamiyama made his Annecy debut within the firm of Andy Serkis on Tuesday with a 20-minute preview of upcoming anime function The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim.
The extract was greeted with an enthusiastic response by the animation crowd jammed into the pageant’s 1000-set Grand Bonlieu auditorium.
Serkis, whose profession will without end be entwined with J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy basic by means of his Gollum position in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, isn’t instantly concerned within the anime function however travelled to Annecy to introduce the footage and reasonable a panel after the screening.
“You’re the first folks to see this,” mentioned Serkis.
Hailing from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim delves into a brief episode in Tolkien’s unique work across the struggle between Rohan and the Dunlendings, specializing in the daughter of Rohan king Helm Hammerhand, a lone survivor of the carnage.
It’s the first time a LOTR adaptation has been led by a feminine character. Unnamed within the unique e-book, she has been known as Hèra within the anime adaptation and is voiced by Gaia Sensible.
Kamiyama and Serkis have been joined on stage by Oscar-winning producer Philippa Boyens (The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies), producer Joseph Chou (Blade Runner: Black Lotus TV collection) and Warner Bros. Exec Jason Demarco.
Kamiyana, whose earlier anime credit embrace Blade Runner: Black Lotus, mentioned he had been impressed each by Tolkien’s books and the movies of Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh, describing himself as an avid fan of the latter.
In a kicker to the occasion, Boyens introduced that Jackson and Walsh have been EPs on the manufacturing. Neither have been current however Jackson appeared in a brief video at first of the occasion to speak in regards to the challenge.
The function which is at present in manufacturing at Tokyo-based Sola Leisure might be distributed theatrically worldwide by Warner Bros. Footage on December 13, 2024.