First Footage and Images of the Lord of the Rings Anime Film Revealed at Annecy

[@zacharyclark3693]

Looks really cool. I’ve listened to an interview with the writers on Nerd of the Rings, and I’m very excited. Some of the original writers from the trilogy, and they all express a deep love and respect for Tolkien’s work.

[@newwavenerds]

I'm super excited too. I can't even imagine how epic the battle at Helm's Deep will be

[@Selrahc_69]

I understand what you're saying about using an unnamed character as lead but I would counter that it gives the writers somewhat more freedom to create new content while still telling the larger 'known' tale. She might become a new fan favorite but regardless, the writers will be more protected from "runining" a known/beloved character. I know this didn't work so well with the character of Tauriel in the Hobbit films but in that case, she was 'shoehorned' into a beloved story while this will be a fresh tale. I'm hoping for the best! Thanks for the video!

[@pal8h]

Giving the creator more freedom to create new content is what frightens Tolkien fans.

[@Selrahc_69]

@@pal8h I hear you, for sure! But at least this project involves someone we trust (Boyens) and not someone who we had absolutely no history with [Hedlund (Acolyte)]. I'll continue to be (more) hopeful here.

[@newwavenerds]

Thanks for the comment, I’m glad you liked it! And that’s a fair point. A good example is Ahsoka in Star Wars. She came out of nowhere (with kind of a rocky start in the Clone Wars movie) and has since become one of my favorite characters in the universe

[@newwavenerds]

@@pal8h my worry is that the character doesn’t feel like a Tolkien character. Like she could be very well written and still feel out of place in the universe. But that being said I agree with @Selrahc_69 about being hopeful for the movie

[@christianefiorito3204]

I am looking forward to the war of the Rohirrim

[@newwavenerds]

Us too. The art looks amazing, I can't wait to see it in motion

[@RaoulKunz1]

To one as old as I am (I read LotR when there was only a crappy animated movie **shakeswalkingcane** ) the whole art style and look of this movie look so early 90s animation - think "Record of D&D..err Lodoss War" or "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" but I'm for some strange reason convinced it won't be a collection of very lightly animated beautiful drawings like the original RoLW OVA was🤣. But this style looks *so* beautiful and "mature", especially when contrasted with how anime looks currently and across the last decade and a half with the crappy Shonen inspired styles and crappy Harem-esque huge eyes and flat faces... *mopemope* ^^ Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

[@gandalf4751]

LOTR war of Rohirims 😍😍😍✅✅✅

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

I hate this timeline. I want new stories not the same old stuff retold and resold

[@newwavenerds]

I guess I don’t know what you mean by new timeline. And this story hasn’t been seen yet on screen so I guess I’m a little confused

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

@@newwavenerds I hate that there is always another spin off, instead of new original ideas.

[@newwavenerds]

@@carlosdumbratzen6332 fair enough it definitely feels like the studios are just milking their franchises for all their worth

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

@@newwavenerds yeah, and to me lotr is kinda special. It feels out of play to see it getting the same franchise treatment as marvel or harry potter

[@newwavenerds]

@@carlosdumbratzen6332 on that much we definitely agree. Lord of the rings doesn’t deserve the marvel treatment