The Lord of the Rings anime called "stellar" and "absolutely stunning" as first look hits the internet

Warner Bros. has unveiled the first look at The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, a new anime movie set in J. R.

R. Tolkien's Middle-earth – and it's safe to say, it looks pretty awesome. The film recently screened 20 minutes of footage at Annecy International Animation Film Festival, too, and those in attendance appear to have been big fans of what they saw.

.. "Seen 20 minutes of #WarOfTheRohirrim.

Reservations about the animation. Hot for the story. It comes out in December, the old-fashioned way," , as : "By Ilúvatar, THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM looks stellar.

" "Animation style of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM is very much like Japanese anime & CASTLEVANIA," , while : "Had the pleasure of seeing a sneak peak of The Lords of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. Honestly it's absolutely stunning and I can’t wait for it to be released in cinemas." "Super exciting event and incredible audience reaction.

Six months to go," . Set roughly 200 years before Peter Jackson's original movie trilogy, The War of the Rohirrim is set to explore the blood-soaked era of the mighty king of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand, and the origins of the fortress at Helm's Deep. You know, the one featured heavily in 2002's lengthy battle scene? Directed by Ghost in the Shell's Kenji Kamiyama, the new flick features the voice talents of Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Laurence Ubong Williams, Shaun Dooley, and Miranda Otto.

At the aforementioned event, it was confirmed that Ja.