The War of the Rohirrim," is headed to theaters this Christmas. And during a panel at Annecy, it was announced that Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh are executive producers on the project. They will be joining their longtime teammate and collaborator Philippa Boyens,

Hailing from New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim delves into a short episode in Tolkien’s original work around the war between Rohan and the Dunlendings, focusing on the daughter of Rohan king Helm Hammerhand, a lone survivor of the carnage.

I recently had the opportunity to rewatch Peter Jackson ’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy on the big screen during a special three-day screening event hosted by Fathom. As the lights dimmed in the theater and the familiar sounds of Howard Shore's iconic score filled the theater,

Warner Bros/New Line screened 20 minutes of the film to the Annecy audience. It was followed by a panel hosted by Andy Serkis, who played Gollum in Jackson’s Rings trilogy, with Boyens, Kamiyama, Chou and executive producer Jason DeMarco present.

The Lord of the Rings franchise is all set to enter a new realm of storytelling with the anime film The War of the Rohirrim. After the glorious re-releases of the Peter Jackson trilogy, the upcoming addition to the franchise is a prequel project and will be set 183 years before the films.