‘Lord of the Rings’ Anime Movie in the Works From New Line, Warner Bros. Animation

[Detective Conan]

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

That new concept art of the King of Rohan looks incredible!

 

[InCali]

Oh no.

 

[Drizzle]

Brian Cox, you say?

I'm excited for this but I don't see the point in it being a theatrical release.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Brian Cox, you say?

I'm excited for this but I don't see the point in it being a theatrical release.

Because people want to see LOTR in theatre.

 

[Drizzle]

Because people want to see LOTR in theatre.

But in animated form? I'm not seeing it doing big numbers there.

 

[Wheels]

This is looking for an Oscar. Only reason you go theatrical beyond the sheer guts of testing the audience for something not targeted at families.

 

[TheVileOne]

But in animated form? I'm not seeing it doing big numbers there.

You might be right.

 

[Silvermoth]

Great to see Miranda Otto back!

 

[InCali]

You might be right.

Oh just shoot me.......please.....

 

[Drizzle]

Bakshi's Lord of the Rings isn't all bad. I just want to know where Aragorn and Boromir's pants went.

 

[InCali]

Bakshi's Lord of the Rings isn't all bad. I just want to know where Aragorn and Boromir's pants went.

It's "maybe" okay for what it was?????

BUT, as someone who has read the book, probably over 100 times, and has read virtually everything ever published, at the very least, a couple of times (including the entire "The History of Middle-Earth" collection), my head spins when I see that.

My Tolkien collection is on my website if you want to check it out.

 

[DarkKnight88]

I hate that version for turning my favorite Lord of the Rings character Sam into this monstrosity...

Scarier than any Balrog.

 

[Detective Conan]

But in animated form? I'm not seeing it doing big numbers there.

Yeah, serious non-comedy 2D animation doesn’t do big numbers in the West. This ain’t Japan. This will almost surely bomb, but I’ll still see it since I like the people involved.

 

[Iceman]

Glad to get more content but that animation looks a bit ****.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Glad to get more content but that animation looks a bit ****.

You think this looks s**t?!

 

[Marvolo]

You think this looks s**t?!

Isnt that just concept art?

 

[Pennywise]

The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of Rohirrim Gives Us Middle-Earth Anime, And We Can't Wait [Annecy 2023] - /Film

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Very pumped for this.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[TheVileOne]

Typically no, adult animated big budget movies historically do not do well. Even the Dragon Ball movies are basically marketed to young males.

There might be some exceptions, but I can't think of any right now. Sausage Party was successful but that was a goofy CG R-rated comedy. Not a serious fantasy drama.

 

[Silvermoth]

I hope they really polish it up once the strike is over. I really want to see this at the movies

 

[Iceman]

The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of Rohirrim Gives Us Middle-Earth Anime, And We Can't Wait [Annecy 2023] - /Film

Really interested to see how it will look. I like anime but find it hard to picture what LotR in anime might looks like.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[sueb1863]

I hate that version for turning my favorite Lord of the Rings character Sam into this monstrosity...

Scarier than any Balrog.

I know this post is a few years old, but I have to completely agree and add my bafflement as to why they turned Sam into a blithering idiot.

And I would have been REALLY curious to see how they would have handled things if Bakshi had been able to make Part 2, because there is no way that his Sam could have pulled off some of the dark, dramatic things that Book Sam has to do in the later parts of the story.