The script for “The War of the Rohirrim” was written by Arty Papageorgiou and his writing partner Phoebe Gittins, daughter of Philippa Boyens, who also returns to produce the film and consult on it. Also returning is Sir Richard Taylor, creative director of Weta Workshop, as well as illustrators Alan Lee and John Howe, who worked on the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
The animation on the film was done by Sola Entertainment, the studio behind “Tower of God,” “Ninja Kamui,” and also the upcoming “Lazarus” anime with Shinichiro Watanabe and action by “John Wick” franchise director Chad Stahelski. Among the producers are Jason DeMarco, one of the co-creators of Toonami, and Joseph Chou, who also produced “Ninja Kamui” and the upcoming “Rick and Morty” anime.
That last bit is important because it seems Warner Bros. is all in on anime — they’re not only licensing titles to distribute, but also producing their own. “Ninja Kamui” is an Adult Swim original anime made in Japan, but airing in the U.S. first. Hopefully “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” is the first of many such anime features backed by big studios.
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