The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is an animated prequel film ... which led to the first siege of Helm's Deep — a castle only known as "the Hornburg" beforehand.

Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a fascinating experiment in adaptation. It's not adapting a novel of J.R.R. Tolkien's, but rather two ...

Kamiyama and screenwriters Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou frame The War of the Rohirrim as a historical tale told by The Lord of the Rings' Éowyn (Miranda Otto, returning in voiceover).

The War of the Rohirrim released in theaters December 13 and arrived on digital storefronts just two weeks later. The film failed to reach $10 million at the box office, which likely contributed ...