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First images of 'Lord of the Rings' anime at French fest
Critics got a sneak preview of an anime prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" at one of the world's top animation festivals in France.
"The War of the Rohirrim" film, due for release in April 2024, is set 250 years before the events of the main trilogy of books by J.R.R. Tolkien.
It is being directed by Kenji Kamiyama, who worked on the landmark manga film "Akira" in 1988.
Lord of the Rings debate: Turkey wants to know if the Gollum is evil (pics)
Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is in a legal row with Turkey over whether the character Gollum is good or bad. Dr. Bilgin Çiftçi is accused of insulting the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after he shared an image comparing Erdogan’s facial expressions with the gollum!