Lord Of The Rings Anime Set For April 2024 Theatrical Release – Report
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the anime intended as a companion piece to Peter Jackson’s trilogy, has been set for release on April 12, 2024. Variety was the first to report.
The standalone film, which will have story and artistic elements that may be familiar to fans of Jackson’s series, will focus on the King of Rohan and according to a 2021 release “expand the the untold story behind the fortress of Helm’s Deep, delving into the life and bloodsoaked times of one of Middle-earth’s most legendary figures: the mighty King of Rohan–Helm Hammerhand.” Last year, Warner Bros. indicated the Kenji Kamiyama-helmed (Ghost in the Shell) film is being “fast-tracked” to be released in theaters.
“All of us at New Line feel a deep affinity for the extraordinary world J.R.R. Tolkien created, so the opportunity to dive back into Middle-earth with the team at Warner Bros. Animation is a dream come true,” New Line bosses Carolyn Blackwood and Richar…
Lego Star Wars 25th Anniversary Sets Have Arrived – Check Out All 5 Nostalgic Kits
Lego is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its partnership with Star Wars with a handful of nostalgic building kits. Five sets released today, March 1, all of which are available to purchase.. Multiple Star Wars icons are featured in the lineup, including R2-D2 and the Millennium Falcon. Each set has special 25th anniversary iconography, so we wouldn’t be surprised to see these sets sell out soon. Here’s a look at all five new Lego Star Wars sets up for grabs.
Side note: Lego also released its Animal Crossing line on the same day, so it’s a pretty exciting day for Lego enthusiasts.
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Life Is Strange 2 Dev Plans On Releasing Eight Games By 2025
Life is Strange 2 developer Dontnod is planning to release eight games between this year and 2025, only two of which have been publicly announced. It is publishing Danish studio PortaPlay’s Gerda: A Flame in Winter and a new title from Studio Tolima, along with working on six other in-house projects.
While the six other projects are unknown, Dontnod’s 2021 business review provides some hints of what they could be. Dontnod says that it wants to strengthen its production capacity in the action-RPG segment of the industry. In order to do so, the company will launch a new production line dedicated to this segment and ramp up the development of Project 8 with Focus Entertainment.
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Lost Ark's Artist Class Is Coming In April 2023, With a 96-Player PvP Mode Coming In March
Lost Ark will receive a new advanced class, 96-player PvP mode, additional raids, and more in the first four months of 2023, Amazon Games has announced.
Of particular interest is the new Artist class set to arrive in April. The Artist will be the first “specialist” class added to the Western version of the free-to-play MMORPG, and Amazon is teasing it won’t be the last to arrive in 2023 in its latest blog post. Wielding a gigantic paintbrush, the Artist fills a support role but is also able to attack enemies directly with her giant paintbrush or by painting and summoning “holy beasts” to do her fighting for her.
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Eddie Murphy Is Up For A Shrek Sequel
Actor Eddie Murphy has said that he would be up for starring in another Shrek sequel, or spin-off, featuring Donkey.
Murphy, who voiced the talking Donkey in the previous Shrek movies, recently spoke in an Etalk interview where he was asked about the possibility of ever returning as his animated character. The actor is enthusiastic about the idea and is just waiting for the call.
“Oh I’d absolutely be open,” Murphy said. “If they ever, you know, came with another Shrek I’d do it in two seconds, I love Donkey.”
Murphy also spoke on Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, the recent Dreamworks spin-off, and said that they should’ve done a Donkey movie. “Donkey is funnier than Puss in Boots,” he joked. “I mean I love Puss in Boots, but ain’t funny as the Donkey. No, I really would, I would do a Donkey movie I would do another Shrek in two seconds.
Murphy added that if Dreamworks wanted to do it, all they’d have to do is call him. “I’m ready, I’m sitting and ready to do Do…