(OSV News photo/New Line Cinema) In the beginning were the words. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth — the world of “The Lord of the Rings” and now the new animated film “The War of the Rohirrim” — was ...

From Denethor II to Aragorn, these humans are the most powerful on Middle-earth, known for their mighty deeds in service of ...

Polygon sat down with Boyens to discuss adapting the world of Middle-earth to another medium and what she learned about screenwriting, moviemaking, and J.R.R. Tolkien himself on The War of the ...

It's not adapting a novel of J.R.R. Tolkien's, but rather two pages from his Appendices, which lay out the last great stand of one of Rohan's most famed kings, Helm Hammerhand (voiced by ...

Faramir survives the War of the Ring and leads an impressive life after Sauron is defeated in the final installment of The ...

“Professor Tolkien said in his letters that sometimes the most compelling story is the untold story.” That’s what Philippa Boyens told me when I interviewed her recently about the new ...

Hèra (voiced by Gaia Wise) in The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Helm Hammerhand (voiced by Brain Cox) and Hèra (voiced by Gaia Wise) in The Lord of the ...

needed to produce another big-screen instalment to retain the property's film rights — J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth is back in cinemas, albeit in the guise of an anime-style prequel.