The Lord of the Rings franchise returns in 2024 with The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and its another example of the property following a specific trend. J. R. R. Tolkien's acclaimed and best-selling Lord of the Rings books became one of Hollywood's biggest franchises over the course of the early 2000s. Audiences have been treated to multiple returns to Middle-earth in the years since, with The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim slated to be the latest. The animated film will take moviegoers back to before the events of the original trilogy.
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