Warner Bros plans anime movie in 'Lord of the Rings' series

The Warner Bros. movie studio will produce an anime feature film set in the world of JRRTolkien`s popular 'The Lord of the Rings'books, officials announced on Thursday.

'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim'will tell the story of a legendary battle that shaped Middle-Earth in the years leading up to events in 2001 film 'The Lord of the Rings,'a statement from the studio said. The new movie will explore the fortress of Helm`s Deep and feature the King of Rohan, Helm Hammerhand.

Anime filmmaker Kenji Kamiyama will direct the film. No release date was set.

Warner Bros. distributed 'The Lord of the Rings'live-action film trilogy starting in 2001 and 'The Hobbit'trio of movies starting in 2012.

The six films have grossed nearly $6 billion at box offices worldwide. Warner Bros. is currently owned by AT&T Inc but is in the process of merging with Discovery Inc.

Amazon.com Inc is working on a 'Lord of the Rings'television series, which is currently being filmed in New Zealand.