The animated feature tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, the ninth king of Rohan, and his daughter Hera, as they defend their people and homeland against the violent forces of the Wildmen of Dunland.

For animation pioneer Ralph Bakshi, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings book trilogy into an animated film was a labor of love. Unfortunately, love is a poor substitute for stability and ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

Having changed fantasy forever while simultaneously inspiring countless other fantastical worlds and fairy stories, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest literary works of our ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

None of the king’s descendants returned for Gondor’s royal seat for thousands of years. But despite the long absence, there was no question Aragorn was Gondor’s rightful ruler when he finally relented ...

Forty years after Ralph Bakshi's animated 'Lord of the Rings' hit theaters, the filmmaker recalls courting Mick Jagger and Led Zeppelin and speaks candidly about the extreme pressure he was under, ...

Kendall Myers is a Senior Author with Collider. As part of the TV and Movies Features team, she writes about some of the most popular releases before, during, and after they premiere. In three years, ...