The new anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will have a female-led cast.

Variety reported that 20-minute footage of the highly anticipated film at Annecy was shown to an enthusiastic audience. And it's all about the females in this newest adventure inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The new film focuses on the King of Rohan's (Brian Cox) daughter, Princess Héra (Gaia Wise), in the House of Helm Hammerhand. It takes place about 200 years before the first The Lord of the Rings film, where we're introduced to Bilbo Baggins. Éowyn (Miranda Otto) is also featured in the movie as the narrator.

The clip featured a dispute that broke out during a council meeting. It left Wulf, a Dunlending lord, seeking vengeance. The crowd gave it a standing ovation and thunderous applause when it was over.

What's ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum

About the film, director Kenji Kamiyana said he was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books but also by Fran Walsh and Peter Jackson films — who are executive producers on the animated new film.

The director said, “There is such power to the story.”

“The fans are going to go nuts for this,” Andy Serkis noted.

Deadline reports that Serkis is involved with the upcoming live-action film Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. He'll reprise his role and also direct. Peter Jackson, who directed the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, will be a producer on Gollum. What's to come with the film sounds incredible.

“The Gollum/Sméagol character has always fascinated me because Gollum reflects the worst of human nature, whilst his Sméagol side is, arguably, quite sympathetic,” Jackson said. “I think he connects with readers and film audiences alike, because there's a little bit of both of them in all of us. We really want to explore his backstory and delve into those parts of his journey we didn't have time to cover in the earlier films. It's too soon to know who will cross his path, but suffice to say we will take our lead from Professor Tolkien.”

“Andy [Serkis] was a joy to work with directing Second Unit on The Hobbit,” Jackson said of the director. “He has the energy and imagination and, most importantly, an inherent understanding of the world of the story that is needed to step back into Middle-earth.”

He added, “We have collaborated on eight films together, and each time, it has been a fantastic experience. There's no one on this earth better equipped to tackle Gollum's story than Andy.”

Philippa Boyens, who wrote the first six films, will write the screenplay. He said, “Gollum's story is one of the most compelling to us in terms of a character that we couldn't go as deeply into as we wanted to before, which sounds strange when you say that, given how familiar he is to everybody. Gollum's life span takes place in such an interesting period of Middle-earth. When the question was first asked, this was the first story we thought of. Because I can tell you, and people might not believe this, but we had zero expectations of going back to this. It wasn't something we were looking to do, particularly. So when the question was asked, it was, what would draw you back?”

There's a lot of LOTR on the way! Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will be in theaters on December 13 this year, and Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is scheduled for sometime in 2026.