Gaia Wise on voicing Hera in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim: ‘She’s a powerful character’

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Speaking about her introduction to The Lord of the Rings, Gaia Wise, who voices the character Hera, daughter of Helm Hammerhand (Brian Cox), the powerful king of Rohan, says, “I read the books when I was younger. , and then I think I was 12 or 13 when I first saw these movies. Since then I have seen him at least four times a year, because I would suddenly feel like seeing him again, so it would be three nights in a row – one, two, three.”

On fans’ ongoing obsession with Tolkien’s world, she says, “I think people’s interest in The Lord of the Rings is sustained by the fact that they’re all about human nature, the things that speak to us. Do things that speak to our soul. They are about kindness, love, caring for the planet, the consequences of wars. There’s so much we can connect across generations, from people who read Tolkien when Tolkien was writing, to people who read everything he wrote over the years,” he added, “I think his work will be enduring, because the world he creates is so dramatic, beautiful and heartfelt, and it resonates with every generation.”

Sharing what she thought about the script when she first read it, Wise says, ,When I read the script, all the lore of the original, deeper Tolkien universe was woven into it. The writing was beautiful and heartbreaking, I cried. So, to be able to have such an emotional reaction just on words, I thought, it would look great when it’s in anime form.

Regarding her character Hera, Wise says, “When I saw a sketch of Hera in warrior attire, I got very excited, because I also come from a family of red hair. My aunt was also a stunning redhead like her, so that made me happy,” she said, adding, “When I read the script, I thought, this is brilliant, she’s a brilliant female character, and in The Lord she There are many of the rings. What I love about her journey, which is so different from the Éowyns and the Arwens, is that Hera really matures and comes into her own as the film progresses. In the beginning, she’s just a crybaby, then you see her being given this powerful burden on her shoulders to carry. There’s this growing feeling that he has to protect his people, he has to be the savior, and this is shown wonderfully through his story.

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Talking about her connection with her character, Wise says that because she loves the woods, being outside, running around, and having a real connection with nature, it was something she immediately found when I read Hera. . “I think what was cool was that through the process of making this movie, I grew up, so I had to bring some of that growth to her without even realizing it, but just By staying as connected as I have been with her over the past three years, I hope that some of her tenacity and courage have carried over into my everyday life,” Wise concludes.

About The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Set 183 years before the events described in the original trilogy of films, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the story tells of the fate of the house of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by the Wolf, a cunning and ruthless Dunling lord seeking revenge for his father’s death, forces Helm and his men to make a daring last stand at the ancient citadel of Hornburg – a mighty fortress that would later Will be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in a desperate situation, Helm’s daughter Hera must muster the will to lead a resistance against a deadly enemy intent on her complete destruction.