That headline is definitely a mouthful, but then Tolkien was never one to shorten anything. Overnight the nice folks over at Warner Bros. and Monolith dropped the cinematic opener for their forthcoming story expansion for Shadow of War, Desolation of Mordor, and it's a beauty.

Here's some info on the new content:

The new video spotlights Baranor, the Captain of Minas Ithil, who has escaped the fallen city’s demise and is now reunited with his lost brother, Serka. Together, the two warriors must hire an army of human mercenaries to combat a new Orc threat to the East, across the desert region of Lithlad, in an effort to conquer the imposing Shindrâm fortress.

The new content becomes available on May 8 and is part of the Expansion Pass for the game, which is still available if you didn't pick up the Gold Edition of the original release. Here's the DLC pricing breakdown:

• Full Expansion Pass – Includes Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion (avail. May 8), Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion (avail. now), Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion (avail. now) and Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion (avail. now) – $59.95 RRP (*Expansion Pass also incl. as part of Gold Edition for $139.95 RRP).
  
• Story Expansion Pass – Includes Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion and
• Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion – $37.95 RRP
  
• Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion – Available à la carte – $22.95 RRP
  
• Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion – Available à la carte – $22.95 RRP
  
• Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion – Available à la carte – $22.95 RRP
  
• Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion – Available à la carte – $22.95 RRP

Watch the full cinematic embedded below.