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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Synopsis
(Release Date: December 18, 2002)
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving and Elijah Wood
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Considered by millions throughout the world to be the greatest adventure ever told, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy chronicles the epic struggle for possession of the infamous One Ring. In the hands of its creator, the Dark Lord Sauron, it will give him the power to enslave the world.
Released last year,The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, garnered over $850 million in worldwide box office. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards, more than any other film in 2001, winning four.
At the end of part one, the Fellowship was forced to divide. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers traces the journey of Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) as they venture deeper into the land of the enemy – with the mysterious Gollum (Andy Serkis) serving as their guide – while their companions in the Fellowship, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli (John-Rhys Davies), struggle to rescue the captured Hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd). Their destinies now lie at Two Towers – Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupted wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee) waits, and Sauron’s fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. In addition to Gollum, The Two Towers also introduces the people of Rohan, led by King Theoden (Bernard Hill), his niece Eowyn (Miranda Otto) and her brother Eomer (Karl Urban); Faramir (David Wenham), brother of Boromir; Wormtongue (Brad Dourif); and the Ent, Treebeard.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers stars (in alphabetical order) Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, and Elijah Wood. The film is produced by Barrie M. Osborne, Jackson and Fran Walsh. The screenplay is by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Jackson based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. The executive producers are Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne. Also executive producing is Mark Ordesky.
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