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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a film released on Wednesday, December 18, 2002, directed by Peter Jackson with a runtime of 179 minutes (that's 2 hours, 59 minutes). It is the second part in a trilogy of films, following , also directed by Jackson. It is an adaptation of the book The Two Towers, the second part of the three-volume novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, although some of the later events are held over to the third movie, . It was very well received critically and was an enormous box-office success, making over $900 million worldwide (making it the fourth most successful film of all time at that point in time).1 The cast
- Frodo Baggins: Elijah Wood
- GandalfIan McKellen portrays Gandalf in The Two Towers. Because of his openness he is well-liked by many Tolkien fans. This article is about the fictional character from J. Tolkien's books. For other meanings of Gandalf see: Gandalf (disambiguation Gandalf is a: Ian McKellenUniversal Studios, Hollywood, April 2000. Although a veteran performer on both stage and screen, he has only recently taken up serious Hollywood roles. Sir Ian Murray McKellen CBE (born May 25, 1939) is a highly acclaimed British actor on both stage and s
- AragornAragorn is a fictional character from J. Tolkien's fantasy universe of Middle-earth. Aragorn was born on March 1st in the year 2931 of the Third Age, as the son of Arathorn II and his wife Gilraen. Aragorn was a direct descendant of Elendil and Isildur, w (Strider): Viggo MortensenViggo Mortensen (born October 20, 1958 in New York City), is a Danish-American theater and movie actor, a published poet, photographer and painter. He is best known for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He was a la
- Sam GamgeeSamwise Gamgee ( T. 2980-?; S. 1380-?), a character from J. Tolkien's fantasy world Middle-earth, is Frodo Baggins' servant who proves to be the most loyal of the Fellowship of the Ring. A gardener by trade, Sam is a simple Hobbit of plain speech, who lov: Sean AstinSean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an actor, film director, and producer. He is the son of actors Patty Duke and John Astin (although his biological father is Michael Tell). At the time of his birth, it was widely assumed that his biological father wa
- GaladrielIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, Galadriel the Lady of the Woods was an Elf-queen of Middle-earth, ruler of the land of Lothlorien along with her husband Celeborn. She was originally named Artanis ("noble woman") and Nerwen ("man-maiden", referring of her he: Cate BlanchettCate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian actress. She was born as Catherine Elise Blanchett in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as the daughter of a Texan navy officer who came ashore in Melbourne and never left and a Melbourne schoolteacher.
- Arwen: Liv Tyler
- Gimli son of Glóin: John Rhys-Davies
- Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry) Dominic Monaghan
- Peregrin Took (Pippin): Billy Boyd
- Legolas: Orlando Bloom
- Saruman: Christopher Lee
- Elrond: Hugo Weaving
- Gollum: Andy Serkis (voice and motion capture)
- Théoden: Bernard Hill
- Gríma Wormtongue: Brad Dourif
- Éowyn: Miranda Otto
- Éomer: Karl Urban
- Faramir: David Wenham
- Treebeard: John Rhys-Davies (voice)
Seen in extended version only:
In addition to many characters returning from the first film, The Two Towers featured Éowyn, a princess yearning to be a warrior; Éomer, a stalwart Marshal of Rohan and brother of Éowyn; Théoden, a troubled king, uncle of Éowyn and Éomer; and his treacherous counselor, Gríma Wormtongue. These humans were largely overshadowed by special effects creatures including treelike Ents, the pterodactyl-like flying steeds of the Nazgûl, and, especially, Gollum, widely acclaimed as the first fully realized CGI character in a live-action film. His movements and facial expressions were modeled on the actor who provided his voice. Only glimpsed in the first film, Gollum here becomes a pivotal character with the potential to change the fate of the story's world; he wrestles with inner demons and becomes a source of friction in Sam and Frodo's previously unshakeable friendship.
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