Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition), The


Aspect

2.35:1

Audio

English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), English (6.1 DTS ES), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)

Runtime

208

Discs

4

Studio

New Line Home Video

Release Date

January 1, 2002

DVD Release

November 18, 2003

16:9

Anamorphic

THX

Rating

PG-13

Director

 

The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir (Sean Bean) is dead, Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring, Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) have been captured by the Uruk-hai, and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, ThŽoden (Bernard Hill). The two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dœr and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The corrupt wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee), under the power of the Dark Lord Sauron, and his slimy assistant, Gr’ma Wormtongue (Brad Dourif), have created a grand Uruk-hai army bent on the destruction of Man and Middle-earth. The rebellion against Sauron is building up and will be led by Gandalf the White (Sir Ian McKellen), who was thought to be dead after the Balrog captured him. One of the Ring's original bearers, the creature Gollum (Andy Serkis), has tracked Frodo and Sam down in search of his 'precious', but is captured by the Hobbits and used as a way to lead them to Mt. Doom. The War of the Ring has now begun...


Edition Details Cast
Widescreen, Box set, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Color
  (C) MMII New Line Productions, Inc. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, and the characters, events, items, and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  DISCS 1-2: The Feature:
  A new version of the second installment includes 43 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film. (approx. 223 minutes)
  Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
  Commentary track by the design team
  Commentary track by the production/post-production team
  Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto
  DISCS 3-4: The Appendices:
  Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  DISC 3:
  Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
  Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth
  Storyboards to pre-visualization
  Weta Workshop visit: See sculptors in action as they create weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film
  Atlas of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship
  An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
  Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
  DISC 4:
  Sending the actors into battle: sword fighting
  Principal photography: Stories from the set
  Digital effects including motion capture and the computer program to create the armies of Orcs
  Bigatures: a close-up look at the miniatures
  Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
  Post-Production: editing it all together
  Sound design demonstration
  DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features
  Widescreen anamorphic format
  Number of discs: 4
  
Elijah Wood...Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen...Gandalf the Grey/Gandalf the White
Liv Tyler...Arwen
Viggo Mortensen...Aragorn
Sean Astin...Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
Cate Blanchett...Galadriel
John Rhys-Davies...Gimli/Voice of Treebeard
Bernard Hill...Theoden
Christopher Lee...Saruman the White
Billy Boyd...Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
Dominic Monaghan...Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Orlando Bloom...Legolas Greenleaf
Hugo Weaving...Elrond
Miranda Otto...Eowyn
David Wenham...Faramir
Brad Dourif...Grima Wormtongue
Andy Serkis...Gollum/Sméagol
Karl Urban...Eomer
Craig Parker...Haldir
Bruce Allpress...Aldor
John Bach...Madril
Sala Baker...Man Flesh Uruk
Jed Brophy...Sharku/Snaga
Sam Comery...Éothain
Calum Gittins...Haleth
Bruce Hopkins...Gamling
Paris Howe Strewe...Théodred, Prince of Rohan
Nathaniel Lees...Uglúk
John Leigh...Háma
Robbie Magasiva...Mauhur
Robyn Malcolm...Morwen
Bruce Phillips...Rohan Soldier
Robert Pollock...Mordor Orc
Olivia Tennet...Freda
Ray Trickett...Bereg
Stephen Ure...Grishnákh
Billy Jackson...Cute Rohan Refugee Child
Katie Jackson...Cute Rohan Refugee Child
Paul Holmes...Orc
Peter Jackson...Rohirrim Warrior
Sean Bean...Boromir (extended edition)
John Noble...Denethor, Steward of Gondor (extended edition)
Piripi Waretini...Uruk-Hai soldier
Hannah Wood...Woman in Cave