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. If returned to its creator, the Dark Lord Sauron, The Ring will give him the power to enslave the world.

New Line Cinema presents The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the central film in Peter Jackson’s motion picture trilogy, an epic adventure of good against evil set in a time of uncertainty in the land of Middle-earth, scheduled to open December 18, 2002. The trilogy represents an unprecedented undertaking – three films made simultaneously over a year and a half of production. The first film in the trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, was released December 19, 2001, to widespread critical acclaim and garnered $860 million worldwide. The film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards®, more than any other film released that year, and won four, including Best Visual Effects for the groundbreaking techniques used by Jackson and the visual effects team to fully realize Tolkien’s universe.

At the end of part one, following the death of Boromir (Sean Bean) and Gandalf’s plunge into the pit at Khazad-dum, The Fellowship was forced to divide. Though splintered into three groups, each member of the original Fellowship is no less determined in his heroic quest.

Directed by
Peter Jackson

Cast
Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen - Gandalf
Sean Astin - Samwise Gamgee
Cate Blanchett - Galadriel
Orlando Bloom - Legolas
Christopher Lee - Saruman
Liv Tyler - Arwen
Viggo Mortensen - Aragorn
Sean Bean - Boromir
Billy Boyd - Peregrin
John Rhys Davies - Gimli/Voice of Treebeard
Dominic Monaghan - Meriadock
Hugo Weaving - Elrond

Production Co.
The Saul Zaentz Company
Wingnut Interactive

Produced by
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Mark Ordesky

Studio
New Line Cinema

Writer
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fran Walsh

Music
Howard Shore