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Posted: June 29th, 2003.

Deeper Into Middle-earth…

The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers Arrives On DVD And VHS August 26th

Special Extended Edition To Follow in November

Entertainment in Video has announced the DVD and VHS release of The Lord ofthe Rings: The Two Towers. The central film in Peter Jackson’s motion picturetrilogy epic adventure of good against evil, The Fellowship that was formed inThe Fellowship of the Ring faces unimaginable armies and lethal deceptionwhile also witnessing ancient wonders and the untapped strength of the peoplesof Middle-earth. The award-winning The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers willbe available to purchase on DVD for £24.99 and VHS for £16.99 andto rent on August 26. Similar to last year’s resoundingly successfulmulti-tiered platform release, the August 26 theatrical release of The TwoTowers will be followed by a distinctly different four-disc Special ExtendedDVD Edition on 18 November 2003.

TOWERING DISCS OF DVD FEATURES
In addition to the theatrical version of the film, the second disc of theDVD will premiere an exclusive ten-minute behind-the-scenes sneak preview lookat The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the final film in the trilogydue in cinemas December, 2003. The second disc also includes actor SeanAstin’s (Sam) short film, The Long And Short Of It, and the making-ofdocumentary of Astin’s short film. Also featured is Gollum’s Song music videoby Emiliana Torrini, a preview of Electronic Arts’ Video Game, The Lord of theRings: The Return of the King, and a first look at the Special Extended DVDEdition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

“The release strategy of The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,with two distinct versions of the DVD available to consumers, proved thatthere is huge consumer demand from both fans of the original theatricalrelease and The Lord of the Rings aficionados who want a more extensiveexperience” says New Line Home Entertainment President and Chief OperatingOfficer, Stephen Einhorn. “The August 26th release will include theaward-winning film, footage from The Return of the King, a short film by SeanAstin, and other fantastic features that fans of the DVD format have come toexpect. And the special four-disc set arriving in November, is now in theprocess of being completed while Peter Jackson finishes post production workon The Return of the King.”

Tower-ing Above The Competition
The power of The Lord of the Rings continues to grow: The Two Towersworldwide theatrical box office surpassed that of The Fellowship of the Ring,licensed merchandise sales increased exponentially, The Lord of the Rings booktitles remain prominently on bestseller lists, and the DVDs of The Fellowshipof the Ring proved to be the number one revenue generating DVD of 2002.

With current UK box office receipts at œ58 million, The Lord of the Rings: TheTwo Towers set records for the highest-grossing December domestic openingweekend at ½13 million, Friday-Sunday. The film currently ranks numberfour on the list of all time biggest UK box office hits and number five inthe worldwide box office.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Film Synopsis
At the end of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, followingthe death of Boromir (Sean Bean) and the plunge into the pit at Khazad-d–m byGandalf The Grey (Sir Ian McKellen), The Fellowship disbanded. Thoughsplintered into three groups, the members of the original nine-member assemblageare no less determined to fulfill Frodo’s heroic quest. . .

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers begins in the hills of Emyn Muil, wherelost Hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) discover they are beingfollowed by the mysterious and extraordinarily rendered Gollum (Andy Serkis).A mercurial creature who has been warped by his proximity to the Ring, Gollumpromises to guide the Hobbits to the Black Gates of Mordor. . .

Across Middle-earth Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), the Elf archer Legolas (OrlandoBloom) and Gimli the Dwarf (John Rhys-Davies) encounter the besieged Kingdom ofRohan, whose once great King Theoden (Bernard Hill) has fallen under thedeadly spell of evil wizard Saruman The White (Christopher Lee) through themachinations of his spy, the sinister Grima Wormtongue (Brad Dourif). Eowyn(Miranda Otto), the niece of the King, recognizes a leader in Aragorn, andthough the warrior finds himself drawn to her, Aragorn is constantly remindedof his enduring love for the Elf Arwen (Liv Tyler) and the pact they’ve made.Gandalf, reborn as Gandalf the White following his cataclysmic battle with theBalrog, reminds Aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of Rohan with Gondor,the last remaining stronghold of Human resistance. . .

Meanwhile, the captured Hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (BillyBoyd) escape from their monstrous Uruk-hai captors and, fleeing into themysterious Fangorn Forest, discover an unexpected ally among the ancienttrees—Treebeard (voiced by Rhys-Davies), a living, walking, talking tree-shepherd,among the oldest creature in Middle-earth, whose forest Saruman has decimated…

In their parallel journeys, the Fellowship will stand against the powerfulforces spreading from the Two Towers — Orthanc Tower in Isengard, whereSaruman has bred a lethal army of 10,000 strong; and Sauron’s fortress atBarad-d–r, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. The Lord of the Rings: TheTwo Towers culminates in the astonishing battle for the refuge Helm’s Deep:the Kingdom of Rohan’s ancient large stone fortress, besieged by Uruk-haiwarriors.

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Sound:26th August 2003
12
24.99
173 mins
EDV 9179
English
English HOH, Spanish
2.35:1 (anamorphic) and fullscreen
Dolby Digital EX 5.1

Disc 2 Special Features:

IN-DEPTH PROGRAMS:
• Revealing the Secrets Behind the Production of the Epic Adventure:
• On the Set – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Return to Middle Earth
• The Long and Short of It, A Short Film Directed By Sean Astin
• The Making of The Long and Short of It

  FEATURETTES:

• Created for www.lordoftherings.net, Take a Closer Look at the People and Places of Middle-earth:
• Forces of Darkness
• Designing the Sounds of Middle-earth
• Edoras: The Rohan Capital
• Creatures of Middle-earth
• Gandalf the White
• Arms and Armor
• The Battle of Helm’s Deep
• Bringing Gollum to Life
• Exclusive ten-minute behind-the-scenes preview of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Original Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
• “Gollum’s Song” Music Video by Emiliana Torrini
• Preview of Electronic Arts’ Video Game The Lord of the Rings: The Return to the King
• An Inside Look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2-disc Extended Edition4-disc Extended Edition

For more information about The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, visitLordOfTheRings.net

News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2003.

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