Video interviews
BBC Films has several video interviews with the cast (and director) of Lord of the Rings, including Liv Tyler, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and more!
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Howe about that
Tolkien illustrator John Howe has launched a new website, featuring his artwork, a biography, and lots more! You can check it out here.
Long live the hobbit!
Chud’s most recent Lord of the Rings cast interview is with Elijah Wood. In it, Elijah talks about playing Frodo, the Two Towers extended DVD, and much more!
Official site update
Explore Helm’s Deep in the new update from the official site! In it, you can read about the visual effects used in the Helm’s Deep film sequence and also take a look behind the stunts.
More on Gollum
The Two Towers, the second installment of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, is alive with heroes and villains, massed armies at war and forests full of walking, talking trees. But nobody, or no thing, makes a bigger impression than the mutant creature Gollum.
Producer Barrie Osborne on LotR
“When we were making the first film, the worry was that if it didn’t work, the studio would shut down,” he said. “Then when it went on to be such a success, the pressure became creating a sequel that would live up to the fans’ expectations. And I think everyone who sees it agrees that Peter Jackson has once again delivered on all fronts.”
Eowyn, the warrior woman
“…it’s like entering into your own fairy tale, into your own dream of princess fantasies you had as a child. You’d imagine you were in a castle — and boom! There it is! But the great thing about Eowyn is she has more backbone than most of those mythic women we are given in the western world.”
Dynamic duo
Today’s featured interview over at Chud is with those two loveable hobbits, Merry and Pippin. Rather, the two actors who played them: Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd. They answer questions about Treebeard, cut scenes, and a few snippets about The Return of the King.
Perfection
“Nobody could find fault with this film.” Read another review of The Two Towers, this time from a London Premiere perspective, at Ain’t It Cool News
The journey continues
“I guess I knew that I had created something I really liked when I saw the films,” Jackson said. “Even I was able to get lost in the fantasy of the story. It was really nice to sit back and enjoy it just like everyone else and forget about how it was all done.”