What to Expect in Other LotR Films
Paul Davidson

While I and other countless Lord of the Rings fans are still drooling over the trilogy's first marvelous installment, director Peter Jackson and his production crew are making great progress on the other two films: The Two Towers and The Return of the King. According to Dark Horizons, Jackson dropped hints to the press during some recent interviews and press conferences that were held in conjunction with the first movie's opening. They have a fairly complete rough cut of The Two Towers already finished, as well as a loosely assembled cut of Return of the King. Both films will be between two-and-a-half and three hours in length with 500 to 600 effects shots, much like the first movie.

Jackson confirmed that the Ents and Treebeard will be playing an important role in The Two Towers as in the book. Faramir, son of the Steward of Gondor, and his romance with Eowyn may also play a more emphasized part on-screen than in the book. It was also hinted that Arwen's character would appear briefly in the second movie, though she is not mentioned in the second book.

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