You can download the clip in Quicktime fromat in our downloads section, here.

Huge thanks to Brian at Lights Out Entertainment. (Check them out for other movie news and copies of the same files)

Well Xoanan over at TORN says this.

Black Screen: Spoilers Highlight to read

Writing: 'The Power of darkness grows'

Shots fo the battle of Helms Deep

Gandalf (vO): Sauron's forces have begun their attack, he is using Saruman to destroy your people'

Shots of Barad Dur, with a GIGANTIC eye

Shots of Orcs over rohan fields

Shot of Saruman with his Palantir, the eye within

Shot of Theoden sitting on his throne

Shot of Eowyn overlooking Rohan from up on high...her hair in the wind...

Shot of Orcs rampaging through a burnt out village

The R2 project has listed that The Two Towers DVD will be released in June, 2003.

Get your bum over there and check it out!

Watch ET tonight for your sneak peek at the incredible new 'Towers' trailer! 'The Lord of the Rings: ..says their site. So tune in and check it out. If you have a VCR and can make the recording onto a avi or mpg then give us a shout.

Appreciated as many of our visitors cannot get ET.

Thanks

War of the Ring Team

Well a mixed bag here. Some from United Cutlery. One of Frodo showing the scabbard for Sting, a larger one of the Elf and Uruk-hai battling at Helm's Deep, one of the new Shards of Narsil and finally a scan of the new Topps trading cards. This one shows the elves lined up at Helm's Deep.

See them here.

Thanks to Fran and red_xavier

Well we have not had a chance to officially review the game yet, but Dave from  New Mexico wrote in to tell us:

- New Scenes revealed from the upcoming Extended Edition DVD!
- New Exclusive Behind the Scenes Video: The Forces of Darkness - featuring
interviews with Christopher Lee, Brad Dourif and Director Peter Jackson!

Great stuff go look now!

Well according to the official site, the game is due out today. Amazon are saying the 30th. Regardless check out some great images utilising the special features of the Xbox. See them here.

Apologies to those who went before we put up the wrong images in the first instance.

Well we are to launch a leader column soon with some editorials and critical takes  on what is going on in the world of Tolkien and Lord of the Rings. However, we thought we would pre-empt it with some comment regarding the new trailer release.

Available on AOL for 24 hours. Now knock me down with a big stick but is this how we all get rewarded for our loyalty. Going to see the movie countless times, buying all kinds of merchandise, from the ridiculous to the sublime. Always sticking up for the movie, enthusing friends and relatives relentlesly to go and see it. Buying the DVD and the 2nd DVD and the 3rd.....

Well seems so we get landed with some kind of dodgy corporate pay back. I mean not to slander AOL but they do have err... a few detractors. So why make the trailer available only to users of this paid service. So much for respecting the fans and giving them soemthing back.

Now fair enough lets not get carried away it will be on the official site 24 hours later. But the principal is deeply flawed and a reminder to us all that this is a commercial operation , they may appreciate the fans but at the end of the day it is all about money.

IMHO

Fatty

I've now seen advance footage of the second installment of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and all I can say is "look out." This may be another Oscar nominee for Best Picture. 

Last week New Line Cinema held two sneak previews..........more

FANS WORLDWIDE GET FIRST LOOK AT NEW LINE CINEMA'S
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS TRAILER
AT 12:01AM ON MONDAY, September 30, 2002,
EXCLUSIVELY ON AOL

Los Angeles, CA, September 24, 2002 - In anticipation of the December 18
release of the central film in Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, The Lord of the
Rings: The Two Towers, New Line Cinema will debut the film's main theatrical
trailer at 12:01AM, Monday, September 30, exclusively on America Online
worldwide.

America Online users will be the first to glimpse the trailer by logging
onto AOL Keyword: Lord of the Rings.  Available exclusively for 24 hours on
AOL, the trailer will be live at the official site at midnight Monday. 

On October the 4th it will then move to the theatres in the USA, followed by the rest of the world.

Exciting stuff. Also expect a huge revamp to the official site.

From Empire Magazine...

Pop Starlets On The Big Screen: Men all over the world rejoice. Australian pop vixen and former Neighbours star, Natalie Imbruglia, is brushing up on her acting skills, practising her American accent and trying out those action-chick moves in a bid for cinematic stardom. Having just wrapped new spy spoof Johnny English with Rowan Atkinson, the diminutive Aussie has expressed her desire to resurrect her acting career. “I did some fight scenes and I loved it, which I never imagined I would," she enthused. Slightly less welcome is the news that Mrs Evans – aka Billy Piper – has also been filming this week opposite Orlando Bloom in his new project, The Calcium Kid. Please stick to the music if anything, we beg you…

From Sir Ian McKellen's Homepage:

Gandalf Approves: Dispensing wisdom on his official site, Sir Ian McKellen has given his wholehearted approval to Peter Jackson's upcoming extended edition Fellowship of the Ring DVD, indicating that that, rather than being a shameless cash-in is how the film was meant to be seen. "My impression was that this cut is superior to the previous one and that it is a pity that there are as yet no plans to show it in the cinema, where managers gulp at the thought of a three and a half hour movie, with no interval and thereby less-remunerative refreshment sales," Sir Ian posted on the site. "But perhaps I am wrong. Perhaps it's the greed of one already sated that makes this extra dish so appetising. At first sitting the original cut may be easier to digest. But this DVD is a must for the devotee."

You'd have thought it was Mick Jagger arriving in town instead of respected British Shakespearean actor Sir Ian McKellen. Before Sir Ian's arrival Saturday, callers jammed the phones at the AIDS Walk office to find out how to catch a glimpse of the actor who plays the wizard Gandalf in "Lord of the Rings."

Sir Ian, a gay-rights activist, came here primarily to take part in yesterday's AIDS Walk at Seattle Center. He stayed at the Grand Hyatt Seattle and appeared at a press conference with Mayor Greg Nickels, who presented him with an engraved ring.

Sir Ian also made time to dine, Seattle style. 1200 Bistro owners Keith Moergeli, Kenny Carlson and Jim Deitchler hosted the star and 10 companions for dinner Saturday night. Among them: actor/director Alan Cumming.

Well our Links section is back up. Though sadly empty after our database loss.

So it is now down to you to fill it back up. Whether it is your own site or one you like to visit be sure to add it. You can also check out the friends, associates and partners of War of the Ring.

 We hope you find it useful. Use the main navigation or click here.

Some great new art submissions from visitors to War of the Ring. You can see them in The Gallery.

A new one of Aragorn and Brego from Kim, a new gallery fro Chris Hoffman with a couple of nice ones and another new artist Iris J Scadden who has submitted some superb work.

Thanks to all those who send their art in it is greatly appreciated, even if I do take a while to update the Gallery. :-)

The competition will close in a day or so. Get your entry in now to win a great statuette of Saruman. If you need a final hint as to where that pesky wizard lurks on the site. Think swords and which one Thorin wielded.

If you can't get it after that then you need to read the books again ;-)

Well some more great stories, of how you discovered Tolkien, from your good selves. Head over to the soon to be expanded books section to read more or click here. Why not send your own story in.

Note that the new stories have a simpler layout, this is just to make it a bit easier to add new ones.

1. Enter http://www.belegaderthad.com

2. Check out that there exists a group near to the place where you want to attend the premiere of 'The Two Towers'. If that the group doesn't exist, you can register one for yourself. (consult the 'Grupos' section)

3. Register as participant by means of the form you will find in the site. (section 'Participar')

Once you join us, you will become a part of the Beleg Aderthad and you will open the door to meet people of your city and from all over the world in order to share your love for Tolkien's works. An enriching and unforgettable experience!

Since it is Bilbo and Frodo's birthday, New Line Cinema Store is going to have a sale on some nice LOTR products. 

Check out the products on sale here.  Or if you want to check out their daily items, click here.

Well this being a special day we thought we would send you a little message. See it here.

:-)

Coming Soon! has posted that the new Two Towers Poster isn't the theatrical release.  Pretty cool though, go and take a look.