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'The Two Towers' Could be Popular Draw This Weekend at Theaters
Aired December 19, 2002 - 05:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" could be a popular draw this weekend at the theaters and CNN's Jodi Ross explains why now.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're lost.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't think Andoff (ph) meant for us to come this way.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He didn't mean for a lot of things to happen, Sam.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
JODI ROSS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" picks up just where the first one left off.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think in this film, Ferdo (ph) starts to really feel the power of the ring, both as a sort of beautiful, wonderful thing that he's kind of obsessed with and the evil of the ring that he suddenly realizes the true power of that evil. So things become a lot darker for Ferdo in this film.
ROSS: Sound scary and edgy? That's because the second film in the Rings trilogy is darker and more sinister than the original.
PETER JACKSON, DIRECTOR: You're now introduced, on the second film, to the world of Mihn (ph). And the thing has a slightly more gritty kind of maybe "Braveheart" kind of feel to it, a little bit less whimsy in the second one. I mean as you say, the pressure goes on. I mean, you know, it gets more intense.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm asked to fight. I will not risk open war.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Open war is upon you whether you would risk it or not.
(END VIDEO CLIP) ROSS: Intense is an understatement. The first flick made over $850 million worldwide and received 13 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think we saw the first nominations as quite a fluke. We were really pleased with it and felt, you know, it was certainly an honor. But I don't feel like we feel like we need to have the same amount this year.
ROSS: Oscar nods are not, there's still a loyal, even obsessive fan base, to please. One way to make 'em happy might be the addition of a compelling new character.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Where is it?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
JACKSON: Golum (ph) is a completely computer generated character, which I think is going to surprise people. He actually acts and he acts in a very powerful way, which we have worked very hard to achieve that.
ROSS: For those who love the love story, Aragon (ph) and Arwin (ph) are still smitten, but there's a twist.
LIV TYLER: They know they're not supposed to be together, they know they have to give each other up and they just can't. And then enter the other woman.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A new power is arising.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROSS: Cast and crew say it doesn't matter if this "Ring" is king at the box office as long as the audience says it reigns.
SEAN ASTIN: Well, I was really gratified when I saw the movie for the first time a week ago that I wasn't disappointed. So if I'm not disappointed, hopefully other people won't be disappointed.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There is still hope.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROSS: Jodi Ross, CNN Entertainment News, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired December 19, 2002 - 05:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" could be a popular draw this weekend at the theaters and CNN's Jodi Ross explains why now.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We're lost.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't think Andoff (ph) meant for us to come this way.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He didn't mean for a lot of things to happen, Sam.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
JODI ROSS, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" picks up just where the first one left off.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think in this film, Ferdo (ph) starts to really feel the power of the ring, both as a sort of beautiful, wonderful thing that he's kind of obsessed with and the evil of the ring that he suddenly realizes the true power of that evil. So things become a lot darker for Ferdo in this film.
ROSS: Sound scary and edgy? That's because the second film in the Rings trilogy is darker and more sinister than the original.
PETER JACKSON, DIRECTOR: You're now introduced, on the second film, to the world of Mihn (ph). And the thing has a slightly more gritty kind of maybe "Braveheart" kind of feel to it, a little bit less whimsy in the second one. I mean as you say, the pressure goes on. I mean, you know, it gets more intense.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm asked to fight. I will not risk open war.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Open war is upon you whether you would risk it or not.
(END VIDEO CLIP) ROSS: Intense is an understatement. The first flick made over $850 million worldwide and received 13 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think we saw the first nominations as quite a fluke. We were really pleased with it and felt, you know, it was certainly an honor. But I don't feel like we feel like we need to have the same amount this year.
ROSS: Oscar nods are not, there's still a loyal, even obsessive fan base, to please. One way to make 'em happy might be the addition of a compelling new character.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Where is it?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
JACKSON: Golum (ph) is a completely computer generated character, which I think is going to surprise people. He actually acts and he acts in a very powerful way, which we have worked very hard to achieve that.
ROSS: For those who love the love story, Aragon (ph) and Arwin (ph) are still smitten, but there's a twist.
LIV TYLER: They know they're not supposed to be together, they know they have to give each other up and they just can't. And then enter the other woman.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A new power is arising.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROSS: Cast and crew say it doesn't matter if this "Ring" is king at the box office as long as the audience says it reigns.
SEAN ASTIN: Well, I was really gratified when I saw the movie for the first time a week ago that I wasn't disappointed. So if I'm not disappointed, hopefully other people won't be disappointed.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS")
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There is still hope.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ROSS: Jodi Ross, CNN Entertainment News, New York.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
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