* 2002 New Line Productions, Inc. The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, and the characters, events, items, and places therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved * Four-disc Platinum Series Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of Rings: The Two Towers * Collectible Gollum polystone statue created by Sideshow Weta * Exclusive bonus DVD on the Weta Workshop and how the Gollum statue was created * Exclusive printed companion piece showing how Gollum evolved from pencil sketch to digital character * Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of Rings: The Two Towers * DISCS 1-2: The Feature: * A new version of the second installment includes 43 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film. (approx. 223 minutes) * Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens * Commentary track by the design team * Commentary track by the production/post-production team * Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto * DISCS 3-4: The Appendices: * Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers * DISC 3: * Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film * Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth * Storyboards to pre-visualization * Weta Workshop visit: See sculptors in action as they create weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film * Atlas of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship * An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process * Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists * DISC 4: * Sending the actors into battle: sword fighting * Principal photography: Stories from the set * Digital effects including motion capture and the computer program to create the armies of Orcs * Bigatures: a close-up look at the miniatures * Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos * Post-Production: editing it all together * Sound design demonstration * DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features