Neturina writes: As others I was baffeled by the new TTTTrailer, one of the things that realy blew me away was the way Gollum looked. I noticed he looked much, much better an detailed than before. I took some screenshots from the teaser trailer and the full trailer and started to combine the two. A few things I’ve noticed:
-First of all they colour-corrected the entire shot, look for instance at Sam’s head and feet, they’re more blue-ish.
-Second, the position of Gollums body has changed: he stretches his arm more downward and his right hand is now resting on a rock next to him instead of behind him.
-Thirdly we can see that Gollum must have received some serious whipping between the teaser and the trailer, look what those WETA-guys did to him!
Look at the stripes on his back and the way we now can see his veins and bones through his skin. His hand and hair also look a lot more detailed and realistic!
We can assume that this shot is finished now but to those who think the Ents, Wargs and other Gollum-shots don’t look as good as they could look, just wait for the movie. It’s clear that the WETA-people aren’t quickly satisfied and that’s ofcours a good thing!
I’ve attached a jpg-file in which you can see the differences I pointed out, hope you find it interesting. [More]
LOTR TCG Fans…the moment you have been waiting for is here! The official TWO TOWERS TCG arena is officially open at www.decipher.com
This arena is at the very core of the TWO TOWERS TCG experience. Here you will be able immerse yourself in the latest lore and strategy tips, understand how this format will expand the playability of the game and view/download card packaging, articles from the designers and new card images such as TREEBEARD, EOWYN and an all new THE ONE RING!
So please click here to begin your journey into the incredible world of the TWO TOWERS TCG from Decipher, Inc.
But wait…there’s more! How about a few more spoilers? Continuing from the last recently posted spoiler list, here are spoilers 6-10:
SPOILER 6: Dwarven Gimli, Unbidden Guest 2 Twilight Cost Dwarven Culture Companion, Dwarf Strength = 6 Vitality = 3 Gandalf Signet 4 C 49 Damage +1. Skirmish: Exert Gimli to make an unbound companion strength +1 (or +2 if that companion is Legolas). “But a small dark figure that none had observed sprang out of the shadows and gave a hoarse shout: Baruk Kazad!”
SPOILER 7: Dwarven Khazad Ai-menu 1 Twilight Cost Dwarven Culture Event 4 C 51 Skirmish: Make a Dwarf strength +2 (or strength +3 and damage +1 if you spot Legolas). “‘The Orcs are behind the wall. Ai-ou! Come, Legolas! There are enough for both of us.'”
SPOILER 8: Elven Lembas 1 Twilight Cost Elf Culture Possession To play, spot 3 Elves. Bearer must be a companion. Regroup: Discard this possession to reconcile your hand. “Sam thought that it tasted far better, somehow, than it had for a good while…”
SPOILER 9: Elven Elven Sword 1 Twilight Cost Elf Culture Possession, Hand Weapon +1 Strength Bearer must be an Elf. Skirmish: Exert bearer or discard 2 cards from hand to make a minion skirmishing bearer strength -1. Fine blades forged by Elven smiths are centuries-old heirlooms.
SPOILER 10: Gondor Faramir’s Bow 1 Twilight Cost Gondor Culture Possession, Ranged Weapon 4 R 118 Bearer must be Faramir. He is an archer. Skirmish: If Faramir is Skirmishing a Man or a roaming minion, exert Faramir to wound that minion. “‘Were I as hasty as you, I might have slain you long ago.'”
holbytla writes: Thought you’d like to know that the November issue of Inquest Gamer has an awesome, 5-page preview of Decipher’s TTT TCG core set. The article details new cultures, key cards, and new strategies, plus a look at what becomes less important in TTT (virtually no Ringwraiths, and no Moria orcs at all, of course, since those don’t appear again after FOTR).
Unfortunately, I don’t have a scanner to send you pics of the article, but here’s the intro written by the IQ Gamer staff:
Headline: “Lord of the Rings’ second core set releases Treebeard, a souped-up Eowyn and two new evil races on Middle-earth”
Text: “Shut down the Goblin Armory, cardfloppers. Kiss Arwen good-night. Send your Black Riders home for the holidays. We’re headed on a road trip to Rohan and Entwood.
“Just in time to whet your appetite for December’s movie release, next month Decipher’s The Two Towers expansion promises shots from the upcoming flick and tons of new strategy to boot. Three new cultures — one good, two bad — and Treebeard are making their cardboard debuts.
“To prepare you for the new LotR tourney scene, we’ve ridden with the Rohirrim, pillaged with the Southron and Easterling raiders and lived off rock with the Dunlendings. Here’s what’s new in Middle Earth …”
The magazine also notes that the set does not include Sauron orcs or Gollum because the images were held to prevent movie spoilers.
Well LOTR TCG fans…it’s spoiler time again for THE TWO TOWERS TCG. After reading this new list, you will no doubt understand that the game will definitely be more intriguing, more intense and more involved than the “Fellowship of the Ring” and its expansions.
But enough of my jaw-jacking! Here’s the list. Salivate and enjoy!
SPOILER 1: Isengard Weapons of Isengard 2 Twilight Cost Isengard Culture Condition 4 R 211 Machine. Plays to your support area. Shadow: Play an (Isengard) archer to place an (Isengard) token on this card. Archery: Remove 2 (Isengard) tokens from this card to make the minion archery total +2. Discard this condition. Crossbowmen arrived with munitions from Isengard.
SPOILER 2: Shire Warmed Up a Bit 0 Twilight Cost Shire Culture Event 4 C 322 Stealth. Skirmish: Discard an unbound Hobbit. “‘…we shall be able to stand again, and walk.'”
SPOILER 3: Site Deeping Wall Site 5(t) Shadow Number = 7 Battleground. Shadow: Play Saruman from your draw deck.
Had Enough Yet? It gets even better…
SPOILER 4: Raider Southron Wanderer 3 Twilight Cost Raider Culture Minion, Man 8 Strength 2 Vitality 4 Site Number 4 C 258 Southron. Ambush (1) Assignment: Exert this minion and spot 5 companions to assign this minion to the Ring-bearer. The Free Peoples player may add (4) to prevent this. Some desert warriors have no allegiance and work for any factions that will pay them.
SPOILER 5: Gondor Boromir, My Brother 0 Twilight Cost Gondor Culture Condition +1 Vitality 4 R 111 Bearer must be Faramir. Skirmish: Discard a (Gondor) card from hand to make a Ring-bound Man strength +1. “‘Where is thy horn? Whither goest thou? O Boromir! But he was gone.'”
Yes…I know exactly how your brain feels about now.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS EXHIBIT TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED BY THE ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATED DESIGNING TEAM OF THE EAGERLY ANTICIPATED THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
TORONTO, Sept. 30 /CNW/ – Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution announced today that on October 31, 2002, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS EXHIBIT, an experiential exhibition containing artefacts from New Line Cinema’s theatrical production of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS will launch in Toronto for a four-week period at the Royal Ontario Museum’s former McLaughlin Planetarium. Toronto is the only city in North America where this exhibit will be presented.
Due to the phenomenal success of last year’s record-breaking exhibit for The Fellowship of the Ring at Casa Loma and the staggering box office performance of the film ($53.5 million representing 17.25 % of the North American box office), Toronto will play host to this remarkable event again. This year’s exhibit at the ROM’s former McLaughlin Planetarium will be more experiential than the last and guests will actually feel as though they are entering the Middle-earth of The Two Towers.
Starting in the greenery of the Fangorn Forest and ending in the opulence of Rivendell, throughout their journey guests will pass through such areas as The Golden Hall; the parapets of Helm’s Deep; the Glittering Caves and the Isengard Caverns. Interspersed in these environments will be costumes, drawings, props, exclusive never-before-seen footage from THE TWO TOWERS and of course the One Ring.
The new venue offers a self-contained environment for the exhibit and will permit extended hours into most evenings and facilitate higher attendance numbers than last year. Its ideal location on the subway line also provides easy access for all.
The acclaimed Oscar-nominated visionaries, Dan and Chris Hennah, responsible for the design work of the theatrical trilogy and last year’s exhibit are returning from New Zealand to oversee the installation. Joining them is a 10-member crew who helped to develop the specialized techniques throughout the filming of this trilogy.
“Come with us to Middle-earth!” quips art director Dan Hennah, “Using the same technicians and techniques that we utilized in the making of THE TWO TOWERS, we will create small pockets of Middle-earth for you to travel through. While anxious not to spoil the movie experience, we will screen footage from the film that will enhance your journey through the Riddermark and beyond. Props and dressings from the film will be displayed to further enrich the encounter. After living through the Peter Jackson experience, I can assure you that Middle-earth is real!”
Frank Mendicino, VP of Marketing for Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution is elated to present another exhibit. “We are extremely excited to build on the overwhelming success that the previous exhibit enjoyed in Toronto. And to that point, we are pleased to offer this extraordinary new adventure to significantly more fans of this film through additional seating, shows, and an overall spectacular experience.”
“Very shortly we will be moving staff and collections into the former McLaughlin Planetarium as we prepare for groundbreaking and construction for Renaissance ROM. We were fortunate to find a window of opportunity to host this exciting exhibit and are confident that it will be of interest to ROM visitors as well as fans of Middle-earth,” comments Joel Peters, Vice President, Marketing & Commercial Development.
“Bell ExpressVu is proud to bring the excitement and the entertainment of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS EXHIBIT to Toronto,” said Paul Nathanielsz, Bell ExpressVu’s Vice President of Marketing. “The Two Towers exhibition is a true reflection of Bell ExpressVu’s commitment to deliver great content and entertainment – something we have been doing over the past five years as Canada’s largest digital TV provider.”
The exhibit is brought to you by Alliance Atlantis Motion Pictures and Bell ExpressVu and through our official media sponsors The Toronto Star, Mix 99.9 FM and Showcase Action. Special thanks to our sponsors Sharp Electronics, the official electronics sponsor, Harper Collins Canada Ltd., and HMV.
The ticket prices are as follows:
Adults (18-59 years) $15.00 Seniors (with valid seniors card) $12.00 Students (with valid student card) $12.00 Children (5-14 years) $7.50
Tickets can be purchased in advance at all TicketKing locations starting October 1, 2002 by calling 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333 or by visiting www.ticketking.com. (Service charges and taxes will be added for advance sales)
New Line Cinema is producing the Trilogy of films based on the much-loved novel. The second instalment of the trilogy, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS will be released across Canada by Alliance Atlantis Motion Pictures on December 18.
Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. is a leading vertically integrated broadcaster, creator and distributor of filmed entertainment with ownership interests in 18 specialty channels, including seven established operating channels: Showcase, Life Network, History Television, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Series+ and Historia; seven recently launched developing channels: Showcase Action, Showcase Diva, IFC – The Independent Film Channel Canada, Discovery Health Channel, BBC Canada, BBC Kids, and National Geographic Channel; and four channels in which the Company has minority interests: SCREAM, The Score, PrideVision TV and One: the Body, Mind and Spirit Channel.
The Company’s principal business activities are conducted through three operating groups: the Broadcast Group, the Motion Picture Distribution Group and the Entertainment Group. Headquartered in Toronto, Alliance Atlantis operates offices in Los Angeles, London, Montreal, Dublin, Edmonton, Halifax, Shannon and Sydney. The Company’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange – trading symbols AAC.A, AAC.B and on NASDAQ – trading symbol AACB. The Company’s Web site is www.allianceatlantis.com.
With more than one million customers, Bell ExpressVu is Canada’s leader in digital home entertainment and broadcasts over 275 video digital channels. Bell ExpressVu was launched in September 1997 and since then has become the largest and fastest-growing direct-to-home broadcast company in Canada. Bell ExpressVu is a limited partnership, wholly owned by BCE Inc.
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
