Production Companies New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, Lord Dritte Productions Deutschland Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (in association with), The Saul Zaentz Company (licensor) (d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises)
In the final moments of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the Battle of Helm’s Deep has ended, but the battle for Middle-earth has just begun. "Helm’s Deep was just a skirmish," says Peter Jackson. "This is the real battle. It’s the battle where the future is decided. Is Sauron going to prevail? Is mankind to prevail?"
The Fellowship remains divided, with Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) united with Théoden (Bernard Hill) in Rohan, while Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) witness the destruction of Saruman’s Tower of Isengard at the hands of the Ents. Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) continue to edge closer to Mount Doom, with Gollum (Andy Serkis) leading them towards an uncertain fate.