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Chud’s most recent Lord of the Rings cast interview is with Elijah Wood. In it, Elijah talks about playing Frodo, the Two Towers extended DVD, and much more!

Explore Helm’s Deep in the new update from the official site! In it, you can read about the visual effects used in the Helm’s Deep film sequence and also take a look behind the stunts.

The Two Towers, the second installment of The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, is alive with heroes and villains, massed armies at war and forests full of walking, talking trees. But nobody, or no thing, makes a bigger impression than the mutant creature Gollum. Read more.

“When we were making the first film, the worry was that if it didn’t work, the studio would shut down,” he said. “Then when it went on to be such a success, the pressure became creating a sequel that would live up to the fans’ expectations. And I think everyone who sees it agrees that…

“…it’s like entering into your own fairy tale, into your own dream of princess fantasies you had as a child. You’d imagine you were in a castle — and boom! There it is! But the great thing about Eowyn is she has more backbone than most of those mythic women we are given in the…

Today’s featured interview over at Chud is with those two loveable hobbits, Merry and Pippin. Rather, the two actors who played them: Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd. They answer questions about Treebeard, cut scenes, and a few snippets about The Return of the King.

“I guess I knew that I had created something I really liked when I saw the films,” Jackson said. “Even I was able to get lost in the fantasy of the story. It was really nice to sit back and enjoy it just like everyone else and forget about how it was all done.” Read…

Chud also had the chance of interviewing two of the most-difficult-to-find members of the cast: Brad Dourif (Grima Wormtongue) and Bernard Hill (Theoden). Some of the language is a bit more than PG, but it isn’t overwhelming and the overall interview is great.

In an interview with Chud, Andy Serkis tells about the physical (and vocal) strain involved in bringing Gollum to life, a comical interview with Gollum (as opposed to Serkis himself), and information on a special scene we can expect to see in The Return of the King.

Playing the only fully realized mortal woman in the films “was exciting to me,” says Otto, who turns 35 tomorrow. “…[Eowyn] feels a desire to pull her kingdom out of the situation it’s in, and she’s thwarted because she’s a woman and has no real power. She’s like a tightly coiled spring.” Read more.