Elizabeth Hayward & Nichola Stewardson take a look at the hottest new films due to hit the cinemas at the end of the year
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Release Date: December 18th, 2002.
Leading cast: Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins), Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee), Sala Baker (Sauron), Sean Bean (Boromir), Cate Blanchett (Galadriel), Bernard Hill (Theoden), Christopher Lee (Saruman).
Director: Peter Jackson
Plot: The Two Towers is the most awaited sequel since Star Wars. The journey continues with the fellowship separated battling against their enemies on a quest that leads them towards Orthanic Tower where wizard Saruman lies in wait and Saurons fortress at Barad-dur, which looms in the depths of Mordor. The once united strength of fellowship is broken, but this does not stop the quest to destroy the ring. The adventure begins once again.
Star Trek: Nemesis
Release date: December 13th 2002
Leading cast: Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard), Brent Spiner (Lt. Commander Data), Majel Barrett, LeVar Burton (Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge), Steven Culp (Commander Madden), Michael Dorn (Lt. Commander Worf), Jonathon Frakes (Commander William T. Riker), Whoopi Goldberg (Guninan).
Director: Stuart Baird (US Marshals, Executive Decision).
Plot: This film will be featuring the entire cast of Next generation. The plot is yet to be exposed, but it has been revealed that this film will include more outer space adventure where they venture to the planet Romulus on the search for peace, but instead uncover a possible threat to Earth.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Release date: November 15th 2002
Leading cast: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood), David Bradley (Argus Filch), Kenneth Branagh (Gilderoy Lockhart), John Cleese (Nick and Nearly Headless Ghost), Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Rik Mayall (Peeves the Poltergeist), Julie Walters (Mrs Weasley).
Director: Chris Columbus
Plot: Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his second year at the school of witchcraft and wizardry with disastrous consequences.
After a warning not to return to the magical school by Dobby, a strange impish creature Harry packs his bags and sets off to the school.
A new professor Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit called Moaning Myrtle and an admirer in the form of Ron Weasley's younger sister Ginny are at the top of Harry's list of annoyances.
Just as he thought school couldn't get any worse a mysterious force starts to turn the students of Hogwart into stone! The question is who?
