I think this trailer makes it clear that The Two Towers will be even bigger and better than The Fellowship of the Ring, and I couldn’t imagine how that would be possible! (At least, before I read the books, which I read after I saw the first movie)
Yep, sure was. And wargs, and an oliphant too. And more gollum (I’ve spent lots of time capturing stills from it, and I even got gollum’s face while Sam is holding him). More Eowyn. Eomer speaking. More Gandalf and the Balrog. More everything!
This is one trailer where we KNOW we’re not seeing the best parts, and where no one can say “well, I’ve seen the trailer, I don’t have to see the movie now” (unless of course, they’re loony toons to begin with).
For some odd reason the site is going slowly (gee, I wonder why), but Gandalf showed up in the original trailer at the end of Fellowship of the Ring and in the Two Tower preview footage on the DVD.
You don’t have a distinguished and well-known actor like Ian McKellen in your movie then keep him HIDDEN until after the movie opens. There are interviews and other promotional things to be done.