Extended Lord of the Rings Blu-ray Officially Announced
Posted March 21, 2011 10:03 AM by Juan Calonge
Confirming earlier reports (see Blu-ray.com, January 14, March 7 and March 16), Warner Home Video has officially announced the Blu-ray release of the extended version of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy for June 28. This three-movie collection will be presented in a 15-disc set (6 BDs, 9 DVDs), packaged in multi-disc elite packaging inside a premium rigid slipcase, with an SRP of $119.98. Each movie will be split across two discs. Audio will be 6.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. The Fellowship of the Ring has been remastered from the original 2k digital files.
This latest tidbit will be welcome news, as the first installment of the trilogy had been controversial among reviewers and enthusiasts alike when it was released last year as part of the theatrical editions because of its inferior picture quality, allegedly related to the use of an older master.
Contents by disc is as follows:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring feature, Extended Edition – Part 1 (BD)
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story Trailer
Commentaries:
Director and writers
Design team
Production and post production teams
Cast
BD-Live
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring feature, Extended Edition – Part 2 (BD)
Commentaries:
Director and writers
Design team
Production and post production teams
Cast
BD-Live
The Appendices Part 1 From Book to Vision (DVD)
Peter Jackson Introduction
J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-earth
From Book to Script
Visualizing the Story
Designing and Building Middle-earth
Middle-earth Atlas Interactive
New Zealand and Middle-earth Interactive
The Appendices Part Two From Vision to Reality (DVD)
Elijah Wood Introduction
Filming The Fellowship of the Ring
Visual Effects
Post Production: Putting It All Together
Digital Grading
Sound and Music
The Road Goes Ever On…
Behind-the-scenes documentary created by filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (DVD)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers feature, Extended Edition – Part 1 (BD)
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story Trailer
Commentaries:
Director and writers
Design team
Production and post production teams
Cast
BD-Live
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers feature, Extended Edition – Part 2 (BD)
Commentaries:
Director and writers
Design team
Production and post production teams
Cast
BD-Live
The Appendices Part 3: The Journey Continues (DVD)
Peter Jackson Introduction
JRR Tolkien: Origin of Middle-earth
From Book to Script: Finding the Story
Designing and Building Middle-earth
Gollum
Middle-earth Atlas Interactive
New Zealand as Middle-earth
The Appendices Part 4: The Battle for Middle-earth (DVD)
Elijah Wood Introduction
Filming The Two Towers
Visual Effects
Editorial: Refining the Story
Music and Sound
The Battle for Helm's Deep is Over…
Behind-the-scenes documentary created by filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (DVD)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King feature, Extended Edition – Part 1 (BD)
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story Trailer
Commentaries:
Director and writers
Design team
Production and post production teams
Cast
BD-Live
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King feature, Extended Edition – Part 2 (BD)
Commentaries:
Director and writers
Design team
Production and post production teams
Cast
BD-Live
The Appendices Part 5: The War of the Ring (DVD)
Peter Jackson Introduction
JRR Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth
From Book to Script
Designing and Building Middle-earth
Home of the Horse Lords
Middle-earth Atlas
New Zealand as Middle-earth
The Appendices Part 6: The Passing of an Age (DVD)
Introduction
Filming The Return of the King
Visual Effects
Post-Production: Journey´s End
The Passing of an Age
Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for Into the West
Behind-the-scenes documentary created by filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (DVD)