Warner Home Video has finally confirmed earlier reports (see InsidePulse.com, March 9) and officially announced the Blu-ray release of the extended version of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy for June 28. The three-movie collection will be a massive 15-disc set consisting of six Blu-rays (for the three films) and 9 DVDs (containing most of the supplemental material). The set will carry an SRP of $119.98, however Amazon is offering it currently for $83.99
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.
Contents by disc is as follows:
- 1. 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:
- o Director and writers
o Design team
o Production and post production teams
o Cast
- ● BD-Live
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring feature, Extended Edition – Part 2 (BD)
- ● Commentaries:
- o Director and writers
o Design team
o Production and post production teams
o Cast
- ● BD-Live
3. 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
4. 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…
5. Behind-the-scenes documentary created by filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (DVD)
6. 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:
o Director and writers
o Design team
o Production and post production teams
o Cast
● BD-Live
7. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers feature, Extended Edition – Part 2 (BD)
- ● Commentaries:
o Director and writers
o Design team
o Production and post production teams
o Cast
● BD-Live
8. 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
9. 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…
10. Behind-the-scenes documentary created by filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (DVD)
11. 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:
o Director and writers
o Design team
o Production and post production teams
o Cast
● BD-Live
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King feature, Extended Edition – Part 2 (BD)
- ● Commentaries:
o Director and writers
o Design team
o Production and post production teams
o Cast
● BD-Live
13. 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
14. 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
15. Behind-the-scenes documentary created by filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (DVD)
