THE RETURN OF THE KING arrives in May!

Final disc of Tolkien movie trilogy will be out earlier than its predecessors

By Patrick Sauriol     March 08, 2004
Source: New Line Home Video

New Line Home Video has announced a May 25 release date for the DVD/VHS of THE RETURN OF THE KING, breaking away from the studio's past history of bringing Peter Jackson's LORD OF THE RINGS movies to home video in the summer. Perhaps it had something to do with the 11 Academy Awards the final film in the trilogy won last week.

The May release will be the 3 hour, 20 minute theatrical cut of the movie. As with past the past RINGS films, New Line will release a special extended DVD edition of the movie later in the year (likely in October or November.)

Two new documentaries will be on the DVD, "The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision" and "A Filmmaker's Journey: Making the Return of the King". Also on the two-disc set will be six featurettes examining some of the film's special effects; a National Geographic special; the film's two theatrical trailers; 12 television spots; a LORD OF THE RINGS "supertrailer" and a promotional spot for Electronic Arts' RINGS video games. The DVD will be available in both anamorphic widescreen and full frame versions, and in Dolby Digital 5.1 and 2.0 Surround.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING two-disc DVD will be priced at $29.95.


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