Extended Lord of the Rings Blu-ray Officially Announced

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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:
  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:
      • Director and writers
      • Design team
      • Production and post production teams
      • Cast
    • BD-Live

  2. 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

  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:
      • Director and writers
      • Design team
      • Production and post production teams
      • Cast
    • BD-Live

  7. 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

  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:
      • Director and writers
      • Design team
      • Production and post production teams
      • Cast
    • BD-Live

  12. 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

  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)