'Return of the King' extends DVD feature
'King'-size DVD
SepT 27, 2004
The Dec. 14 home video release of director Peter Jackson's extended version of the Academy Award-winning "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" will feature 50 additional minutes of new footage, a new musical score and a cameo appearance of Jackson being felled by an arrant arrow.
The 200-minute best picture theatrical version of "King" home video has sold more than 10 million combined DVD and VHS units since its May 25 release, according to several industry sources.
The two previous home video extended version releases "Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers" have sold about 5 million combined DVD and VHS units each, generating high sales expectations for the $39.99 extended "King" release.
"With even more added footage than the special extended editions of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' and 'The Two Towers,' this new version of 'The Return of the King' is truly a landmark cinematic experience," New Line Home Entertainment president and chief operating officer Stephen Einhorn said.
NLHE's "King" extended four-disc DVD and double-cassette VHS will feature 300 additional special effects shots and scenes among the 50 additional minutes of never-before-seen footage, giving the new extended version movie a 250-minute run time.
The limited collector's DVD edition of the "King" extended version includes a fifth disc that reveals a 52-minute feature titled "Howard Shore: Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony -- A Composers Journey Through Middle-Earth," which includes excerpts of live concert footage of the Lord of the Rings Symphony recorded with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, along with hand-painted polystone sculpture of Minas Tirith and its accompanying keep-sake box.
All DVD and VHS extended versions of "King" will be featured in a widescreen format with Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound and stereo surround sound.
The extended version DVD also includes four audio commentaries -- one from Jackson -- and three others that include cast and production crew members including: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom and Academy Award-winners Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, Randy Cook and others.
A double cassette VHS version of the extended of "King" will carry a suggested retail price of $24.99, and the DVD four-disc boxed set will carry a $24.99 suggested retail price.
The 200-minute best picture theatrical version of "King" home video has sold more than 10 million combined DVD and VHS units since its May 25 release, according to several industry sources.
The two previous home video extended version releases "Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers" have sold about 5 million combined DVD and VHS units each, generating high sales expectations for the $39.99 extended "King" release.
"With even more added footage than the special extended editions of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' and 'The Two Towers,' this new version of 'The Return of the King' is truly a landmark cinematic experience," New Line Home Entertainment president and chief operating officer Stephen Einhorn said.
NLHE's "King" extended four-disc DVD and double-cassette VHS will feature 300 additional special effects shots and scenes among the 50 additional minutes of never-before-seen footage, giving the new extended version movie a 250-minute run time.
The limited collector's DVD edition of the "King" extended version includes a fifth disc that reveals a 52-minute feature titled "Howard Shore: Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony -- A Composers Journey Through Middle-Earth," which includes excerpts of live concert footage of the Lord of the Rings Symphony recorded with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, along with hand-painted polystone sculpture of Minas Tirith and its accompanying keep-sake box.
All DVD and VHS extended versions of "King" will be featured in a widescreen format with Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound, DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound and stereo surround sound.
The extended version DVD also includes four audio commentaries -- one from Jackson -- and three others that include cast and production crew members including: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom and Academy Award-winners Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, Randy Cook and others.
A double cassette VHS version of the extended of "King" will carry a suggested retail price of $24.99, and the DVD four-disc boxed set will carry a $24.99 suggested retail price.
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