The home video debut of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will follow the groundbreaking success of the multi-tiered platform releases of both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. A special extended edition of The Return of the King will be released at a later date.
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the crowning glory of a truly unparalleled filmmaking achievement," said Stephen Einhorn, president and chief operating officer of New Line Home Entertainment. "The two-DVD edition includes the award-winning theatrical epic as well as hours of behind-the- scenes bonus materials."
Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure of good versus evil, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King will be released separately in both widescreen and fullscreen versions, each including a second disc offering hours of additional content. Disc Two will feature behind-the-scenes specials, featurettes, theatrical trailers, TV spots, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy supertrailer, a preview of the upcoming The Lord of the Rings- based video game from Electronic Arts and a link to exclusive online content about the motion picture trilogy.
Best Picture Oscar Winner 2003.
Best Picture BAFTA Winner 2003.
Best Picture (Drama) Golden Globe Winner 2003.
Disc 1: The Feature
- Feature (200 minutes)
- Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the film
- Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound
- Stereo Surround Sound
- English subtitles and closed captions
- Spanish subtitles
EXTRA VIDEO CONTENT: Animated menus and select-a-scene
Disc 2: Special Features
Bonus disc featuring hours of additional content. - 3 in-depth programs that reveal the secrets behind the production of this epic adventure,
- The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making The Return of the King
- National Geographic Special - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 6 featurettes originally created for lordoftherings.net:
- Aragorn's Destiny
- Minas Tirith: Capital of Gondor
- The Battle of Pelennor Fields
- Samwise the Brave
- Eowyn: White Lady of Rohan
- Digital Horse Doubles
- Original theatrical trailers and TV spots
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Supertrailer
- The Battle for Middle-earth Continues - Video Games from EA
DVD-ROM Content: - Exclusive online content
- Link to www.lordoftherings.net
