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The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition) is Available for Pre-order! Details Revealed!

With the Star Wars Saga on it’s way to Blu-ray and the Indiana Jones movies in the works, everything is finally coming to high definition and now we have this to look forward to!  While the Lord of the Rings Trilogy has already been released on Blu-ray, see my reviews here, here, and here, they were only the theatrical editions which had a lot less story included.  I’ve always preferred the extended editions, and I’m happy to report that the extended edition box set is available to pre-order right now from Amazon.com! We also have an early look at what will be included but I’m sure more details will emerge once the release date comes closer.  As always, we will keep you informed when that happens.

Here are the Set Details:

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

• Over 30 minutes of footage incorporated into the theatrical release of the film
• Commentary by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens
• Commentary by the design team
• Commentary by the production/post-production team
• Commentary by 10 actors, including Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen
• Easter egg: MTV Movie Award Spoof (The Council of Elrod)
• Costa Botes Documentary: The Fellowship of the Ring: Behind the Scenes

The Appendices, Part 1: From Book to Vision (on DVD)

• Peter Jackson introduction
• J.R.R. Tolkein: Creator of Middle Earth
• From Book to Script
• Visualizing the Story
• Designing and Building Middle Earth
• Middle Earth atlas interactive

The Appendices, Part 2: From Vision to Reality (on 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…

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

• Extended edition of the film, incorporating 43 minutes of footage incorporated into the film
• Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
• Commentary track by the design team
• Commentary track by the production/post-production team
• Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto
• Easter Egg: MTV Movie Awards clip (Gollum accepting award)
• Costas Botes documentary: The Two Towers–Behind the Scenes

The Appendices, Part 3: The Journey Continues

• Peter Jackson introduction
• J.R.R. Tolkein: Origin of Middle Earth
• From Book to Script: Finding a Story
• Designing and Building Middle-Earth
• Gollum
• Middle-Earth Atlas interactive
• New Zealand as Middle Earth (map with video location)

The Appendices, Part 4: The Battle for Middle Earth

• Elijah Wood introduction
• Filming The Two Towers
• Visual effects
• Editorial: Refining the Story
• Music and Sound
• The Battle for Helm’s Deep is Over

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

• Extended edition of the film, with 50 extra minutes incorporated into the film
• Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
• Commentary track by the design team
• Commentary track by the production/post-production team
• Costas Botes documentary: The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes

The Appendices, Part 5: The War of the Ring

• Peter Jackson Intro
• J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth
• From Book to Script
• Designing and Building Middle-earth
• Home of the Horse Lords
• Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship: interactive map
• New Zealand as Middle-earth: interactive map with on-location footage

The Appendices, Part 6: The Passing of an Age

• Elijah Wood/Sean Astin/Billy Boyd/Dominic Monaghan intro
• Filming The Return of the King
• Visual Effects
• Post Production: Journey’s End
• The Passing of an Age
• Cameron Duncan

Pre-order your copy today!