THE LORD OF THE RINGS: EXTENDED EDITIONS Coming to Theaters This June

As a way to build awareness for the upcoming Blu-ray release for the Lord of the Rings: Extended Editions, Warner Bros. will be theatrically releasing the extended editions in to AMC Theaters this June.  TheOneRing reports that The Fellowship of the Ring: Extended Edition will open June 14th, The Two Towers: Extended Edition will open June 21st, and The Return of the King: Extended Edition will hit on June 28th, the same day that Blu-ray trilogy of the extended editions hits stores.  Now the real question is whether or not these films will feature intermissions or if the hardcore LOTR fans will happily sit through a four-hour feature.  I’m betting on the latter.

Hit the jump for a list of special features included on the upcoming The Lord of the Rings: Limited Extended Edition Blu-ray.  The 15-disc set has an SRP of $119.98.

Here’s the breakdown of what’s on each disc:

Disc 1 (Blu-ray)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingFeature – Extended Edition Part 1
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story Trailer
• Commentary with Director & Writers
• Commentary with Design Team
• Commentary with Production and Post Production
• Commentary with Cast
• BD-Live™ enabled

Disc 2 (Blu-ray)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingExtended Edition Part 2
• Commentary with Director & Writers
• Commentary with Design Team
• Commentary with Production and Post Production
• Commentary with Cast
• BD-Live™ enabled

Disc 3 (DVD)

• The Appendices Part 1 From Book to Vision
• Peter Jackson Introduction
• JRR 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

Disc 4 (DVD)

• The Appendices Part Two From Vision to Reality
• 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…

Disc 5 (DVD)

• Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Created by Filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of
  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Disc 6 (Blu-ray)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Feature Extended Edition Part 1
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story Trailer
• Commentary with Director & Writers
• Commentary with Design Team
• Commentary with Production and Post Production
• Commentary with Cast
• BD-Live™ enabled

Disc 7 (Blu-ray)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Feature Extended Edition Part 2
• Commentary with Director & Writers
• Commentary with Design Team
• Commentary with Production and Post Production
• Commentary with Cast
• BD-Live™ enabled

Disc 8 (DVD)

• The Appendices Part 3: The Journey Continues
• 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

Disc 9 (DVD)

• 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…

Disc 10 (DVD)

• Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Created by Filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of
  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Disc 11 (Blu-ray)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Featured Extended Edition Part 1
• The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story Trailer
• Commentary with Director & Writers
• Commentary with Design Team
• Commentary with Production and Post Production
• Commentary with Cast
• BD-Live™ enabled

Disc 12 (Blu-ray)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King Featured Extended Edition Part 2
• Commentary with Director & Writers
• Commentary with Design Team
• Commentary with Production and Post Production
• BD-Live™ enabled

Disc 13 (DVD)

• The Appendices Part 5: The War of the Ring
• 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

Disc 14 (DVD)

• The Appendices Part 6: The Passing of an Age
• 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

Disc 15 (DVD)

• Behind-the-Scenes Documentary Created by Filmmaker Costa Botes during filming of
  The Lord of the Rings: The  Return of the King

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