Lord of the Rings: Return of the King EE

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Aldaron
(I don't know if this was already mentioned but here it goes anyway)
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King EE will include the following EE.
Spoiler tags just in case for the people who haven't seen or Read Return of the King, Which I doubt,but here it goes.This one isn’t going to come as a surprise, but for the record: we’ll be seeing Gandalf and company confronting Saruman after the Helm’s Deep battle, followed by the multi-coloured one falling to his death.
- Merry will pledge his allegiance to Theoden in a scene similar to the Pippin/Denethor bit. Toss points out that shots from this scene have appeared in an early ROTK teaser, as well as a *very* early LOTR teaser from way back in the beginning.
- Following his acceptance of Anduril from Elrond, Aragorn uses the Palantir to reveal himself to Sauron. Sauron shows him a vision of Arwen’s sickness. This stuff was used instead during the dream sequence just before Elrond arrives at Dunharrow in the theatrical cut.
- From the horse’s mouth: ‘Remember the scene in which the Witch King is asked what he’s going to do with Gandalf, and he says I will break him? This pays off big time in a battle between the Witch King and Gandalf as Gandalf and Pippin ride to save Faramir from the pyre. At the end of the battle, the Witch King breaks Gandalf’s staff and then the Rohirrim turn up and the Witch King gets distracted. The beginning of this confrontation is one of the $$$ shots in the ROTK trailer: the Witch King’s fell beast landing on the ramparts in front of Gandalf and Pippin on Shadowfax.’
- ‘We see Gamling die on the Pelennor Fields theres a quick shot of Eomer bawling in the ROTK trailer.’
- ‘In the Houses of Healing, Aragorn heals Faramir, who then meets Eowyn and they fall in love. Aww.’
- ‘A disguised Frodo and Sam join a column of marching orcs on the way to Mt Doom. Their master is a ferocious orc captain with a whip. Remember the line heard over the sweeping shot of the orcs marching down through Mordor right after the Cirith Ungol sequence? That’s him, yelling Come on you slugs!.’
- ‘The Mouth of Sauron scene changes the emphasis of the entire final battle between men and orcs at the Black Gates. In the theatrical cut, Aragorn and Co. ride up to the gates, they open, and orcs come out to fight. In the extended version, they are greeted by the Mouth of Sauron (played by the Matrix’s Train Man, Bruce Spence), who has pointy teeth and a pointy helmet that covers his eyes (he doesn't need them, see? He's just a mouth). He rides out to show the heroes Frodos mithril vest, recently stolen by the orcs at Cirith Ungol, and to let them know that Frodo is dead and the ring is on its way to Sauron. Aragorn believes him, and the heroes despair. Going into battle at the Black Gates, the heroes have no hope at all it’s their last stand for sure, and Aragorn’s line 'for Frodo' refers to his sacrifice, not to buying time.’

The first cut of the ROTK was originally 4 hours and 55 minutes long.. but you cant expect people to be in a cinema for that long... its ´different with the DVD... With the DVD you can sit, lie down walk around.. watch over several nights.. That gives the movie a whole new dynamic.. so I can reassure fans and others that the DVD version of ROTK is going to be even longer than 4 hours and 55 minutes... ".. Says Peter Jackson and laughs.We've also heard that the drinking game at Edoras between Gimli and Legolas will be added back in, along with possibly more footage showing other characters going into the West at the end of the film.

Freddy_vs_Jason
do you know that us new zealandres get the dvd before you? hehehehe..........

Lobo
Sounds great. Thanks

Fire
nice

Aldaron
No, I didn't know that. Now if I could only fly to NL to get the DVD for my two best friends then fly back and give it to them, that would be great big grin

Pirate_Girly
the EE for ROTK will be out in November

Freddy_vs_Jason
i think we get it mid-late october

Lobo
Oscar-winning epic The Return Of The King is to be the first Lord Of The Rings film to get a summer release on DVD.

The all-conquering finale of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth trilogy will be available to buy on DVD from May 25, three months earlier than previous installments The Fellowship Of The Ring and The Two Towers.

However, the director's cut of the Sir Ian McKellen-starring film will not be ready until winter 2004.

WindDancer
I can't wait to get this one home to my DVD collection big grin

burlyman
Toss? blink

muse5
dude, fire, i love ur avi (i luve karl urban) does anyone have any confirmed information about rotk ee, i've found that stuff on the web but it hasn't been confirmed yet

ilvorlandobloom
wouldnt it come out earlier than the past 2 years, cuz the theatrical version is coming out earlier...

xmen fan
o ummmm i haven't seen it but i hear it's great is it?

JoeBeresford
This is all good news. The spoilers seem great. I believe that the ROTK EE will be just as magical and mythical as Jackson’s other 2 instalments. My only query, will the scouring of the shire be featured? Most people would say no. But we see this vision in Galadriel’s mirror from Frodo. I really hope we do see this. It would round of the story perfectly, and be a fitting tribute to Jackson’s stunning work, while staying as close to the original story as possible.

ragesRemorse
does anyone know when the special edition return of the king will come out. I mean the four disc special that looks like it is a book?

WindDancer
Is still unknown when will it come out. For now I'll just have to settle with the regular DVD release today. As a matter of fact, I just got mine. happy

Agent Elrond
glad that it'll have thr MoD and the fight between Gandlaf and Wiki. Sad that it won't have HoH and the Grey Co.

scott hiwersh
How do you know for sure no HoH? I bet it is on there, regardless, it will be great, but I am wondering how they will have the Faramir, Eowyn additions without HoH.... Is this 100% for sure? I simply cannot wait regardless though, I hope it is November!

Cowboyography
NO SCOURNING EVER, thats right PJ "Didnt Like that part" so he nevefr shot one scene of scourning, Bummer huh. Oh well we will have to watch Sarumon fall i guesse.

WindDancer
It was announce yesterday that it will be released on December. No date has been decided.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/dvdnews.php?id=5066

Kaleanae
If you had that opportunity to go to NZ to buy the DVD, you would have to buy a DVD player as well because of the Region codes, in NZ is 4 and in the US is 1 stick out tongue

Kaleanae
I'm still waiting for the Extended Version, I think is coming out on November eek!

shadow225588
i think an extra under lordoftherings.net extras should have been mordor and shelobs lair

Ashy
i heard its coming out in november happy cant wait!

theez1
November is forever away, and too long to wait. Boooo New Line!

muse5
no hoh? what is this madness... i read in entertainment weekly that there are going to be scenes in there, aragorn tending to eowyn to be exact... if there are no hoh scenes i'm going to revolt!!!

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