Cita:Ain't it Cool News is reporting a that rumor that New Line is balking on the price WETA Digital is charging to finish the effects for the extra footage that Peter Jackson plans to add back into The Return of the King for the extended edition DVD. The thought is that the studio might be planning to cheap out and use a budget-rate American effects house to finish the shots. We can't vouch for the validity of the rumor, but if it's true, we'll be seriously pissed here at The Bits. New Line... if you're reading this, don't even think about it. You've got a good thing going and these DVDs have really been a cut above the usual studio cookie cutter fare. This is NO time to try to shave a little more profit out of it. Let Jackson and WETA do whatever the hell they want to with the DVD and that's that. They've earned the right. We'll look into this and try to find out if it's really something the studio is considering. If it's true, someone's gonna get an earful from us.

Ain't it Cool is also reporting a list of the scenes to be added back into the film for the extended DVD. These include Gandalf confronting Saruman at Isengard, Merry pledging allegiance to Theoden at Edoras, Aragorn using the Palantir to reveal himself to Sauron, the Witch King confronting Gandalf during the battle of Pelennor Fields, the Houses of Healing scene in which Faramir and Eowyn meet, Frodo and Sam joining a column of orcs on the way to Mt. Doom and the infamous 'Mouth of Sauron' scene at the Black Gates. Glimpses of a few of these appeared in trailers for the film. 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. Peter Jackson has said that approximately 65 minutes of material was cut from the film for its theatrical release, so a good portion of that could find its way back into the extended cut. We'll post more when we hear it.

Cita:'King' extended DVD on the way
By Susan Wloszczyna, USA TODAY
Now that the last installment of The Lord of the Rings saga has reaped 11 Oscar nominations and appears a shoo-in for best picture, there is another concern on the minds of its fan fellowship.

When can we expect the extended DVD version of The Return of the King?

Director Peter Jackson just edited the four-hour, 10-minute longer cut, due in November. The theatrical version will arrive in May or June.

Speaking from his hotel in Los Angeles, the Kiwi was in a splendid mood, despite a lack of Oscar nominations for his cast. "Sean (Astin, who plays hobbit Sam) was our chance at it. There were other great performances, but his was the name we were praying to hear this morning."

He enjoyed his first Golden Globes ceremony, where King went four for four with wins. Save for one discovery: New Zealand is left off the globe portion of his statue. "I'll have a quiet word with them."

Eliseo escribió:Je je, pues si, me precipité, según IMDB la theatrical dura 200 mins, entonces se le estarían agregando 50 mins.

La verdad si estaba mal redactada la nota, te da a entender que la theatrical dura 3:50 hrs. y que esta versión de 4 hrs. es 10 mins más larga.

Cita:Well, we got hold of some information on the upcoming Theatrical DVD version of Peter Jackson's "Return of the King." This is from VERY reliable sources so we thought we'd share.

To start with what we don't know. The release date. Many sources say May 25th but based on that the movie is still in theaters and doing well and that it may take a Oscar or two on Sunday makes August a possibility as well.

Now to the fun part. What we do know and that is not so little:

Video and audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
ENGLISH: Dolby Surround 2.0
Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic)

In depth programs:
A Journey Completed: A director's vision
A filmmaker's journey: Making The Return of the King
National Geographic Special: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Featurettes:
Made for lordoftherings.net
Aragorn's Destiny
Minas Tirith
Battle of Pelennor Fields
Samvise the Brave
Eowyn White Lady of Rohan
Digital Horses

Other:
Original Theatrical Trailers and TV Spots
Lord of the Rings Trilogy - Super Trailer
A Closer look at Electronic Arts's Lord of the Rings games

There you have it. This is not official but we wouldn't post this if we did not trust our source. For the official announcement from New Line check back on March 8th where we will have more.

Cita:The rumor mill regarding the RotK DVD releases has been the two-disc release in May and the extended edition around August. Well, scratch that. Here's a Jackson comment from the OneRing party regarding a prank played on Elijah Wood.

"…It's just something that we are going to put on the DVD in November for the extended Return of the King…"

So it looks like no early release for RotK.