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Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.: If You've Been Wondering When The Expanded LORD OF THE RINGS Films Would Arrive On Blu-Ray...
Filmstalker: Lord of the Rings Blu-ray double dipping
MTV Movies Blog: 'The Lord Of The Rings' Extended Edition Blu-Ray Discs Still More Than A Year Away
If You've Been Wondering When The Expanded LORD OF THE RINGS Films Would Arrive On Blu-Ray...
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
... on DVD. We received quite a bit of mail about this, so I thought you might be interested in Collider's Comic-Con conversation with Peter Jackson: He told me the first editions to hit Blu-ray are going to be the theatrical versions and a year later we’d get the extended editions. The only good news is he told me the studio has started talking to him about doing some new extras for the Blu-ray extended editions. No word on exactly what the new stuff might be. ...Jackson told Collider HERE . So, Blu-Rays of the expanded editions of the films are about a year away (bet they push ...
Lord of the Rings Blu-ray double dipping
Filmstalker —
... many people as possible to buy the first version and then the second version again, double dipping into their wallets. Since I know about this practice these days I tend never to buy new DVDs or Blu-rays and I deliberately wait for a better release to come. Of course there are some films that you know won't be getting a double dipping because they are just so bad, but Lord of the Rings is definitely not one of them. They'll be going for as much of your cash as possible. Speaking to Collider , Peter Jackson said that the studio had also asked him to prepare some brand new ...
'The Lord Of The Rings' Extended Edition Blu-Ray Discs Still More Than A Year Away
MTV Movies Blog —
... Jackson has been talking to the studio about doing some new extras for the Blu-ray extended editions, according to Collider, but those discs will be in a separate release, not likely to appear until a year after the November 3 launch for the theatrical editions. Jackson didn't reveal what new material might be included, but it sounds like extended Blu-ray editions are in the cards. As if there was ever any doubt. ...
Peter Jackson Updates On His Projects
Movie Moron —
... in 3-D would be neat”), Jackson also treated Comic-Con attendees to four-and-a-half minutes of his adaptation of Alice Seabold’s novel The Lovely Bones. Set in 70s Pennsylvania, the movie details the aftermath of a child’s murder, with young Susie Salmon (played by Atonement’s Saiorse Ronan) narrating from beyond the grave. Mark Wahlberg stars as the vengeful father, while Stanley Tucci plays the killer. A trailer is released on 6 August.
Sources: Empire, Collider





