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UPDATE: Release News: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy–Extended Edition Blu-ray

Amazon.com has begun taking pre-orders for the much anticipated release of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy: Limited Extended Editions on Blu-ray. The pre-0rder price is currently $83.99, which is around $28 per film – where the set price is at about $120, which is about $40 per film. You can pre-order it here.

The release date is set for June 28th. This blu-ray set will consist of 15 discs, including a digital copy of each film. Check out the specifications below:

DISC 1
Fellowship of the Ring Feature–Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-MTV Movie Award Spoof (The Council of Elrod)

DISC 2
Fellowship of the Ring Feature-Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production0
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-Two Towers Sneak Peek

DISC 3
The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 1-From Book to Vision (M. Pellerin)
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

The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 2-From Vision to Reality (M. Pellerin)
Elijah Wood Introduction
Filming “The Fellowship of the Ring”
Visual Effects 57
Post Production: Putting it all Together
Digital Grading
Sound and Music
The Road Goes Ever On…

DISC 5

Costa Botes Documentary
The Fellowship of the Ring: Behind the Scenes
DISC 6
The Two Towers Feature-Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast
Easter Egg-MTV Movie Awards Clip (Gollum Accepting Award)

DISC 7
The Two Towers Feature-Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production
Commentary with Cast

DISC 8

The Two Towers Extended Edition
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 (map with video location)

DISC 9

The Two Towers Extended Edition
The Appendices Part 4 – The Battle for Middle Earth From Extended Edition
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

Costa Botes Documentary From Limited Edition
The Two Towers: Behind the Scenes

DISC 11
Return of the King Feature-Extended Edition Part 1
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – The Untold Story
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production

DISC 12

Return of the King Feature- Extended Edition Part 2
Commentary with Director & Writers
Commentary with Design Team
Commentary with Production & Post Production

DISC 13
The Return of the King Extended Edition
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 1
Home of the Horse Lords
Middle-Earth Atlas
New Zealand as Middle-Earth

DISC 14

The Return of the King Extended Edition
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

Costa Botes Documentary From Limited Edition
The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes

Here are the first pictures of the extended edition:

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