LoTR: Return of the King - Pictures, spy reports and spoilers thread (ongoing)

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[HairOfTheDog]

Lord of the Rings:
Return of the King!
Pictures, spy reports and spoilers thread (ongoing)

Countdown to December!

Larger version of above image here

Beyond this point there be spoilers!

Like spoilers? – Keep reading!

Don't want spoilers? – Click HERE and don't look back!

Don't say we didn't warn you! Spoilers are what this thread is all about. So bring your rumors (substantiated or not!), spoilers, spy reports, and bones of contention about them here as the snippets of RoTK news, photos and interviews come rolling in.

I wouldn't even recommend pinging people to this thread unless you know they want to see them. There are a lot of purists out there that hate to have anything given away before the movie comes out. I, however, am not one of those.

I will start a "RoTK spoilers ping list" separate from the other Tolkien ping lists… so let me know if you want to be on the spoiler alert list!" If we use this thread for that kind of stuff, we won't shock people who don't want to see it. (though I bet they look anyway!)

Report 'em if you got 'em!

One tip….. Don't embed images from TORN (TheOneRing.Net) on this thread. If possible, load the image to another server, or just post a link to the TORN page. TORN's servers are powered by fleas I think, and are horrendously slow, particularly when they have something that is particularly good!

[HairOfTheDog]

Very good!

See above all! New version of the bootleg trailer if you missed it before!

[KantianBurke]

very cool. thanks for the link.

[My back yard]

Way cool.

[Evenstar]

Thanks Ayn Rand wannabe!... Awesome link!

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Wasn't sure if this was already public knowledge or not, but I thought it was newsworthy for those who may not already know:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=794&ncid=799&e=1&u=/eo/20030822/en_movies_eo/12363

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Two weeks before The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King wraps things up on December 17, New Line Cinema plans to unleash in theaters special extended editions of the first two installments in director Peter Jackson's epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy.

Cinephiles who couldn't get enough of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring special edition DVD, which clocked in at 208 minutes and included scenes not in the theatrical version, will be able to see the epic on the big screen in all its glory starting on December 5 in about 100 movie houses in the U.S. and 20 in Canada.


A week later, on December 12, New Line will unspool the special 214-minute extended edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. That version is slated to premiere as a DVD first on November 18.
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For those with serious Hobbit habits longing to venture into Middle Earth for more than a few hours (JR), New Line plans to screen all three films back-to-back-to-back on December 16 in a daylong marathon that will carry over with The Return of the King's global release on December 17.
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Holy Marathon!

A Elbereth!

[2Jedismom]

Yep...this sounds sweet to me!

[ItsOurTimeNow]

My only concern is the limited number of theaters that will be doing this.

I can only hope it will be in my area somewhere, given that I'm all tucked away in the armpit of the East Coast.

[2Jedismom]

I hope Tulsa does it...that would be mightly nice.

Imax would be even better...

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Oooooohhh...Imax...

*shiver*

That would be the coolest thing ever.

[Fire-Breathing_Freeper]

A few things today,

LordOfTheRings.net has a few new teaser posters.

And 2 pictures of Dernhelm
behind the scenes photo
Dernhelm

[radiohead]

Being that it's summer, I don't have to go into the office very much.

Well, the other week was my birthday. Imagine my surprise when I walked into the office today and found that my birthday present was a lifesize stand up of Viggo/Aragorn!!!

Do those people know me or what? : )

[Charlie OK]

Not sure if I am doing this right. HOTD, I figure you can ping the usual suspects unless this is old news. Actually, I am sure you all have discussed this already, but I hadnt seen anything on the thread. With all that being said...

Some theaters to show all three films back to back to back when ROTK is released.

In memoranda sent to exhibitors on Wednesday, New Line laid out a game plan to promote the third film by refreshing filmgoers' memories with "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers."

Plan calls for putting the films on 100-150 screens in top 10 U.S. markets. Many other U.S. cities will have one cinema participating in the special extended edition screenings. Running times for the extended editions are 208 minutes for "Fellowship of the Ring" and 214 minutes for "The Two Towers."

Advanced ticket sales are scheduled to begin in late September or early October on exhibitor Web sites and movie ticketing sites like Fandango, MovieFone and Movietickets.com.

"The release of the third film affords us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to give audiences a compelling new theatrical experience of Peter Jackson's sprawling vision for this trilogy," said Rolf Mittweg, prexy and chief operating officer for worldwide distribution and marketing.

I would die and go to Geek heaven if I could see this. Unfortunately, I doubt it will happen in Tulsa.

[LinnieBeth]

Hair, is there a thread anywhere where discussion about the meaning the books/films is going on?

I looked at the HH and RotK Spoilers, but I can't find where there is discussion going??

I have a question about the Elven army appearing at Helm's Deep- sure it's been talked about somewhere, but can't find it.

[HairOfTheDog]

Hi! - Well, we have talked about and argued it a bit! - Try asking the question to the Hobbit Hole group! - We are happy to talk about stuff again we have talked about before!

The Hobbit Hole IV – The Road Goes Ever On… ^

[HairOfTheDog]

Hi! - I must have missed your ping from the other day - yes - we talked about it and every one of us is excited about it! Six hours into it I might think I am insane, but I will do it!

[Alkhin]

SPOILER ALERT!!!!!

this posted on Khazad-dum from the TORn site...not a very clear picture, but a nice one...

[HairOfTheDog]

Oh my..... what an interesting photo!

See above everyone!

Spoiler alert!

[2Jedismom]

Home. I think they are coming home to the Shire.

[2Jedismom]

Excellent picture...

Good evening!

[2Jedismom]

Wow...Frodo looks totally different, like remote...what's your take?