PJ's doing King Kong for Universal straight after RotK. Should be entertaining to say the least.
ROTK: 4hour and 20 Minute Running Time?
5/08/03, 2:37 pm EST - Xoanon
The following is from bikkit.com and should be classified as a RUMOR only.
(ROTK) is indeed, far and way better than both Fellowship and Two Towers. It was a 4 hour, 20 minute cut of the film. Feeling that he has proven audiences will gladly sit for 3 hours of quality cinema, Peter Jackson will try to leave the film's 1/6 of a day total time as is.
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Source article: Bikkit.com - The Home For Real Movie Fans
Take it for what its worth but I've gotten the following information from a pretty reliable scoop who has seen the rough cut of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. He tells me this:
1. It is indeed, far and way better than both Fellowship and Two Towers.
2. It was a 4 hour, 20 minute cut of the film.
3. Feeling that he has proven audiences will gladly sit for 3 hours of quality cinema, Peter Jackson will try to leave the film's 1/6 of a day total time as is.
Again, don't take it for fact, but it's definetly some information that will cause a stir. 4 hours of "better than the first two" filmmaking. Wow. -- Kritik, Bikkit.com