[HairOfTheDog]

I believe it to be true that the scouring will not specifically be included, because it was quoted from the beginning (here on thread somewhere) that scenes and script from the scouring were never filmed. It just won't happen.

It isn't going to be told that it didn't happen in the story, it is just being left untold, for climax reasons.... The theory in PJ's words are somewhere upthread, but in essence he said the film had a nice climax and victory at Mt. Doom and Victory over Sauron, and crowning of the King, and that to have a whole new battle at the end after that climax would not 'work' on film. The story of what was lost in the fight will be told well, I believe that, because Elijah Wood and PJ describe the voice over closure description (by Galadriel) and ending scenes at the Grey Havens as being their favorite part and the most heartbreaking of the whole trilogy:

PJ on the end: Jackson has already earmarked the film's final scene, which takes place amid the sweeping landscape of the Grey Havens, as his favourite.

"To me, it's a culmination of the entire story; it represents what it is to give and what it is to lose," he says. "That scene is probably the most powerful part of the entire film."

[maquiladora]

Is this a glimpse of the type of stuff we'll see in Return Of The King?

So far the computer games have been pretty tightly based on the visuals from the movie. Looks good!

[osagebowman]

Hair; thanks for the ping; regardless of the outcome, I know it will be wonderful. Now to start a countdown till Nov. 16, hmm just a month before ROTK if I recall.

[SuziQ]

PJ on the end: Jackson has already earmarked the film's final scene, which takes place amid the sweeping landscape of the Grey Havens, as his favourite.

I sure hope that, in RoTK, Howard Shore includes the music he wrote for the scene of the Elves going through the woods for the Extended version of FoTR. It would be such lovely, sad music for the Elves leaving from the Grey Havens. I want that music on a soundtrack!! I was hoping that it would be the bonus track on the TTT soundtrack, but it wasn't.