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The lord of the rings 4k release date.
The lord of the rings.
Plans for a 4k ultra hd blu ray release of the lord of the rings and hobbit trilogies are continuing but a 2021 release is now looking more likely.
The listing includes both the date and some boxart but that art doesn t make reference to what.
Last news i knew was that peter jackson wanted to release a new 4k blu ray ultimate edition box set with even more footage and extra features but warner bros were not interested i still live in hope that we see it one day.
Update on 1st october 2020.
This is presumably the european release date so plans may look different for the us.
This does seem to indicate that the studio has made the decision to split the two trilogies up and have weta focus on finishing the 4k remastering of the lord of the rings trilogy first in order to release it on the format in time for the holidays.
My guess is that we ll see an official press release in the next month or so once they know.
The 4k remasters are to include the standard theatrical release and the superior extended cut version.
As many of you know amazon has a new lord of the rings tv series coming to amazon prime in 2021.
Dennis burger says the 4k release of lord of the rings due later this year might accentuate some of the flaws in the film s suspect digital effects and will have a heard time improving on the surround mix in the current editions.
The lord of the rings 4k uhd.
Reports are coming in from europe that both the lord of the rings trilogy and the hobbit trilogy are now being scheduled for 4k uhd blu ray release this side of christmas with a listing appearing for both on german retailer jpc suggesting a 3rd december release date.
The lord of the rings trilogy was shot on analog 35mm film whereas the hobbit trilogy was shot digitally in 48 frames per second with 3d and in up to 5k resolution.
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The uhd blu ray releases will reportedly be 4k remasters.
Start date jan 21 2019.
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There have been a lot of rumors floating around regarding the 4k ultra hd release of peter jackson s the hobbit and the lord of the rings films in recent weeks.