Post by lindahoyland on Jun 27, 2006 4:50:55 GMT
I thought this news item was better suited to this thread of the Board.
New Line refreshes 'Rings' with 3 new DVD packages
www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/0623dvdrings0623.html
Thomas K. Arnold
The Hollywood Reporter
Jun. 23, 2006 12:00 AM
There hasn't been a new "Lord of the Rings" movie in nearly three years. But that hasn't stopped
New Line Home Entertainment from preparing new DVD versions of all three films in the franchise,
which generated more than $1 billion in North American theaters and won 17 Oscars.
Three "The Lord of the Rings Limited Edition" sets, one for each movie, will roll out Aug. 29.
Each two-disc set will include the original theatrical and the extended version of the film along
with Costa Botes' feature-length documentary on each film's creation.
Both versions of the three films - 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,"
2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King" - have previously been released on DVD. advertisement
"But this is the first time they are available together, which we feel will appeal to the
first-time buyer," New Line executive vp marketing Matt Lasorsa said.
New to DVD are the docus, in which director Peter Jackson and his crew gave Botes full access to
the set for hours of behind-the-scenes footage. "It's something fans have been asking for,"
Lasorsa said. "Costa was hired a year before principal photography began, and his job was to
capture all the production, relate his personal experiences and provide his perspective for
Peter."
Except for the first docu's screening at the New Zealand Film Festival, none of the three video
production diaries has been seen, Lasorsa said. "New Line has owned these documentaries and waited
to make them available to the general public," Lasorsa said. "The style of these documentaries is
quite different from the documentaries on the extended-edition DVDs. These are more organic, and
had they come out sooner, people might have been confused."
While first-time buyers might be intrigued by the two versions of the film, ardent "Rings" fans
who already own the two previous DVD releases might be enticed to buy a third just for the
documentaries.
"It gives us the chance to refresh the franchise," Lasorsa said.
New Line refreshes 'Rings' with 3 new DVD packages
www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/0623dvdrings0623.html
Thomas K. Arnold
The Hollywood Reporter
Jun. 23, 2006 12:00 AM
There hasn't been a new "Lord of the Rings" movie in nearly three years. But that hasn't stopped
New Line Home Entertainment from preparing new DVD versions of all three films in the franchise,
which generated more than $1 billion in North American theaters and won 17 Oscars.
Three "The Lord of the Rings Limited Edition" sets, one for each movie, will roll out Aug. 29.
Each two-disc set will include the original theatrical and the extended version of the film along
with Costa Botes' feature-length documentary on each film's creation.
Both versions of the three films - 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,"
2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King" - have previously been released on DVD. advertisement
"But this is the first time they are available together, which we feel will appeal to the
first-time buyer," New Line executive vp marketing Matt Lasorsa said.
New to DVD are the docus, in which director Peter Jackson and his crew gave Botes full access to
the set for hours of behind-the-scenes footage. "It's something fans have been asking for,"
Lasorsa said. "Costa was hired a year before principal photography began, and his job was to
capture all the production, relate his personal experiences and provide his perspective for
Peter."
Except for the first docu's screening at the New Zealand Film Festival, none of the three video
production diaries has been seen, Lasorsa said. "New Line has owned these documentaries and waited
to make them available to the general public," Lasorsa said. "The style of these documentaries is
quite different from the documentaries on the extended-edition DVDs. These are more organic, and
had they come out sooner, people might have been confused."
While first-time buyers might be intrigued by the two versions of the film, ardent "Rings" fans
who already own the two previous DVD releases might be enticed to buy a third just for the
documentaries.
"It gives us the chance to refresh the franchise," Lasorsa said.
