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CuriousG
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Apr 26, 2:50pm
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News: ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Returning to Theaters, Remastered and Extended
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from Hollywood Reporter, which assumes an American readership, so not sure about other places:
"Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning trilogy is coming back to theaters this summer via Fathom Events.
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is coming back again — but it’s a bit different this time.
Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are teaming to rerelease the Oscar-winning fantasy blockbusters this summer.
The versions screened will be Jackson’s extended editions (so you might want get the jumbo tub of popcorn), and also the versions that the filmmaker remastered in 2020 for a 4K Ultra HD rerelease. This is the first time the remastered versions will be in theaters.
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The films will screen across three days at Fathom Events participating chains, like AMC, Cinemark and Regal.
The screenings will start with 2001’s The Fellowship of the Ring on June 8, then 2002’s The Two Towers on June 9, followed by 2003’s The Return of the King on June 10.
Tickets are now up on the Fathom Events site.
This year will be a big one for LOTR fans. Prime Video’s drama series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is expected to release its second season. There’s no official premiere date yet, but a fall or winter release seems likely.
Also, there’s Warner Bros.’ upcoming anime film, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, King of Rohan (of Helm’s Deep fame) who ruled over 250 years prior to the events of The Lord of the Rings. The new film is set in the same universe as Jackson’s trilogy, with Mirando Otto returning to voice Éowyn. The War of the Rohirrim is being released Dec. 13."
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cats16
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Apr 26, 7:27pm
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I wonder if this is replacing what I thought was going to be a re-release in April - I don't think that was via Fathom Events though, so perhaps this is just a wider release beyond whatever one I saw for April.
Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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CuriousG
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Apr 26, 9:15pm
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interesting if they have 2 releases, but we can never have too much Tolkien in theaters.//
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DGHCaretaker
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Apr 26, 11:03pm
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I haven't been in touch with recent releases, but I wonder if "the versions that the filmmaker remastered in 2020 for a 4K Ultra HD rerelease" include the controversial color grading that made blue skies green, etc.
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Junesong
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Apr 27, 6:08pm
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I think the green tint was something from the original blu ray release - but there's been so many releases I can't keep track now. But I think the release of the 4K versions was the SOLUTION to the color correction error, not the cause.
"So which story do you prefer?"
"The one with the tiger. That's the better story."
"Thank you. And so it goes with God."
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DGHCaretaker
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Apr 28, 6:03am
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Well this is interesting. I thought I should work a little harder for my answer than just wondering, so I did a quick search. It looks like the green tint was an issue around 2011 with the Extended Edition Blu-ray. But in 2020, the question was asked on Reddit of course, "Will the 4k release of The Fellowship have that sickly green tint?"
Back in 2011, the response from Jackson about the controversy was evasive and never allowed himself to be pinned down on whether it was intentional, but advocates against the color grading were made to feel like today's conspiracy theorists with all their proof and deep analysis showing it was real. Basically they were told to get a life.
But the answer on Reddit in 2020 about the 4K release summarized Bill Hunt, a well-known and -respected owner of The Digital Bits, with this:
I just watched an interview with Bill Hunt, founder of The Digital Bits, who have some very exclusive inside info on the project. He said that Wingnut Films have been working on the release for more than 1 year.
He also said that the Blu-Ray edition released by Warner was taken from a 2k HD master that they created when the films were completed in 2003. The technology at the time wasn't so advanced, so they had a little hard time to convert that material to the 1080p format. That's why the movie has such a cold, green tone.
For this 4k release, however, rather than going back to that material, Wignut Films and Weta have gone back to the original 35mm camera negative and the original film-printed VFX shots and scanned it all in native 4k. Besides that, they've done a brand new color grade from the ground up. It all happened under Peter Jackson's and Peter Doyle's (the original colorist for the films) supervision".
Hunt also said that with the new technologies and HDR, the result can very likely be even better than the theatrical version.
It sounds promising.
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Junesong
Rohan
Apr 29, 11:43am
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Unfortunately the only place in Canada this event is happening is in Montreal - which is nowhere near me. Sounds like it'll be a real treat though! The new 4Ks look amazing on my TV, but seeing them on a screen the size of my house would be incredible!
"So which story do you prefer?"
"The one with the tiger. That's the better story."
"Thank you. And so it goes with God."
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