No real surprises here, the ROTK DVD and VHS box set for the theatrical version of ROTK is available on lordoftherings.net. Take a look! [More]

Shelob from Sideshow/Weta!

Sideshow/Weta is now offering the Shelob statue for pre-order! The spawn of ancient evil, Shelob is an unholy terror lurking in the caves outside Cirith Ungol. Look closely and you will see a web-bound Frodo lying at her feet! *shudder* [Scrapbook] [Pre-Order Shelob]

Jay writes: I heard an interview with the Special Effects Supervisor Jim Rygiel on NPR’s “Tech Nation” last night. He mentioned that the extended DVD would have “over 1 hour” of extra footage! It was a good interview, fairly long, and I would think anybody who wanted to hear it might be able to do so at NPR’s website. [More]

theo writes: I got this from a Taiwanese website last month. It seems Return of the King is facing the possibility of a government ban in China because the content is too supersticious(ghosts etc). I do not know if it is accurate but ROTK has not been screned in China yet.

J writes: I’m LOTR fans in Hong Kong. About the rumors that ROTK banned in China, just wanna update you that the it was officially announced that ROTK will nationally release on March 18, 2004.

Phizzler writes: The Return of the King has won the ACE “Eddie” award for a feature film drama. This award recognizes achievement in film editing. [More]

jasmine writes: The total sales of the ROTK pre-order tickets was 16,272, it has broken the record of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in Japan. [More]