{"id":108839,"date":"2020-10-07T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=108839"},"modified":"2020-10-07T11:02:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:02:27","slug":"uhd-4k-lotr-and-hobbit-announced-a-special-message-from-sean-astin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2020\/10\/07\/108839-uhd-4k-lotr-and-hobbit-announced-a-special-message-from-sean-astin\/","title":{"rendered":"UHD 4K LOTR and Hobbit Announced! A Special Message from Sean Astin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" class=\"intro\">It has long been rumored&#8230;and now we can finally confirm! For the first time, Warner Bros. will be releasing &#8216;The Hobbit&#8217; Trilogy and &#8216;The Lord of the Rings&#8217; Trilogy on 4K UHD on December 1st, 2020. To celebrate, we have a special TheOneRing.net exclusive message to fans from Samwise Gamgee himself, Sean Astin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player lazyload\" width=\"1170\" height=\"659\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wKjBbnow43E?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" src=\"about:blank\" data-load-mode=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But wait&#8230;There is more! Directly from our friends at Warner Bros.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Warner Bros. is also announcing that in the summer of 2021 it will be releasing a <strong>4K ULTIMATE COLLECTORS\u2019 EDITION<\/strong> with theatrical and extended versions of <strong>ALL SIX<\/strong> of the remastered films and new bonus content.&nbsp; Additionally, to celebrate the 20<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;anniversary of the first&nbsp;<strong><em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;film, a newly remastered Blu-ray trilogy of&nbsp;<strong><em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;films will be available in the Fall of 2021, also including the theatrical and extended versions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are like me, and you may not fully grasp the significance of this news &#8211; don&#8217;t worry, hopefully I can shed some light on the topic. <strong>Bottom line<\/strong> &#8211; Peter Jackson and the team remastered the entirety of both trilogies (and extended editions), including the special effects, to make these masterpieces of cinema look as amazing and breathtaking on your modern devices as the day we saw them in the theater. And most likely a lot better!. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the coming days we&#8217;ll sort through all the various options and places to purchase these editions and provide you with a one stop guide. 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