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RotK Delayed Until May 2004

Posted by timothy on from the waiting-for-moore's-law-to-catch-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, will be held for domestic release until Wednesday, May 12, 2004. The effects work on this third and final film of the trilogy will surpass its predecessors in scope and intensity, and the producers as well as director Peter Jackson feel that the extra time will cement the film's status as the king of fantasy films and the crowning jewel of New Line's massive effort to bring J.R.R. Tolkien's epic to the screen."

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  1. Hoax by Ken@WearableTech · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dry your tears this is a hoax. Its the Matrix 2 that is being pushed back to May 2004.

    1. Re:Hoax by stevenbdjr · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh, haven't you heard?

      They've delayed DNF due to a platform switch. This one looks REALLY good!

    2. Re:Hoax by ConceptJunkie · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm not sure he ever started the scripts for episodes 1 and 2!

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    3. Re:Hoax by DJ+Rubbie · · Score: 5, Funny

      I *REFUSE* to believe this until it was posted more than the amount of times that darned RFC was posted here!

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    4. Re:Hoax by Mac+Degger · · Score: 2, Funny

      Now that's a good idea...let's set up a sourceforge project for Duke Nukem Forever...betcha we're done first!

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    5. Re:Hoax by EvilJohn · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you kidding? He hasn't even started the script for Episode 2.

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  2. sure.. by outsider007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Peter Jackson feel that the extra time will cement the film's status...

    plus it will allow him extra time to work on 'King Kong vs. Godzilla II'

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  3. April Fools by Traxton1 · · Score: 2, Funny
    C'mon, these are some pretty weak April Fool's jokes this year. Although I would cry if this was true, I'm sure it isn't. I mean, it's not, right? Right?????

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  4. LOGO by doomy · · Score: 3, Funny

    It took you 2 movies to get the logo done? I knew things were slow in middle earth, but this slow ? :)

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  5. Who are the fools by TedTschopp · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who exactly are the fools... The ones who believe this or the ones who thought others would?

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  6. Re:what by dimator · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought April Fools jokes were supposed to not suck.

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  7. !!!... BASTARDS! by TheKey · · Score: 1, Funny

    .... NOT FUCKING FUNNY! :)

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  8. For more information... by Znonymous+Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Visit http://rfc3514.slashdot.org/

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  9. Re:This had better not be a hoax! by Ken@WearableTech · · Score: 5, Funny

    You may think it's ready to go but the W. Brothers want to rerender all the effects on linux boxes so people will think its cool.

  10. A LOGO AT LAST by halo8 · · Score: 5, Funny

    FINALLY

    http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=48383&cid=49 16 794
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    After ALL my posts (and Total karma Whoring) LOTR HAS A LOGO!!!! THANK YOU!!

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    1. Re:A LOGO AT LAST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Incredible that they picked GW Bush's wedding ring for the logo.

    2. Re:A LOGO AT LAST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      After ALL my posts (and Total karma Whoring) LOTR HAS A LOGO!!!! THANK YOU!!

      Sorry. It's not a permanent logo, just an april fool's joke.

      Sucks to be you :-P

    3. Re:A LOGO AT LAST by miu · · Score: 4, Funny
      Now shut up and go name some variables after elven forests.

      Okay, but I'm giving the maintenance programmers your email address.

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  11. Re:fuck fuck fuck ./ by joFFeman · · Score: 5, Funny

    i have a feeling you will never have sex unless an exchange of currency is involved.

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  12. NO NO NO!!! by Dareth · · Score: 2, Funny

    You don't understand, unless you married like I am, ... no this aint another April Fool's joke, I am really married... but it is important this comes out in December. My birthday is December 18th, so I kinda get a free pass with my wife on picking a movie to see. If it is moved to May, I may be forced to divorce my wife and quit my job just to go see the last movie in the series!!!!!

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  13. shock and awe by cford · · Score: 5, Funny
    The effects work on this third and final film of the trilogy will surpass its predecessors in scope and intensity


    So... ROTK will be employing a Shock-n-Awe campaign?

  14. RotK??? by ewhenn · · Score: 4, Funny

    The final stage of Leprosy.

  15. Re:King Kong by Drooling+Iguana · · Score: 2, Funny

    Return of the King Kong?

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  16. With all of these fake stories... by nekura · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... am I the only one who thought it seemed like a normal day at Slashdot?

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  17. Terry Brooks needs the time to finish the rewrite by Nova+Express · · Score: 3, Funny

    I heard it was pushed back so Brooks could finish up the last volume in his rewrite of The Lord of the Rings. Details at:

    http://www.locusmag.com/2002/News/News0401b.html

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  18. Re:DVD version? by Speedy8 · · Score: 3, Funny

    What is this evil bit that you speak of? I would like to read an article about it.

  19. Re:Also, they can fix the Plot by Thing+1 · · Score: 4, Funny
    ROTK

    Anybody else read that as "rolling on the ... king?"

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  20. Re:Yeah but... by zapod4 · · Score: 3, Funny
    Is that new?

    No. Sauron forged the one ring c. 1600, second age. It's kind of old.