ROTK:EE Trailer Released

artemis67 writes "A six-minute trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Extended Edition, has been released, and it's quite good. We get to see some snippets of the final confrontation between Gandalf and Saruman, as well as some other intriguing scenes that will add a lot of depth to the final movie. The Extended Edition will add an additional 50 minutes to the film, bring the total for the Extended trilogy to 11 hours and 20 minutes."

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Direct link to the hi-res quicktime video

[theefer]

Direct link to the high-res version

Re:Sharkey and the Shire?

[FunWithHeadlines]

"Does anyone know if the EE covers all the stuff with "Mr Sharkey" (have I remembered correctly?) and the Shire? Did they even film that stuff?"

They did not film any of the Scouring of the Shire, so no, you won't find that in the EE. I'm not saying I agree with their decision, as I found that chapter in the book to be the perfect way to show the changes in the Shire during their absence, and how evil crept in even there. But I am sympathetic to the idea that movies are not the same thing as books, and I at least understand their motive in not creating another conflict after the big resolution earlier. I know I personally got tired of all those "7 endings" wisecracks. I can only imagine the complaints from people if the Scouring of the Shire were in the movie after what they thought was the ending.

But for all you purists out there, I can tell you one thing with certainty: That chapter is right where it always was, in the book.

Re:Already ordered it!

[static0verdrive]

Nope. (Actually it's Minas Tirith, not Thirit...) Saruman lived at Orthanc, the tower at Isengard. Check out this list of towers for a better understanding.