Experience The Lord of the Rings as it was meant to be told in this extended edition trilogy.

The Fellowship of the Ring

Best Picture BAFTA Winner 2002.

DISC 1-2: The Feature
FEATURE (approx. 208 minutes) - Unique version of the epic adventure with over 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film and new music scored by Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore:

• Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the Special Extended Edition
• Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound
• DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound
• Stereo Surround Sound
• Four audio commentaries by director and writers, the design team, the production team, and the cast featuring more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen and Academy Award winners Richard Taylor, Andrew Lesnie, Howard Shore, Jim Rygiel, Randy Cook and many more.

DISC 3-4: The Appendices
Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:

DISC 3 - "From Book to Vision"

• Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
• Designing and building Middle-earth
• Storyboards to pre-visualization
• Weta Workshop visit - An up-close look at the weapons, armor, creatures and miniatures from the film
• Atlas of Middle-earth: Tracing the journey of the Fellowship
• An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process
• Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists
• Guided tour of the wardrobe department
• Footage from early meetings, moving storyboards and pre-visualization reels
• And much more!

DISC 4 - "From Vision to Reality"

• Bringing the characters to life
• A day in the life of a hobbit
• Principal photography: Stories from the set
• Scale: Creating the illusion of size
• Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos
• Editorial and visual effects multi-angle progressions
• Sound design demonstration
• And much more!

The Two Towers

DISCS 1-2: The Feature
Feature (approx. 223 minutes)- Over 40 minutes of new and extended scenes were added by Peter Jackson, including 200 new digital effects and new score by Howard Shore:

• Anamorphic widescreen 16x9 (2.35:1) version of the film
• Dolby Digital EX Surround Sound
  DTS ES 6.1
• Stereo Surround
• Four audio commentaries:
  • Audio Commentary 1: The Director and Writers
    • Peter Jackson (Director/Co-Writer/Producer)
    • Fran Walsh (Writer/Co-Producer)
    • Philippa Boyens (Co-Write)
    • Audio Commentary 2: The Design Team
    • Richard Taylor (WETA Workshop Creative Supervisor)
    • Tania Rodger (WETA Workshop Manager)
    • Grant Major (Production Designer)
    • Ngila Dickson (Costume Designer)
    • Alan Lee (Conceptual Designer)
    • John Howe (Conceptual Designer)
    • Dan Hennah (Supervising Art Director/Set Decorator)
    • Chris Hennah (Art Department Manager)
  • Audio Commentary 3: The Production/Post-Production Team
    • Barrie Osborne (Producer)
    • Mark Ordesky (Executive Producer)
    • Andrew Lesnie (Director of Photography)
    • Mike Horton and Jabez Olssen (Editors)
    • Rick Porras (Co-Producer)
    • Howard Shore (Composer)
    • Jim Rygiel (Visual Effects Supervisor)
    • Joe Letteri (WETA Digital Effects Supervisor)
    • Ethan Van der Ryn (Supervising Sound Editor/Co-Designer)
    • Mike Hopkins (Supervising Sound Editor)
    • Randy Cook (WETA Animation Designer & Supervisor)
    • Christian Rivers (WETA VFX Art Director)
    • Brian Van't Hull (WETA VFX Cinematographer)
    • Alex Funke (Miniatures Director of Photography)
  • Audio Commentary 4: The Cast
    • Elijah Wood (Frodo)
    • Liv Tyler (Arwen)
    • Sean Astin (Sam)
    • John Rhys-Davies (Gimli)
    • Billy Boyd (Pippin)
    • Dominic Monaghan (Merry)
    • Orlando Bloom (Legolas)
    • Christopher Lee (Saruman)
    • Sean Bean (Boromir)
    • Bernard Hill (Théoden)
    • Miranda Otto (Éowyn)
    • David Wenham (Faramir)
    • Brad Dourif (Grima)
    • Karl Urban (Éomer)
    • John Noble (Denethor)

DISCS 3-4 : The Appendices
Two discs of all-new bonus content, including multiple documentaries, galleries and interactive maps. Documentaries that were started with The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring Special Extended DVD Edition are continued here, delving deep into the stories and experiences unique to The Two Towers.

DISC 3 - The Appendices Part III: "The Journey Continues…"

• J.R.R. Tolkien - Origins of Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
• From Book to Script - Finding the Story (Video Documentary)
• Designing and Building Middle-earth
  • Designing Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
  • Weta Workshop (Video Documentary)
• Design Galleries
  • The Peoples of Middle-earth
  • The Realms of Middle-earth
• Gollum
  • The Taming of Smeagol (Video Documentary)
  • Andy Serkis Animation Reference (Video Documentary)
  • Gollum "Stand-in" (Video Documentary)
  • Design Gallery
• Middle-earth Atlas (Tracing the journeys of the Fellowship) (Interactive map)
• New Zealand as Middle-earth (Interactive map)

DISC 4 - The Appendices Part IV: "The battle for Middle-earth begins…"

• Filming "The Two Towers"
  • Warriors of Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
  • Cameras in Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
  • Production Photos
• Visual Effects
  • Miniatures
    • "Big-atures" (Video Documentary)
    • Galleries
    • The Flooding of Isengard Animatic
  • Weta Digital (Video Documentary)
  • Abandoned Concepts
• Editorial: Refining the Story (Video Documentary)
• Music and Sound
  • Music for Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
  • The Soundscapes of Middle-earth (Video Documentary)
  • Sound Demonstration: "Helm's Deep"
• "The Battle for Helm's Deep is over …" (Video Documentary)

The Return of the King

Best Picture Oscar Winner 2003.
Best Picture BAFTA Winner 2004.
Best Picture Golden Globe Winner 2003.

The extended edition release of The Return of the King is a 4-disc set, featuring two discs loaded with extra features. It includes:

DISCS 1-2: The Feature
FEATURE (approx. 250 minutes) - A new version of the final installment in the epic trilogy! The Academy Award-winning film now has 50 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film for this highly-anticipated video release:

• Widescreen (2.35:1) version of the Special Extended Edition
• Dolby Digital EX 5.1 Surround Sound
• DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound
• Stereo Surround Sound
• English subtitles and closed captions
• Spanish subtitles
• Four audio commentaries by the director and writers, the design team, the production team and the cast featuring more than 30 participants including Peter Jackson, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom and Academy Award winners Richard Taylor, Howard Shore…and many more.
• Cast commentary also features dialogue between split-personality characters Gollum and Smeagol (Andy Serkis)!

DISCS 3-4: The Appendices
Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King:

THE APPENDICES PART V: "The War of the Ring"

• Disc intro by director Peter Jackson
• "J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth" documentary
• From Book to Script:
• "From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter" documentary
• Abandoned Concept: Aragorn Battles Sauron
• Designing and Building Middle-earth
• "Designing Middle-earth" documentary
• "Big-atures" documentary
• "Weta Workshop" documentary
• "Costume Design" documentary
• Design Galleries - 2,123 images
• The Peoples of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
• The Realms of Middle-earth (galleries with docent audio)
• Miniatures (galleries with docent audio)
• "Home of the Horse Lords" documentary
• "Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship" interactive map
• "New Zealand as Middle-earth" interactive map w/on-location footage

THE APPENDICES PART VI: "The Passing of an Age"

• Disc intro by Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan
• Filming The Return of the King
• "Cameras in Middle-earth" documentary
• Production Photos (gallery) - 69 images
• Visual Effects
• "Weta Digital" documentary
• "The Mumakil Battle" demonstration / multi-angle interactive feature
• Post Production: Journey's End
• "Editorial: Completing the Trilogy" documentary
• "Music for Middle-earth" documentary
• "The Soundscapes of Middle-earth" documentary
• "The End of All Things" documentary
• "The Passing of an Age" documentary
• Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for "Into the West"
  
  • "Cameron Duncan: The Inspiration for 'Into the West'" documentary
  • "DFK6498" short film
  • "Strike Zone" short film