Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that Peter Jackson’s epic The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit Trilogy will both be available to own for the first time on 4K UHD Blu-Ray and 4K UHD Digital on December 1, 2020. Both Trilogies feature the theatrical and extended versions of the six Middle-Earth films in 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range. Both trilogies will also include digital copies of both versions of each film. The 4K remastering process was overseen by Peter Jackson. Get further details below on this release and plans for an Ultimate Collector’s Edition next summer.
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs of The Hobbit Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy will also feature a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead.
In addition, it was also announced that a 4K UHD “Middle-earth” Ultimate Collectors’ Edition featuring the theatrical and extended versions of all six films, along with new bonus content, previously released Blu-ray discs of The Hobbit Trilogy, and remastered Blu-ray discs of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy will be released in the summer of 2021. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy featuring remastered Blu-ray discs of the theatrical and extended versions of the 3 films will also be released in the fourth quarter 2021, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Dillon is most comfortable sitting around in a theatre all day watching both big budget and independent movies.
