Plans for a 4k ultra hd blu ray release of the lord of the rings and hobbit trilogies are continuing but a 2021 release is now looking more likely.
The lord of the rings 4k release.
Dennis burger says the 4k release of lord of the rings due later this year might accentuate some of the flaws in the film s suspect digital effects and will have a heard time improving on the surround mix in the current editions.
Warner bros is planning to release the lord of the rings and the hobbit trilogies on uhd blu ray in mid 2020 according to a report by 4kfilme de both the standard and extended versions.
I understand the visual effects in the films were rendered in 2k and that that may hinder the possibility of the trilogy ever being released in a higher resolution than it is currently available in.
We can t champion the work of the digital bits website enough a place that for two decades has been reporting on physical media.
This does seem to indicate that the studio has made the decision to split the two trilogies up and have weta focus on finishing the 4k remastering of the lord of the rings trilogy first in order to release it on the format in time for the holidays.
In the past day.
The lord of the rings tv series currently doesn t have a release date beyond the fact that it is expected to arrive in 2021.
Reports are coming in from europe that both the lord of the rings trilogy and the hobbit trilogy are now being scheduled for 4k uhd blu ray release this side of christmas with a listing appearing for both on german retailer jpc suggesting a 3rd december release date.
The lord of the rings in 4k hdr warner bros has yet to confirm the news but german website 4kfilme has in the past provided accurate details ahead of the official announcements of the shining batman and other.
The listing includes both the date and some boxart but that art doesn t make reference to what.
It started to seem like it would never happen but the lord of the rings and the hobbit movies are finally heading to 4k uhd blu ray.
It s obvious why warner held off on the release though.
As the thread title states what are the odds of the lord of the rings trilogy eventually having a 4k uhd release.
When is lord of the rings released on amazon prime video.
My guess is that we ll see an official press release in the next month or so once they know.
There have been a lot of rumors floating around regarding the 4k ultra hd release of peter jackson s the hobbit and the lord of the rings films in recent weeks.