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Lordoftherings.net has published the information for the upcoming 4-DVD extended edition as well as the Collector’s DVD Gift Set releases of the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers due out November 18th.

DISCS 1-2: THE FEATURE

FEATURE (approx. 214 minutes) -
A new version of the second installment in the epic trilogy! The film includes over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film, made especially for this 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

Four audio commentaries by 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, Randy Cook…and many more

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 Two Towers:

DISC 3
Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film

Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth

Storyboards to pre-visualization

Weta Workshop visit - See sculptors in action as they create 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

And much more!

DISC 4
Sending actors to battle - preparation for sword fighting

Principal photography: Stories from the set

Digital effects including motion capture and “Massive” (a program to create armies of Orcs)

“Bigatures” - A close-up look at the detailed miniatures used in the film

Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos

Post-production - editing it all together

Sound design demonstration

And much more!

The Collector’s Edition has the four DVDs mentioned above as well as

Collectible Gollum polystone statue created by Sideshow Weta

“The Evolution of Gollum” exclusive:
Bonus DVD on the Weta Workshop and how the Gollum statue was created, featuring interviews with Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, the cast and more!

A printed companion piece showing how Gollum evolved from pencil sketch to sculpted maquette to digital character