The lord of the rings trilogy was shot on analog 35mm film whereas the hobbit trilogy was shot digitally in 48 frames per second with 3d and in up to 5k resolution.
The lord of the rings 4k release date.
As many of you know amazon has a new lord of the rings tv series coming to amazon prime 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.
Start date jan 21 2019.
This is presumably the european release date so plans may look different for the us.
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.
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.
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The lord of the rings 4k uhd.
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Update on 1st october 2020.
The listing includes both the date and some boxart but that art doesn t make reference to what.
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.
In the past day.
My guess is that we ll see an official press release in the next month or so once they know.
However it s not clear yet if that is on the same disc box or.
The uhd blu ray specification does.
We can t champion the work of the digital bits website enough a place that for two decades has been reporting on physical media.
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.