Just a quick bit of news concerning The Two Towers DVD. It appears that we might be seeing the release of the theatrical version a little earlier than last year with Fellowship of the Ring. Virgin Megastore are taking preorders for the disc and list the date of release as the 30th June. That would be well over a month earlier than before. We'll keep you posted.
This seems to refer to the R2 release, but...who knows?
I was referred to this tidbit from www.theonering.net , where they imply that some online sites have listed the title for pre-order.
I would not be surprised at all if this date is about right for a worldwide release, although the region 1 release date would be July 1st instead, seeing as June 30th is a Monday.
By releasing it a month earlier they're giving some more breathing space between the two releases, which will perhaps make people who would have waited for the EE buy the theatrical release as well.
(I'll buy both releases even if they were released on the same day, but there are several other threads concerning people's reason for buying both or for buying only one of the releases so I won't comment on that here)
Aye, I expect that'll probably be the international date, or at least very close to it. The UK don't tend to get things much earlier than the US, though we had Minority Report a month earlier so you never know Still, can't wait for it, though I'll probably hold out for the extended version because I thought some of the editing in the theatrical cut was rubbish!
We can only hope this means an earlier releae of the Extended Edition of The Two Towers.
I'll probably end up buying both. I was only going to get the EE of Fellowship, but when the 2 disc came out and it was only $16, I just couldn't wait any longer to see it. I'm sure it will be the same way with TTT.
The PR company that deals with EiV (the distributor for Two Towers in the UK) has confirmed with us that the 30th June is the current releasedate, so I would expect the region 1 release around the same time. Goodo!
My only hope is that the Two Towers extended release be at the very least on par with the Fellowship of the Ring extended release in terms of breadth and quality.
Still, can't wait for it, though I'll probably hold out for the extended version because I thought some of the editing in the theatrical cut was rubbish!
