| July 6th , 2003: Of Teasers, Trailers & DVD's a Beyond the Shire report by Michelle Laundhardt Before I even begin my duties as the first and official Field Reporter for Heren Istarion, I would like to thank Anthony Burdge and Jessica Burke for giving me this opportunity. I only hope I can live up to their expectations. As I inaugurate this column, two major events have popped up in the world of the Ringer: the teaser poster for The Return Of The King and the pre-order sale for the Extended Edition of The Two Towers. 
The teaser poster is just that. For the non-book reader, it needs explanation. But for us, the Tolkien community, it needs none. It features Aragorn holding Anduril in his hands. A nice glimpse of it can be found at the official New Line Cinema store. 
The Extended Edition of The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers... is already on pre-order even before the theatrical version goes on sale! The latter is available August 26 and the former, November 18. Besides adding 40 minutes of uncut scenes, the Collector’s Edition will include a polystone statue of Smeagol with a certificate for a discount of the statue of Gollum from Sideshow/Weta. At present. Click on the above link to pre-order today. New Line has announced that it will not release a special edition of all three movies in one set after the release of The Return Of The King. I know we have all been waiting for a trailer for Return Of The King. We all thought it was going to be at end of Two Towers just like that movie was at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring. Well, now according to the New Line website: “The decision has been made to release only one trailer for ROTK but to make it the most "kick ass" trailer on screens this September, laden with spectacular special effects and powerful emotional elements. The exact debut date for this trailer will depend on how quickly Peter Jackson can finish the sfx shots so for the moment it's a floating trailer release date, as early as the beginning of September, but no later than September 26.”That’s a long wait from March! Oh, well! Michelle
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