The Lord of the Rings trilogy will be released in France at the beginning of September

“There is good in this world, Mr. Frodo.”

While waiting to learn more about the upcoming feature films prepared by Warner around the extended universe of JRR Tolkien – the first of which, The Hunt for Gollumwas announced last May – it remains a solution to find the stinking and sneaky creature played by Andy Serkis on the big screen more quickly.

The new Lord of the Rings movie has a name and a director!

While Americans were able to rediscover the trilogy of Lord of the Rings By June, the French were impatient to see their turn arrive. We're almost there: The French Film Warner Bros. has recently confirmed that Warner will distribute the cult adaptations directed by Peter Jackson for the fall. Ideal timing according to the calendar “Tolkien” which coincides with the release of season 2 of Rings of Power planned for the same period.

In a remastered version, the public will be able to see or re-see battles, each more epic than the last, such as that of Helm's Deep, re(live) the experience, and be moved by the much-loved King Théoden of Rohan, whose interpreter Bernard Hill died a few months ago.

While the news delights fans, it nevertheless raises a real question: will it be the long versions or the “short” ? It seems that Warner offered the versions distributed at the time in dark rooms. Prized by the extreme fans, the extended versions offer additional and unpublished scenes and lengthen each film by an hour. The king's return thus increases to a duration of 4h21!

A monstrous masterpiece of fantasy literature, and a true work of art in cinema, the trilogy of Lord of the Rings is as rewarded as it is prolific. Together, the three films have grossed $3 billion at the global box office – including just over $1 billion for the third installment – ​​and have won seventeen Oscars, including eleven for the third installment.

When they come out in theaters, these figures are likely to swell again.

The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and the Return of the King will be on the bill from September 4 – four months before the release of the animated feature film devoted to the myths of Rohan: The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim.

We watched twenty minutes of The Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim