Published 16:27 IST, December 2nd 2020

'Lord of the Rings' & 'Hobbit' make a jump to 4k Ultra HD, announces Sean Astin

Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Trilogies: Peter Jackson’s six-film journey through Middle-earth make the jump to 4K Ultra HD this week. Read more about it

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Sean Astin aka Samwise Gamgee, went on to anunce a piece of good news for all loyal Tolkien fans. fantasy film franchise Lord of Rings and Hobbit will w be available in 4k ultra-high-definition for all views. This new advancement will enable fans to witness Middle Earth in a never-seen-before way.

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Sean Astin anunces Lord of Rings in 4k

In a video released by Sean Astin, he expressed being ‘privileged’ to have gotten opportunity of essaying role of Samwise Gamgee in ‘Lord of Rings’ trilogy. While doing so he also anunced that franchise will w be made available from Tuesday, December 1. actor claimed that Lord of Rings 4K is going to be ‘most incredible home-viewing experience’.

I was privileged to play Samwise Gamgee in ‘Lord of Rings’ trilogy, and I’m excited today to anunce that Warner Bros. will be releasing ‘Hobbit’ trilogy and ‘Lord of Rings’ trilogy on 4K UHD on December 1st for first time. “w, because it’s in 4K UHD, you kw it’s going to be most incredible home-viewing experience possible.

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Sean Astin did t forget to remember time he spent working with fellow co-actors Sean Bean, Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, and more. actor also thanked director of film. “Peter Jackson oversaw remastering himself. All I can say that working with Peter was adventure of a lifetime. And friendships that I made will last forever. Enjoy!”, Astin added.

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About Lord of Rings film series

Lord of Rings is one of most successful fantasy film series of all time. According to Variety, trilogy has earned around $3 billion at box office worldwide. Lord of Rings has also been minated at Oscars for 30 times, of which it has earned 17 Academy Awards. Reportedly, Amazon has bought rights to adapt movies into TV series. However, production of same was halted due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. series is expected to hit OTT platform in 2021.

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16:27 IST, December 2nd 2020