ENCORE’S “THE LORD OF THE RINGS” TRILOGY MARATHON STARTS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 AT 8PM ET/PT
ENCORE celebrates the 10th Anniversary of The Lord of the Rings with an uninterrupted presentation of director Peter Jackson’s ground-breaking trilogy this Thanksgiving weekend, starting Friday, November 25 at 8pm ET/PT. The Trilogy marathon extends through Sunday night, November 27 and includes nonstop plays of: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. The marathon will begin with the Theatrical film versions plus more than two hours of additional content in extended special editions. Each film is rated PG13. For more information, please visit encoretv.com.
About The Lord Of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy:
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring is the beginning of the epic tale of Middle Earth, Hobbits, evil Lord Sauron and a powerful ring begins. The film earned four Academy Awards, is directed by Peter Jackson and stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Andy Serkis, Marton Csokas, Lawrence Makoare. (USA, 2002)
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers continues the second chapter of the epic J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy, Frodo the hobbit braves terrible dangers in an attempt to destroy the magical ring. Winner of two Academy Awards, including Best Visual Effects. (USA, 2002) Directed by Peter Jackson and stars: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Andy Serkis, Karl Urban, and Craig Parker.
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King is the third installment of the Rings Trilogy and finds Frodo and Sam closer to Mt. Doom to destroy the one ring and the former Fellowship facing the final battle for Middle Earth. The film won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director (USA, 2003). Directed by Peter Jackson and starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Karl Urban, John Noble, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, and Lawrence Makoare.
