Note: Most of the bonus features are on DVDs, not Blu-ray Discs. The feature films are on Blu-ray. This trilogy set does not include Digital Copies of any of the movies.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Over 30 minutes of footage incorporated into the theatrical release of the film
Commentary by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens
Commentary by the design team
Commentary by the production/post-production team
Commentary by 10 actors, including Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen
Easter egg: MTV Movie Award Spoof (The Council of Elrod)
Costa Botes Documentary: The Fellowship of the Ring: Behind the Scenes (DVD)
The Appendices, Part 1: From Book to Vision (DVD)
Extended edition of the film, incorporating 43 minutes of footage incorporated into the film
Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
Commentary track by the design team
Commentary track by the production/post-production team
Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto
Easter Egg: MTV Movie Awards clip (Gollum accepting award)
Costas Botes documentary: The Two Towers--Behind the Scenes (DVD)
The Appendices, Part 3: The Journey Continues (DVD)
Extended edition of the film, with 50 extra minutes incorporated into the film
Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
Commentary track by the design team
Commentary track by the production/post-production team
Costas Botes documentary: The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes (DVD)
The Appendices, Part 5: The War of the Ring (DVD)
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Over 30 minutes of footage incorporated into the theatrical release of the film
Commentary by Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens
Commentary by the design team
Commentary by the production/post-production team
Commentary by 10 actors, including Elijah Wood and Ian McKellen
Easter egg: MTV Movie Award Spoof (The Council of Elrod)
Costa Botes Documentary: The Fellowship of the Ring: Behind the Scenes (DVD)
The Appendices, Part 1: From Book to Vision (DVD)
- Peter Jackson introduction
- J.R.R. Tolkein: Creator of Middle Earth
- From Book to Script
- Visualizing the Story
- Designing and Building Middle Earth
- Middle Earth atlas interactive
- Elijah Wood introduction
- Filming The Fellowship of the Ring
- Visual effects
- Post-production: Putting it all together
- Digital Grading
- Sound and music
- The Road Goes Ever On...
Extended edition of the film, incorporating 43 minutes of footage incorporated into the film
Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
Commentary track by the design team
Commentary track by the production/post-production team
Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto
Easter Egg: MTV Movie Awards clip (Gollum accepting award)
Costas Botes documentary: The Two Towers--Behind the Scenes (DVD)
The Appendices, Part 3: The Journey Continues (DVD)
- Peter Jackson introduction
- J.R.R. Tolkein: Origin of Middle Earth
- From Book to Script: Finding a Story
- Designing and Building Middle-Earth
- Gollum
- Middle-Earth Atlas interactive
- New Zealand as Middle Earth (map with video location)
- Elijah Wood introduction
- Filming The Two Towers
- Visual effects
- Editorial: Refining the Story
- Music and Sound
- The Battle for Helm's Deep is Over
Extended edition of the film, with 50 extra minutes incorporated into the film
Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens
Commentary track by the design team
Commentary track by the production/post-production team
Costas Botes documentary: The Return of the King: Behind the Scenes (DVD)
The Appendices, Part 5: The War of the Ring (DVD)
- Peter Jackson Intro
- J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-earth
- From Book to Script
- Designing and Building Middle-earth
- Home of the Horse Lords
- Middle-earth Atlas: Tracing the Journeys of the Fellowship:
- Interactive map
- New Zealand as Middle-earth: interactive map with on-location footage
- Elijah Wood/Sean Astin/Billy Boyd/Dominic Monaghan intro
- Filming The Return of the King
- Visual Effects
- Post Production: Journey's End
- The Passing of an Age
- Cameron Dunca