Sci Fi Wire -- The News Service of the Sci Fi Channel: "New Line Cinema will re-release the first two Lord of the Rings movies, with additional scenes and footage, two weeks before the Dec. 17 premiere of the third installment, The Return of the King, Variety reported. New Line plans to put the film on 100-150 screens in the top 10 U.S. markets, the trade paper reported."

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