[from BBC Radio 1]

The DVD of the final instalment of Lord of the Rings goes on sale in May. Three months faster than the first and second parts of the trilogy.

It will be around 15 minutes longer than the cinema version with two or three hours of documentary added in. Elijah Wood, who played Frodo, has done his fair share of interviews for the recording.

"I've done about five hours of interview footage... yeah, five hours. Sitting down for five hours."

The young actor himself is looking forward to getting hold of a copy as a piece of history.

"It's nice to be able to show my family and my kids and grandkids what it was like to be a part of something like that."

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King hits shelves on 25 May.

Published March 18, 2004