'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' to screen anew in select PH cinemas

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" will be screened again in selected Philippine cinemas due to popular demand. 

SM Cinema announced on social media that the extended edition of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" will return in cinemas from January 30 to February 1. 

"Middle-earth returns bigger, longer, and louder as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Extended Edition comes back by popular demand at SM Cinema," the movie house said. 

The film was initially screened in SM Cinemas from January 23 to 25. 

Here are the participating branches

• SM Aura
• SM City Bacoor
• SM CDO Downtown
• SM City Cebu
• SM City Dasmarinas
• SM City East Ortigas
• SM City Fairview
• SM City Lanang
• SM Mall of Asia
• SM City Marikina
• SM Megamall
• SM North EDSA
• SM City Pampanga
• SM Seaside City Cebu
• SM Southmall

"The Fellowship of the Ring," directed by Peter Jackson, was released in 2001 and stars Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, and Liv Tyler. The story is based on books written by J.R.R. Tolkien and follows Frodo Baggins, a young hobbit who goes on a journey across Middle-earth to destroy the One Ring and stop the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron.

The film is the first installment of the wildly popular "The Lord of the Rings trilogy," followed by "The Two Towers" (2002) and "The Return of the King" (2003). 

—CDC, GMA Integrated News