CORRECTION - Return of the King

TheOneRing.net has uncovered that the running time for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, opening December 17, looks to be 210 minutes - about 3 hours and 30 minutes.

CORRECTION: ComingSoon.net has learned the running time for the third film has yet to be locked.

Meanwhile, the official site for the film has posted new magnificent creature wallpapers which you can find here.

Also, the New Zealand government has announced a NZ$4 million ($2.4 million) package to promote "The Return of the King." The world premiere will take place in Wellington - home town of the trilogy's director - on Dec. 1, with key events to include a dinner for international media and a prime ministerial reception for the cast and key crew.

"These events will be followed by a series of New Zealand-focused functions and receptions for media and industry leaders coinciding with premieres in 10 overseas cities between December and March," said Pete Hodgson, the cabinet minister in charge of "Lord of the Rings."

"These will be modeled on similar events held around the premieres of the first two 'The Lord of the Rings' movies, which were successful in raising New Zealand's profile as a filmmaking destination."

New Zealand government spending on "Rings" has topped NZ$8 million ($4.8 million) since 2001.