"The Return of the King" turns out to be even more ambitious than its remarkable predecessor, "The Two Towers, " though it's obviously not as compact (another relative thing), what with dramatic convolutions within its several plot lines and a stupendous martial passage that manages to dwarf the battle of Helm's Deep.
However, Kerger refused to disclose any plot details, including whether Shirley MacLaine would return as a newly introduced American relative to the Crawley family.