It’s of course the wet dream of every fan and even if it took a while, it’s now certain: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition will be available as an extended edition and this from 13th November on. Of course this is the ideal warming up for the second film of the trilogy: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition will be available as a 5-disc Blu-ray 3D-set that contains the Blu-ray 3D and the Blu-ray version from the Extended Edition ; so that’ll be a 3-disc Blu-ray and a 5-disc DVD.
The Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD all contain an upgraded Digital Copy.
The Extended Edition is also available as digital download from 23rd October on.
This brand new version not only contains 13 extra minutes, there’s also nine (!) hours included from brand new bonus material, so all fans can absolutely use the word 'precious'!
Synopsis: Bilbo Baggins is swept into a quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers. Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever... Gollum. Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum's "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities... A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to... (Source: IMDB)
