More on The Hobbit on home video - Digital on March 12, Extended Edition confirmed for Holidays 2013, first look at the next film March 24
In addition to yesterday’s official announcement of the home video release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in the United States on March 19 2013, some extra morsels of information have been revealed.
- Digital purchase and streaming of the film will be available a week earlier on March 12 on the usual platforms including iTunes, XBox Live and PSN.
- Warner Home video have confirmed that an Extended Edition of the film WILL debut on home video ‘in time for the holidays’ (so likely anytime in or after October 2013)
- Owners of the theatrical cut release will get the first chance to see material from the second film in the trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug, using the Ultraviolet digital code that is included in the package. A live streaming event is scheduled to take place on Sunday March 24 2013 at 15:00ET, accessible only with the unique code in the DVD/Blu Ray released a week earlier. An edited version of the event will be released on the official website soon after.
More information on www.thedigitalbits.com. High Resolution banner via The Hobbit Facebook Page.
UPDATE: UK release date announced as April 8 2013.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey confirmed for US DVD and Blu Ray release on March 19 2013.
Blu-Ray.com reports that the theatrical cut of the first film in the trilogy will arrive on DVD, Blu Ray and Blu Ray 3D on March 19 in the United States (Other regions TBC), with all versions featuring the following extra features:
New Zealand: Home of Middle Earth
Video Blogs
Start of Production
Location Scouting
Shooting Block One
Filming in 3D
Locations Part 1
Locations Part 2
Stone St. Studios Tour
Wrap of Principal Photography
Post-production Overview
Wellington World Premiere
Theatrical Trailers
Dwarves
Letter Opener
Bilbo Contract
Gandalf Wagers
Gollum Paths
Game Trailers
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-Earth
Guardians of Middle-Earth
Lego The Lord of the Rings
Standard DVD copy of An Unexpected Journey (2D)
UltraViolet digital copy An Unexpected Journey (2D) (expires 3/19/15)
After initial speculation as to it’s authenticity, the earlier leaked cover art is confirmed to be the final version for the 2D Blu Ray.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Review
A welcome return to Middle Earth, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a slighter adventure than any instalment of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, but is still blessed with universally strong performances, including Martin Freeman in the title role.
A great 13 minute promotional video for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, filled with interviews and new footage - but also quite a few spoilers.
The cast of The Hobbit meet their Lego counterparts
A wonderful gallery of images is viewable over on buzzfeed.com, showing Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and indeed, nearly the entire company of Dwarves being introduced to their Lego minifigure doppelgangers.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official tie in book publishing begins today!
Beginning today, a number of official tie-in books to the upcoming film begin to hit bookshops worldwide. Here what is published today, November 8 2012.
Packed with exclusive behind-the-scenes photographs, this official illustrated guide tells the detailed story of the making of the highly anticipated new film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed by Peter Jackson.
Enter Bilbo Baggins’ world through exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and all the principal cast and filmmakers, who share film-making secrets and tales of what it was actually like making movie magic in Middle-earth.
Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors, locations, sets, creatures and costumes, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide has been produced in collaboration with the filmmakers who have brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novel into breathtaking three-dimensional life.
This official tie-in photo guidebook is packed with exclusive photographs and in-depth text offering a sneak peek at the highly anticipated new film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed by Peter Jackson.
Join the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the wizard and the Company of Dwarves on their Quest to recover treasure stolen by the Dragon, Smaug the Magnificent. Leaving the comfort of Bilbo’s home they must face many perils before they can claim their long-lost gold – Trolls, Elves, Goblins, Wargs, and worse…
Richly illustrated with more than 100 colour photos from the film, and featuring a brand new fold-out map charting the journey from Bag End to Wilderland, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Visual Companion begins the Quest for the Lonely Mountain in spectacular style.
Discover the amazing world of Hobbits in this photo-packed, information-filled companion to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, directed by Peter Jackson.
How much do you know about Hobbits? Prepare to learn a whole lot more with this fascinating photo guide.
This book will tell you all you need to know about these amazing creatures – their appearance (short), appetites (large), homes, fearless friends, deadly foes and much more. Filled with photos from the movie, this guide will help you to become an expert Hobbit-watcher!
UK: Tickets for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey now onsale at Odeon Cinemas!
Tickets for the first film in The Hobbit trilogy, starring Martin Freeman, are now onsale at Odeon cinemas nationwide in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D and ISENSE 3D. Other cinema chains are expected to quickly follow.
Visit the Odeon website and navigate to your local cinema to see what viewing options are available.
It’s been announced that tickets will be onsale in the United States from November 7 2012.
Yet more new imagery for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey featuring Martin Freeman, this time a pair of new posters that will be widely (and cheaply) available for sale worldwide from the end of October.
“I’M GOING ON AN ADVENTURE!”
The brand new trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, featuring Martin Freeman, is now online!
From this brief glimpse, Martin seems rather perfectly cast!
UPDATE: Now updated to the official encode from Warner Bros, viewable up to 1080p High Definition.
UPDATE 2: The official Hobbit movie site has a nice feature where you can choose five alternate endings to the new trailer - four of them feature new footage with Martin. We’ve linked each below. Note though that they may only work on desktops.
Martin Freeman with Andy Serkis, Phillippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Sir Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage, photographed post panel for The Hobbit at San Diego Comic Con, exclusively for Entertainment Weekly.
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