At last! The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug extended edition is available for pre-order in the UK!
Amazon say the extended edition, available on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray (region free) and DVD will be released on 3 November, 2014. Follow the links for details:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition DVD
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition Blu-ray
The extended edition features a 25 minute longer cut that extends individual scenes and over nine hours of special features.
In their press release Warner Brothers say:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition will be available as a 5-disc Blu-ray 3D set featuring the Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray versions of the Extended Edition; and a 5 disc DVD. The Blu-ray 3D includes a 2D digital version of the movie on with UltraViolet.
The nine-plus hours of new special features boasts audio commentary with Peter Jackson, the film’s director/producer/screenwriter, and Philippa Boyens, co-producer/screenwriter, as well as “The Appendices,” a multi-part documentary focusing on various aspects of the film and the Trilogy. Complete special feature details are provided below.
ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES ON BLU-RAY 3D AND DVD
- Commentary with Peter Jackson, Director/Producer/Screenwriter and Philippa Boyens, Co-Producer/Screenwriter
- The Appendices – The Appendices Parts IX and X showcase an immersive multi-part history of the filming of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, covering pre-production in the various departments of the film in the months leading up to the start of principal photography, training, the work done on set and in the world of its digital effects.
- New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth – Part 2
