The adventures ofBilbo Bagginscome to an epic conclusion whenThe Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armiesfrom Academy Award-winning filmmakerPeter Jackson, is released as an all-new R rated Extended Edition on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), the extended cut of the final film inThe HobbitTrilogy includes 20 minutes of extra footage and more than 9 hours of bonus features that will complete everyHobbitfan’s collection. The film, the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpieceThe Hobbit, byJ.R.R. Tolkien, will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on November 17 and will be available early on Digital HD on October 20.
In addition,The HobbitTrilogy Extended Edition will also be available, featuring the extended editions of all three films inThe HobbitTrilogy -The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugandThe Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies. InThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies,Ian McKellenreturns asGandalf the Grey, withMartin Freemanin the central role of Bilbo Baggins, andRichard Armitageas Thorin Oakenshield. The international ensemble cast is led byEvangeline Lilly,Luke Evans,Lee Pace,Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Connolly,James Nesbitt,Ken Stott,Aidan Turner,Dean O’Gorman,Graham McTavish,Stephen Fryand Ryan Cage.
The film also starsCate Blanchett,Ian Holm,Christopher Lee,Hugo Weaving,Orlando Bloom, Mikael Persbrandt,Sylvester McCoy,Peter Hambleton,John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy,William Kircher,Stephen Hunter, Adam Brown, John Bell,Manu Bennettand John Tui.The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five ArmiesExtended Edition will be available as a 3-disc Blu-ray set ($35.99 SRP); and a 5-disc DVD set ($34.99 SRP). The Blu-ray and DVD include a digital version of the movie on Digital HD with UltraViolet. Fans can also ownThe Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armiesvia purchase from digital retailers.
The nine plus hours of new special features boasts audio commentary withPeter Jackson, the film’s director/producer/screenwriter, andPhilippa Boyens, co-producer/screenwriter, as well as The Appendices, a multi-part documentary focusing on various aspects of the film and the Trilogy.The HobbitTrilogy Extended Edition will be available as a 9-disc Blu-ray set ($99.98 SRP); and a 15-disc DVD set ($78.92 SRP). The Blu-ray and DVD Trilogy sets include digital versions of the movies on Digital HD with UltraViolet. Fans can also ownThe HobbitTrilogy Extended Edition via purchase from digital retailers.
The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armiesbrings to an epic conclusion the adventure of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves. The Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed the vast wealth of their homeland, but now must face the consequences of having unleashed the terrifying Dragon, Smaug, upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town. As he succumbs to dragon-sickness, the King Under the Mountain, Thorin Oakenshield, sacrifices friendship and honor in search for the legendary Arkenstone. Unable to help Thorin see reason, Bilbo is driven to make a desperate and dangerous choice, not knowing that even greater perils lie ahead.
An ancient enemy has returned to Middle-earth. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain. As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide - unite or be destroyed. Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends as five great armies go to war. The special features include Commentary with Peter Jackson, Director/Producer/Screenwriter and Philippa Boyens, Co-Producer/Screenwriter, The Appendices Parts XI and XII, which showcase a chronological history of the filming of The Battle of the Five Armies, documenting the work done on set chronologically through the three shooting blocks and in the world of its digital effects, and New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth - Part 3.
