

Content will be streamed live and an edited version will be archived on the Trilogy’s official website. In addition, Peter Jackson will host a live first look at “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the second film in The Hobbit Trilogy , on Sunday, March 24 th at 3:00PM Eastern/Noon Pacific.

The March 19 th home entertainment release will be followed by an Extended Edition in time for the holidays.

Tolkien, “ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” which is nominated for three Academy Awards*, is an epic adventure that immerses audiences once again in the fantastical world of Middle-earth. All disc versions feature UltraVioletÔ and over 130 minutes of bonus content.The first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. 2013 – From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), arriving on Digital Download on March 12 th and on Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack and 2-Disc DVD Special Edition on March 19 th from Warner Bros.
