The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download on 7th April it has been announced.
The second film in The Hobbit trilogy is once again directed by Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) and sees Bilbo (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the Company of Dwarves continue their quest through Middle-earth. The cast is star-studded and includes Benedict Bumberbatch, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Evangeline Lily, Stephen Fry, Orlando Bloom and James Nesbitt.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Blu-ray 3D and Blu-ray contain the following special features:
- Peter Jackson Invites You to the Set: In the Company of the Hobbit and Peter Jackson Invites You to the Set: All in a Day’s Work – Experience the film’s challenges and demands, and journey alongside the director into Mirkwood, Lake-town and Dale as the movie’s most intense, pivotal scenes are created
- Production Videos – Watch production come to life as Peter Jackson gives you an inside look at the making of the film
- New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth, Part 2 – Travel with Peter Jackson and his team across the stunning locations of New Zealand transformed by the filmmakers into Middle-earth
- “I See Fire” Music Video – Ed Sheeran’s beautiful theme song from the film is illuminated with this intimate music video
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug DVD contains the following special features:
- New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth, Part 2 – Travel with Peter Jackson and his team across the stunning locations of New Zealand transformed by the filmmakers into Middle-earth
The synopsis for the movie is:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo Baggins as he journeys with the Wizard Gandalf and thirteen Dwarves, led by Thorin Oakenshield, on an epic quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain and the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.
Having survived the beginning of their unexpected journey, the Company travels East, encountering along the way skin-changer Beorn and a swarm of giant Spiders in the treacherous forest of Mirkwood. After escaping capture by the dangerous Wood-elves, the Dwarves journey to Lake-town, and finally to the Lonely Mountain itself, where they must face the greatest danger of all–a creature more terrifying than any other; one which will test not only the depth of their courage but the limits of their friendship and the wisdom of the journey itself–The Dragon Smaug.
Will you be getting a copy when it’s released? Keep your eyes peeled for more information on this release and the final instalment in the trilogy.
