First The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Clip Lands

What did Bilbo get up to while away from the Company at Rivendell? Find out this and more details on Unexpected Journey's extended cut.
Warner Brothers Studios have today announced The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition for release on DVD and Blu-Ray discs later this year, releasing the first clip from the extended cut (below). Set for release shortly before the release of the second fully-fledged film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, this new cut from director Peter Jackson will feature 13 minutes of new footage, bringing the film's running time up to a whopping 183 minutes in total. For those fans keeping count, that new running time even matches the original length of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, too!

On top of that latest version of the movie, there's also nine hours worth of special features on the releases, bringing the Blu-Ray disc total up to three, while there are a similarly impressive five discs on the DVD version. The clip in question, then? Fans are offered their first glimpse of the extended cut via the reintroduction of Rivendell, where Hugo Weaving's Elrond discusses with Martin Freeman's Bilbo the nature of the Company's quest and the dangers they place the young Hobbit in during his travels. It's a truly heartwarming little scene, and one hopes that these neat extra segments continue to prove supplementary to the main viewing experience come our re-watch later this year.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition crosses the misty mountains cold to reach DVD and Blu-Ray retailers worldwide on November 5th. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, meanwhile, journeys into cinemas worldwide on December 13th.