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. The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventure of Bilbo Baggins ( Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield ( Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves. Fans can also own The Hobbit Trilogy Extended Edition via purchase from digital retailers. The Blu-ray and DVD Trilogy sets include digital versions of the movies on Digital HD with UltraViolet. The Hobbit Trilogy 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 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. Fans can also own The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies via purchase from digital retailers. The Blu-ray and DVD include a digital version of the movie on Digital HD with UltraViolet. The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies Extended Edition will be available as a 3-disc Blu-ray set ($35.99 SRP) and a 5-disc DVD set ($34.99 SRP). The film also stars Cate 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 Bennett and John Tui.