The Hobbit is Coming! The Hobbit is Coming! Release Date for The Hobbit 3-D

Announced today that Warner Home Video has given March 19, 2013 as the release date for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Blue-ray 3-D, Blue-ray and DVD. There is also a combo pack that will contain  Blu-ray 3-D, Blue-ray, DVD and UltraViolet for The Hobbits home video debut. The combo pack will be presented in 2.4:1 1080pvideo and 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. Warner Bros. usually do not include extra surround channels, but this release is a special occasion.

  For bonus features, Warner Bros. is including bonus features including 10 video blogs as well as some other nice extras to extend the experience beyond the feature film. They are

- New Zealand: Home of Middle Earth
-Video Blogs
   * Start of Production
   * Location Scouting
   * Shooting Block One
   * Filming in 3-D
   * Location Part 1
   * Location Part 2
   * Stone St. Studios Tour
   * Wrap of Principal Photography
   * Post-production Overview
   *Wellington World Premiere

- Theatrical Trailers
   * Dwarves (Hello Thorin)
   * Letter Opener
   * Bilbo Contract
   * Gandalf Wagers
   * Gollum Path


- Game Trailers
   * The Hobbit: Kingdom of Middle Earth
   *Guardians of Middle Earth
   * Lego The Lord of the Rings



As of yet Amazon does not have a pre-order set for The Hobbit Blue- ray and Blue-ray 3-D. But the covers have been released. My only problem is that Thorin is not prominently displayed on the covers. I guess I should be glad he was even included on one of the covers.