If you didn't think the Hobbit movies were long enough already, the extended editions will be hitting theaters this October.
According to TheOneRing.net, the extended editions of the Hobbit trilogy will be shown over three nights in select theaters starting on Monday, October 5th. Screenings will also include a special introduction from director Peter Jackson.
We don't yet have a list of participating theaters, but Fathom Events should make that information available closer to October. This will be the first time the extended editions have been shown in theaters, although the first two have been made available on DVD and blu-ray. The Battle of the Five Armies' extended cut comes out this fall, so this Fathom Event will likely be your first opportunity to see the new footage.
How extended are they exactly? Well, An Unexpected Journey is 13 minutes longer, The Desolation of Smaug is 25 minutes longer, and The Battle of the Five Armies is expected to be about 30 minutes longer. You'll have to decide how worth your time the extra scenes are, but if anything it's an excuse to see the films on the big screen if you didn't get a chance to the first time.
The Hobbit movies were all pretty successful in their theatrical run and The Battle of the Five Armies grossed nearly $1 billion, according to Box Office Mojo. But the films are so long that director Peter Jackson usually releases an extended edition about a year after the theatrical cut hits blu-ray. He did the same thing for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, although those extended editions were much more significant. In the case of Return of the King, the extended blu-ray cut is over an hour longer.
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