Peter Jackson talks about "An Unexpected Journey" extended DVD

Probably the most played DVDs in my collection are the extended versions of "The Lord of the Rings" movies. I've loved them from the day they were released and still watch them a few times a year. Well now Peter Jackson has finally broached the subject of the extended version DVD for the first of his Hobbit films in a conversation with Empire.

Regarding just what juicy unseen bits might be included in the extended version Jackson says: "You are going to get some serious Dwarvish disrespect of the elves at Rivendell". While his co-writer Philippa Boyens states: "You are going to get more of Hobbiton... We always wanted to wend our way through Hobbiton, but in the end Bilbo has to run out of the door." Jackson also adds: "We are putting things in the extended cut that are going to play straight into the second film... like this character Girion, who is defending Dale using black arrows against Smaug. And the black arrows play a part in an ongoing story, for they are the one thing that can pierce the dragon's hide."

Sounds good to me. We should be seeing the extended version of AUJ sometime in November so keep your eyes open.