The actual artwork for the Blu-ray release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, that is. It is showing at some retails sites such as Blu-ray.com. However, Amazon does not yet show any artwork (nor is it currently allowing pre-orders). Here’s what Mr. Cere at TORn had to say:
It is possible this image was leaked from the studios involved but it seems unlikely and this image isn’t a powerful “buy me” image from the movie. No word from any official channels has surfaced to say this is or isn’t fake so we advise not accepting it as the gospel truth at this point.
Curious as to what you all think about the image. TORn is also asking fanart folks to create their own covers to send in to them to be posted.
Of course, I’d be quite happy if only this guy was on the front.
It still appears both the Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D versions will be released March 19 with the Extended Edition to come out in October. Another question or two: Do you plan to purchase one of the Blu-rays? Will you wait for the Extended Edition? Or do you plan to splash out for both?
I know that if I get the Blu-ray (and honestly, can I hold out until October??) I’ll have to borrow Benny’s PlayStation. I might keep it longer than he’d wish . . . because the Warrior Prince was made for Blu-ray.
the armitage effect 
Hmm. Some of the fan art that has been done for TH is really, really good. I’m betting that this is a fake cover, too. It’s not bad, but it could be a lot better. I’m going to have to wait for October and get myself a device that will play it.
Well, you’ve got a TV now so that’s a start, right?? I think that some fanart, like some fan-made trailers are better that some of the stuff the studios release.
Yes, it’s a start. Now a region-free DVD player and a Blu-ray device and then replace the old beast with a nice flat-screen model… I need to win the lotto, naturally. But I’ll have some stuff going up on Amazon soon, I hope, not that I expect more than a trickle from that.
You know I wish you all the best with “The Dancer.” 😉
Thank you very much! I’ll let you know before I go to press, as it were.
Good luck from me too Leigh, if it’s the story I read on DF, I loved it. 🙂
That’s the one! With tweaks to get around those pesky copyright issues.
Thank you very much. It is much the same story, but I’m having to scrub/replace the copyrighted elements so my hero is RA-shaped but not Lucas. He works for a different agency than MI-5, his boss is Henry rather than Harry, he has severe scars rather than tats, and there’s only a minimal Russian connection. There will be more local background and some historical context to help the reader connect the dots.
I am sure it’s just as compelling a read with the changes. Keep us posted on when it “goes live” at Amazon.
Sounds good to me. 😀
I’ll rent the normal Bluray to watch the special features and the movie again in OV and will buy the extended version in october
Sounds like a smart plan, Herba. 😀
Yes. I am not sure if I’ll stick with it but we’ll see 😉
At least you have good intentions, my dear. 😀
Yes, but do you know what we say in Germany about good intentions? The way to hell is paved with them 😉
Funny, we say the same thing here in America. 😉
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as we say in Poland 😉
Guess it’s a very popular saying. 😉
I’ll wait ’til October. I don’t have blu-ray either. Maybe I’ll splurge this summer! I usually buy myself a really good piece of jewelry after I get paid for Summer School (from a pawn shop usually. I’ve gotten $1000 rings for $150!). But I might have to look into Blu-ray and/or multi-region players. I’m really cheap about some things. I think “this DVD player isn’t old and I works fine…I don’t need those other things!” However, a diamond is for life! LOL
Laurie, if you can get a good piece of jewelry for at least 75 percent off what it would retail for, that is always a bargain. Anything beyond that and it’s a steal. I used to work in fine jewelry for a major department store and I scored some great buys over the years (I got 15 percent off on top of any sales). Markup is usually quadruple what item wholesales for.
I have to say I really love watching films on that PSP/Blu-ray player. The clarity and vividness of the colors is amazing. Also, you can play regular DVDS on a Blu-ray player, while you can’t play Blu-ray on a DVD player.
l don’t think I could wait until October to see the film again; I might just get the DVD in March then see Thorin in his Extended Blu Ray glory in October… 🙂
As for the cover, I quite like this image but it isn’t half as powerful as I’d have thought, so it probably is a fake – I have to agree, Thorin is all you need to sell a ton of Blu-Rays 😀
I suspect I will get the Blu-ray-DVD-digital copy combo in March and then follow it up with extended version in October. *sigh* That way I can go ahead and watch the DVD as much as I want and the Blu-ray when I can wrangle player from spouse. 😉
Yeah, while there’s nothing wrong with this artwork, it doesn’t have the punch I would somewhat expect, given what we’ve seen so far in terms of posters and other adverts. And those eyes gazing at you from the face of majestic Thorin would make me want to buy a copy even if I hadn’t seen the movie! LOL
Hmmm… I totally LOVE the LOTR trilogy extended eds, so will prolly wait for the one for “The Hobbit” as well!
Do you think you’ll do as Herba and rent/borrow the earlier version or can you hold out to have Thorin on your TV/computer until the fall?
I was so excited when I read that TH was going to be released in March, there is no way known that I can wait until October. Our son’s Blu-ray player is hooked up to our TV so I’ll probably buy the Blu-ray in March and then the extended version later in the year. I’ve never watched Blu-ray. Can you pause and replay like a DVD? ‘Cos I reckon I’ll be doing an awful lot of that in Thorin’s scenes. 😉
Yes, you can do all the same things with Blu-ray that you can do with DVD. And I suspect there will be a lot of pausing and slo-mo when it comes to Thorin. 😉
I think I’ve worn out those buttons on my DVD player remote. There are many times when I want to pause to rewatch and nothing happens, so there I am, pushing furiously, yelling at the player to stop! I want to see that kiss/that bare chest/that smile etc again 😉
Don’t you hate it when technology fails you in those critical moments?? 😉