Can anyone tell me what's the difference between the original Desolution of Smaug steelbook and the extended version of the steelbook? I mean other than the extended version of the film, were the extras etc the same?
@paulboland?
Extras are different
3D/2D theatrical releases include extras not on the extended editions
3D/2D Standard Blu-ray edition
DISC FOUR: Extras Blu-ray
"Peter Jackson Invites You to the Set" documentary:
- Play All (40:35)
- "In the Company of The Hobbit" (18:09)
- "All In a Day's Work" (22:24)
Production Videos:
- Play All (36:41)
- "Introduction to Pick-Ups Shooting" (9:06)
- "Recap of Pick-Ups, Part 1" (8:20)
- "Recap of Pick-Ups, Part 2" (8:46)
- "Music Scoring" (10:28)
"Live Event: In the Cutting Room" Q&A and production facilities tour (37:52)
Music Video:
- "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran (5:40)
Bonus Trailers:
- "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Extended Edition" (1:33)
- "The Hobbit LEGO" videogame (1:41)
- "The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-Earth" videogame (1:05)
3 Theatrical Trailers:
- Play All (7:45)
- Trailer 1 (2:10)
- Trailer 2 (2:32)
- Preview (3:01)
Extras Disc from the Standard 3D/2D edition is not in the 3D Extended edition release as it has longer version of these extras over 2 Blu-ray Discs
3D/2D Extended Blu-ray Edition
2 Extras Discs
DISC FOUR -
The Appendices Part 9: Into the Wilderland
Play All (300:26)
"Opening" (3:22)
"A Warm Welcome" (29:23)
"Business of the State" (15:24)
"Shelter on the Long Lake" (20:19)
"In the Halls of the Elvenking" (29:17)
"Flies and Spiders" (29:43)
"***** Lodgings" (27:02)
"On the Doorstep" (18:28)
"Inside Information" documentary (26:12)
"Down the Swift Dark Stream..." (15:42)
"Barrels Out of Bond" (30:05)
"A Chance Meeting" (20:37)
"Erebor Rekindled" (27:59)
"...Into the Fire" (7:58)
Credits (3:26)
DISC FIVE -
The Appendices Part 10: The Journey to Erebor
Play All (305:51)
"Summoning Smaug: Last of the Fire-drakes" (with Play All) (76:31)
- "The Last and First Dragon" (26:36)
- "Conversations with Smaug" (24:50)
- "Into the Dragon's Lair" (25:36)
"The People and Denizens of Middle-Earth" (with Play All) (71:48)
- "Beorn: The Shape-Shifter" (25:08)
- "The Spawn of Ungoliant" (16:49)
- "The Men of Lake-town" (30:17)
"Realms of the Third Age: From Beorn's House to Lake-town" (with Play All) (94:07)
- "Beorn's House" (26:40)
- "Mirkwood Forest" (17:00)
- "The Woodland Realm" (21:05)
- "Lake-town" (29:55)
"The Music of The Hobbit" (with Play All (60:54)
- "Overture: Music of the Wilderland" (21:36)
- "1st Movement: The World of Men" (20:25)
- "2nd Movement: In the Halls of Erebor" (19:14)
Credits (4:22)