The Hobbit Extended Edition And Dark Knight Trilogy Blu-rays Coming In 2013

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Last night Warner Bros. dropped some big news when they let it be known that they were planning a theatrical and Blu-ray 3D release of the classic film The Wizard of Oz, but that wasn't the only big news that the studio was announcing. Because 2013 will be their 90th anniversary, WB revealed plans to release new box sets featuring some of their best movies, some of which will be on Blu-ray for the first time. Today the nitty-gritty details have been revealed, as have announcements regarding the future of Middle Earth and Gotham City.

Movies.com has discovered a Warner Bros. Home Entertainment calendar that notes in 2013 we will both be getting an extended Blu-ray cut of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as well as Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Rises Trilogy in one big set (which will include Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises). Other new box sets will include:

Q1

  • A 50 Film Blu-ray Collection
  • A 100 Film DVD Collection
  • A Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film DVD Collection of Best Picture Winners
  • A Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film DVD Collection of Musicals
  • The Jazz Singer, Driving Miss Daisy, Grand Hotel, Mrs. Miniver and Cabaret on Blu-ray for the first time.

Q2

  • A Clint Eastwood 40 Film DVD Collection and a 20 Film Blu-ray Collection
  • Ultimate Gangsters Blu-ray and DVD Collections Volume 1 & 2
  • A Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film DVD Collection of Romances
  • A Best Warner Bros. Hanna Barbera, Looney Tunes and TV Superman Collection
  • A James Dean Ultimate Collector's Edition featuring Giant, East of Eden and Rebel Without A Cause
  • The Mad Max Collection Blu-ray
  • Enter The Dragon 40th Anniversary Edition

Q3

  • The Dark Knight Trilogy Ultimate Collectors Edition
  • A Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film DVD Collection of Comedies
  • A Best of Warner Bros. 20 Film DVD Collection of Thrillers
  • A Best of Warner Bros. DC Comics
  • House of Wax 3D on Blu-ray for the first time
  • Ocean's Collection Blu-ray
  • The Exorcist 40th Anniversary Edition

Q4

  • The Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary Edition
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition
  • The Big Parade on Blu-ray for the first time
  • A Christmas Story 30th Anniversary Edition
  • The Right Stuff 30th Anniversary Edition

Obviously that's a pretty big year for Blu-ray releases. Which ones do you plan on buying? Let us know in the comments below.

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