So, this week sees the release of Prometheus on Blu-ray and DVD, and by now you will have seen the ads promising “questions will be answered”.
Of course, given that, in interviews with Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof at the time of the film’s release, much was made of the desire to remain mysterious and let the audience draw their own conclusions, it now seems odd that the marketing is going the other way. Do Fox feel that the movie was too mysterious, to the point of alienating audiences? Were Scott and co right or wrong to give the mainstream movie-goers’ intelligence too much credit? Does the marketing around the home video release, with its hours and hours of superb documentaries and deleted scenes, serve to dumb down the movie for those who just didn’t ‘get it’?
Adam Batty, editor of the always excellent Hopelies.com, gave the discs a spin over the weekend, and has written on this very subject:
“The advertising campaign in question boldly declares that “Questions Will Be Answered”. It adorns the print posters, the television spots and even the casing of the disc itself, while the packaging also leads it’s synopsis with a statement that reappropriates one of the films key thematic slogans in to a cheap statement of empty promise concerning the extra material (How Far Would You Go To Get Your Answers?), with the promise of both an alternate opening and alternate ending leading many online commentators to speculate on what hadn’t been re-devised. The most unusual aspect of this whole affair is that while the film does have it’s fair share of undeniable problems, “missing” information isn’t one of them.”
Check out the full article here, it’s well worth a read.
Don’t forget you can order the various editions of Prometheus now via our UK and US stores!
Thanks again to the UK’s BBFC, we now have a couple more extra features confirmed for the Blu-ray release of Prometheus.
First, up is the feature length documentary ‘The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus’, which, according to Amazon runs for 205m, but the BBFC have listed at 243m. The extra running time may be down to the inclusion of animated menu running times, artwork galleries, or similar. Either way, we’re getting an epic 3hr+ look at the making of the movie, just in this piece, never mind all the enhancement pods.
Next, the deleted and alternate scenes are getting an audio commentary from the movie’s editor Pietro Scalia and VFX supervisor Richard Stammers.
To get all of these features you will need to pick up the 4-disc (USA) or 3-disc (UK) Special Editions. The UK set just drops the DVD disc – all the extras are the same.
From what we can see, the full list of extras now stacks up like this (if we’ve missed any, please let us know!):
Commentary by Director/Producer Ridley Scott
Commentary by Writer Jon Spaihts and Writer/Executive Producer Damon Lindelof
THE FURIOUS GODS: MAKING PROMETHEUS – Running time according to Amazon 205m, according to the BBFC 243M
Conquest of Paradise: Renewing The Story
Under The Pyramid: LV-223
Reverse Engineering: USCSS Prometheus
The Human Manifest: Casting and CostumesA World Without Green: Pinewood Studios, 2011
Demons in the Dark: Creature Design
Hazard Pay: Stunts and Action
Fire From the Sky: Visual Effects
Prometheus Unbound: Post-Production and Release
ALTERNATE AND DELETED SCENES WITH COMMENTARY BY EDITOR PIETRO SCALIA AND VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR RICHARD STAMMERS – Running time 34m 56s, consisting of:
So, Fox have now officially released the details for their upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of Prometheus. While there is no mention of an Extended or Director’s Cut of the film, what is interesting are the specific references to the inclusion of the Theatrical Cut.
The fact that the Theatrical Cut is specifically highlighted is a strong hint that we will soon see an additional release of an extended cut.
What do you think?
You can order the various editions of Prometheus from our UK and US stores.
20th Century Fox have officially announced the release of Prometheus on Blu-ray and DVD, and have confirmed the special features that we’ll see.
The specs here refer to the US release, so there may be some differences in other countries. The UK, for example, gets a 3-Disc SE, not 4-Disc, which drops the DVD. However, I would expect the content of the discs themselves to match worldwide.
Here’s Fox’s announcement, followed by the disc specs themselves. You can see more details on the extras here.
LOS ANGELES, CA. (September 28, 2012) – Renowned director Ridley Scott takes fans on a gripping sci-fi adventure that “kicks ass so hard and often that it’s impossible not to be thrilled by it”
(Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). Launching into space to discover the mysterious creators of the human race, the “genuinely epic” (Tom Long, Detroit News) film,PROMETHEUS, debuts globally on
Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD October 9 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. An unmatched home entertainment experience, watch the highly-anticipated blockbuster hit in the format it was meant to be viewed, stunning 3D high-definition.
Written by Damon Lindelof (“Lost”) and Jon Spaihts, PROMETHEUS features outstanding performances by Academy Award® winner* Charlize Theron (Monster), Golden Globe®-nominee* Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds), Guy Pearce (Memento), Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Logan Marshall-Green (Devil).
Archeologist couple Elizabeth Shaw (Rapace) and Charlie Holloway (Marshall-Green) discover a star map that they interpret as an invitation from humanity’s forerunners, the “Engineers.” Determined to find out more about them, the couple boards the scientific vessel Prometheus, created and funded by Peter Weyland (Pearce), CEO of Weyland Corporation. Lead by mission director Meredith Vickers (Theron) and monitored by Weyland’s android David (Fassbender), the team of explorers find a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth and embark on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe where they fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Loaded with over seven hours of bonus material, the PROMETHEUS 4-Disc Collector’s Edition and
2-Disc Blu-ray Combo Pack feature the original theatrical release and are available in premium packaging. Fans can get the ultimate Prometheus experience with an Alternate Opening and Ending, Deleted and Alternate Scenes, access to “Peter Weyland’s Files,” commentary by directors and writers, a cutting-edge Prometheus Weyland Corp. Archive Second Screen App and more!
PROMETHEUS 4-Disc Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Special Features
Disc 1
Theatrical Cut
Commentary by Director/Producer Ridley Scott
Commentary by Writer Jon Spaihts and Writer/Executive Producer Damon Lindelof
The Peter Weyland Files
Deleted and Alternate Scenes that include an Alternate Opening / Ending
Prometheus – Weyland Corp Archive Second Screen App
Disc 2
The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
Enhancement Pods
Weyland Corp Archive
Pre-Vis
Screen Tests
Disc 3
3D Theatrical Cut of Movie
Disc 4
DVD / Digital Copy
PROMETHEUS 2-Disc Blu-ray Special Features
Disc 1
Theatrical Cut
Commentary by Director/Producer Ridley Scott
Commentary by Writer Jon Spaihts and Writer/Executive Producer Damon Lindelof
The Peter Weyland Files
Deleted and Alternate Scenes that include an Alternate Opening / Ending
Prometheus – Weyland Corp Archive Second Screen App
Disc 2
DVD / Digital Copy
You can order the various editions of Prometheus from our UK and US stores.
Amazon UK have updated their listings for the Special Edition Blu-ray release of Prometheus, showing off some very nice artwork for the SE.
Check it out below (click to enlarge):
Meanwhile, Fox have released a trailer for the release, confirming that we will indeed see the original ‘Elder Engineer’ opening for the film, an alternate ending, and several hours of extra features.
Warners have released the following trailer for their upcoming 30th Anniversary Blu-ray box set.
You can order the set from Amazon in the UK here or in the USA here, and here’s what you’ll get:
Disc 1: Blu-ray of The Final Cut
Disc 2: Blu-ray of US Theatrical, International Theatrical, and “Director’s Cut” seamlessly branching on one disc
Disc 3: Blu-ray of Workprint Cut (from the UCE Disc 5), Dangerous Days documentary (from the UCE Disc 2), everything from the UCE “Enhancement Archive”(UCE Disc 4). This disc also includes a new Photo Gallery with “over 1000 new photos”, and “more”
Disc 4: DVD of The Final Cut
An “all-new” Ultraviolet Digital Copy
An “all-new” concept spinner car toy
An “all-new” action lenticular
An “all-new” 72-page photo book
Here’s what you’ll get in the box (click to enlarge):
You can order the set from Amazon in the UK here or in the USA here.
The set is due for release on October 29th. Extras on the UK release are TBC, but, based on the image below and previously released details of the US version, it would be safe to expect:
Disc 1: Blu-ray of The Final Cut
Disc 2: Blu-ray of US Theatrical, International Theatrical, and “Director’s Cut” seamlessly branching on one disc
Disc 3: Blu-ray of Workprint Cut (from the UCE Disc 5), Dangerous Days documentary (from the UCE Disc 2), everything from the UCE “Enhancement Archive”(UCE Disc 4). This disc also includes a new Photo Gallery with “over 1000 new photos”, and “more”
Disc 4: DVD of The Final Cut
An “all-new” Ultraviolet Digital Copy
An “all-new” concept spinner car toy
An “all-new” action lenticular
An “all-new” 72-page photo book
Here’s what you’ll get in the box (click to enlarge):
As well as all the features and extras found in the existing Alien Anthology box set, you also get the special edition of Prometheus, including all the extras found here (with more to be confirmed).
There are also some additional goodies inside the packaging:
Weyland Corporation T-Shirt
Art of Prometheus exclusive book extract
Art cards
Poster
Check out the pack shots below, and click here to order!
German blog A Freak Like Me has posted up the following image of the packaging for the Prometheus to Alien: Evolution boxset, and very nice it looks too!
So far, France and Germany are the only countries who’s Amazon stores are listing this set, but given that the writing on the discs is in English, I think it’s a safe bet that the rest of the world will be seeing it too.
The set looks like it simply brings together the existing Alien Anthology set with the Prometheus SE release (you can find a list of the Prometheus extra features we know about so far here), so if you already have the former there may not be any new here. That said, for a collector this would look really nice on your shelf, right?
Click to enlarge!
You can also see what looks like final Blu-Ray artwork here:
Thanks to seeasea for the headsup!
Don’t forget you can pre-order Prometheus now via our UK and US stores!
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Blu-ray Special Editions (The UK set just drops the DVD disc – all the extras are the same).
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Blu-ray release of Prometheus, showing off some very nice artwork for the SE.
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