Oh god oh geez oh god oh geez. This is fracking amazing! Fox has officially (finally!) announced their mega-awesome Alien Anthology Blu-ray boxed set and it appears to be everything we’ve been praying for and more!
Along with all of the bonus content from every single previous incarnation of the Alien films on home video (including the old Laserdisc release!!) Fox has included over four hours of previously unseen exclusive material including deleted scenes (the “Burke Cocoon” scene!), Sigourney Weaver‘s original screentests, thousands of photographs and a previously unseen cut of “Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien³” (adding over 30-minutes of excised and new footage from the doc that was originally titled “Wreckage and Rape“!) Combine that bounty of Alien goodness with two cuts of each film and you’ve got an absolutely killer boxed set that should be on every film enthusiast and fanboy’s holiday wish list.
The Alien Anthology Blu-ray boxed set is already available for pre-order at Amazon.com for only $97.99.
NOTE: BIll Hunt over at thedigitalbits.com has received art (above) and some limited details regarding the special “limited edition” version of the boxed set, which comes packaged in a “an exclusive illuminated statue sculpted by Sideshow Collectibles (SRP $149.99)” available for pre-order next week at Comic Con. This seems very much in line with images we previously published of the Alien Anthology boxed set in this post. I’m sure we’ll learn more about the set next week, once Comic Con kicks into high gear…
ALIEN ANTHOLOGY
(October 26, 2010 – MSRP $139.99)
Video: 1.85:1, 2.39:1 1080p
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Special Features:
Disc One: Alien
- 1979 Theatrical Version
- 2003 Director’s Cut with Ridley Scott Introduction
- Audio commentaries:
- Director Ridley Scott, writer Dan O’Bannon, executive producer Ronald Shusett, editor Terry Rawlings, and actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt
- Ridley Scott (on theatrical cut only)
- Final theatrical isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith
- Composer’s original isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith
- Deleted and extended scenes
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc Two: Aliens
- 1986 Theatrical Version
- 1991 Special Edition with James Cameron introduction
- Audio commentary by director James Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd, alien effects creator Stan Winston, visual effects supervisors Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, miniature effects supervisor Pat McClung, and actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn and Christopher Henn
- Final theatrical isolated score by James Horner
- Composer’s original isolated score by James Horner
- Deleted and extended scenes
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc Three: Alien3
- 1992 Theatrical Version
- 2003 Special Edition (Restored Workprint Version)
- Audio commentary by cinematographer Alex Thomson, B.S.C., editor Terry Rawlings, alien effects designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., visual effects producer Richard Edlund, A.S.C., and actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen
- Final theatrical isolated score by Elliot Goldenthal
- Deleted and extended scenes
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc Four: Alien Resurrection
- 1997 Theatrical Version
- 2003 Special Edition with Jean-Pierre Jeunet introduction
- Audio commentary by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, editor Herve Schneid, A.C.E., alien effects creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., visual effects supervisor Pitof, conceptual artist Sylvain Despretz, and actors Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland Orser
- Final theatrical isolated score by John Frizzell
- Deleted and extended scenes
- MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc Five: Making the Anthology
- The Beast Within: Making Alien
- Star Beast: Developing the Story
- The Visualists: Direction and Design
- Truckers in Space: Casting
- Fear of the Unknown: Shepperton Studios, 1978
- The Darkest Reaches: Nostromo and Alien Planet
- The Eighth Passenger: Creature Design
- Future Tense: Editing and Music
- Outward Bound: Visual Effects
- A Nightmare Fulfilled: Reaction to the Film
- Enhancement Pods
- Superior Firepower: Making Aliens
- 57 Years Later: Continuing the Story
- Building Better Worlds: From Concept to Construction
- Preparing for Battle: Casting and Characterization
- This Time It’s War: Pinewood Studios, 1985
- The Risk Always Lives: Weapons and Action
- Bug Hunt: Creature Design
- Beauty and the Bitch: Power Loader vs. Queen Alien
- Two Orphans: Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn
- The Final Countdown: Music, Editing and Sound
- The Power of Real Tech: Visual Effects
- Aliens Unleashed: Reaction to the Film
- Enhancement Pods
- Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien3
- Development Hell: Concluding the Story
- Tales of the Wooden Planet: Vincent Ward’s Vision
- Stasis Interrupted: David Fincher’s Vision
- Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger’s Redesign
- The Color of Blood: Pinewood Studios, 1991
- Adaptive Organism: Creature Design
- The Downward Spiral: Creative Differences
- Where the Sun Burns Cold: Fox Studios, L.A. 1992
- Optical Fury: Visual Effects
- Requiem for a Scream: Music, Editing and Sound
- Post-Mortem: Reaction to the Film
- Enhancement Pods
- One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection
- From the Ashes: Reviving the Story
- French Twist: Direction and Design
- Under the Skin: Casting and Characterization
- Death from Below: Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1996
- In the Zone: The Basketball Scene
- Unnatural Mutation: Creature Design
- Genetic Composition: Music
- Virtual Aliens: Computer Generated Imagery
- A Matter of Scale: Miniature Photography
- Critical Juncture: Reaction to the Film
- Enhancement Pods
- MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience to Access and Control Enhancement Pods
Disc Six: The Anthology Archives
- Alien
- Pre-Production
- First Draft Screenplay by Dan O’Bannon
- Ridleygrams: Original Thumbnails and Notes
- Storyboard Archive
- The Art of Alien: Conceptual Art Portfolio
- Sigourney Weaver Screen Tests with Select Director Commentary
- Cast Portrait Gallery
- Production
- The Chestbuster: Multi-Angle Sequence with Commentary
- Video Graphics Gallery
- Production Image Galleries
- Continuity Polaroids
- The Sets of Alien
- H.R. Giger’s Workshop Gallery
- Post-Production and Aftermath
- Additional Deleted Scenes
- Image & Poster Galleries
- Experience in Terror
- Special Collector’s Edition LaserDisc Archive
- The Alien Legacy
- American Cinematheque: Ridley Scott Q&A
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Pre-Production
- Aliens
- Pre-Production
- Original Treatment by James Cameron
- Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Videomatics with Commentary
- Storyboard Archive
- The Art of Aliens: Image Galleries
- Cast Portrait Gallery
- Production
- Production Image Galleries
- Continuity Polaroids
- Weapons and Vehicles
- Stan Winston’s Workshop
- Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras
- Video Graphics Gallery
- Weyland-Yutani Inquest: Nostromo Dossiers
- Post-Production and Aftermath
- Deleted Scene: Burke Cocooned
- Deleted Scene Montage
- Image Galleries
- Special Collector’s Edition LaserDisc Archive
- Main Title Exploration
- Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Pre-Production
- Alien3
- Pre-Production
- Storyboard Archive
- The Art of Arceon
- The Art of Fiorina
- Production
- Furnace Construction: Time-Lapse Sequence
- EEV Bioscan: Multi-Angle Vignette with Commentary
- Production Image Galleries
- A.D.I.’s Workshop
- Post-Production and Aftermath
- Visual Effects Gallery
- Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
- Alien3 Advance Featurette
- The Making of Alien3 Promotional Featurette
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Pre-Production
- Alien Resurrection
- Pre-Production
- First Draft Screenplay by Joss Whedon
- Test Footage: A.D.I. Creature Shop with Commentary
- Test Footage: Costumes, Hair and Makeup
- Pre-Visualizations: Multi-Angle Rehearsals
- Storyboard Archive
- The Marc Caro Portfolio: Character Designs
- The Art of Resurrection: Image Galleries
- Production
- Production Image Galleries
- A.D.I.’s Workshop
- Post-Production and Aftermath
- Visual Effects Gallery
- Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive
- HBO First Look: The Making of Alien Resurrection
- Alien Resurrection Promotional Featurette
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Pre-Production
- Anthology
- Two Versions of Alien Evolution
- The Alien Saga
- Patches and Logos Gallery
- Aliens 3D Attraction Scripts and Gallery
- Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection
- Parodies
- Dark Horse Cover Gallery
- Patches and Logos Gallery
- MU-TH-UR Mode Interactive Experience
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