The first details about the Prometheus Blu-Ray set have surfaced today via a listing over on Amazon.fr. The set there is for a 9-disc version comprising of all the Alien films. From reading the special features the deleted scenes last about 15 minutes and we will get to read Jon Spaihts original draft.
Disc 1 (Prometheus 2D) (150 ‘bonus):
On the record:
Deleted Scenes or alternative (15 ‘)
Audio commentary by director (120 ‘)
The private records of Peter Weyland, four viral videos (18 ‘):
– The offer of Elizabeth Shaw
– Happy Birthday David
– Prometheus Transmission (extended version)
– Weyland conference in 2023 (long version)
Beyond the disk: Second Screen App: App iPad Control Blu-ray remote which gives access to archives of Peter Weyland (60 ‘):
Pre-production:
– First and last jet the script (text)
– Sketches of Ridley Scott (photo gallery)
– The Art of Prometheus (photo gallery)
– Pre-visualization (30 ‘)
– Tests of Noomi Rapace (15 ‘)
– The costume design (photo gallery )
– Attempts to “look” of the cast (10 ‘)
Production:
– Charts panel video
– Photographs of the team
– Video of the private pilot
and Post-Production release:
– Marketing Gallery
Disc 2 (Prometheus 3D):
The active 3D movie
Disc 3 (Bonus complementary Prometheus):
The Gods angry: how to make the Prometheus of Ridley Scott, 9 videos (120 ‘):
– The conquest of Paradise (scenario)
– in reverse engineering (construction & design)
– The human manifest (characters & costumes)
– A nest of demons (of creatures design)
– A world without green spaces (Pinewood Studios)
– Gains of chance (stunts & action )
– The beginning and end (Iceland)
– The sky on fire (visual effects)
– Prometheus without limits (post-production and theatrical release)
Units of improvement (30 ‘):
– Mini-featurettes
The archives of Peter Weyland ( 60 ‘)
Genre film? Moon probably.
Quite a good price for a BluRay.
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Plus it also says Prometheus transmission extended version. what is this? I'd be extremely surprised if there is no extended version of the film released
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsCspJFaCMs#ws
The idea is that the app syncs up with the movie and gives you background infos about what's happening on screen;
infos, concepts, storyboards, interviews, 3D-turnarounds, featurettes etc...
Lots of cool stuff, but who wants to watch that while watching the movie?
And I'd rather have that stuff on my DVD/BluRay then on a downloadable app.
With Tron it was awfull that the artbook was pure shit and when I ripped the app I suddenly understood where all the cool content went that should have been in the book.
Seriously?
Whats was the one before that?
Interesting points there, Gash.
Looking back, the only Alien film who's deleted scenes we'd already seen prior to its Director's Cut/Special Edition/Assembly Cut was Alien itself... but in that case, the Director's Cut was a pretty major theatrical event.
Now, I like Prometheus too, but I don't think the film will warrant that kind of hoopla years down the road. So, based on the logic established so far, I suspect we'll either get our 'Special Edition' on this first disc via seamless branching (with the scenes also on the disc as deleted scenes), or we'll just get the scenes by themselves in the Special Features menu, as described. I don't think Fox will try to sell people a second blu-ray of the film with the deleted scenes we've already seen cut back in.
money dude, money.
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I mean, if a Director's cut came out six months later, I don't want to have seen all the new stuff already, but out of context. Made that mistake with the spoiler heavy trailers.
If every member of the forum didn't buy it, they would only be out about $500k USD [averaging it to $30 a bluray] at a retail level. No idea how much of that Fox would actually see, but I am assume it is pretty small in comparison to the sheer amount of people who will buy it.
In the end fox knows eventually they will get some of our money.
I'm going to wait for some critical reviews of the extended cut to come out before I even consider buying this at all.
They kinda hinted she might not be dead in an interview.
I do, however, share the general sentiment that the movie felt like it was short, what with all that happened in essentially two hours. 2.5 -3 hours would probably have been better, but then again, do you think FOX would have allowed that, what with the R-rating already guaranteeing less money than a PG-13?
Maybe my Youtube comment was a little harsh but it's not entirely untrue. What did you find harsh about my post?
Though with the amount of hideous DNR slathered all over that transfer, it may as well be.
I must find this.
I do have issues with a few of those things you've mentioned but one of the major issues for me was the terrible editing. The shots flew by as if I was watching a 2 hour long trailer for what could have been. I was never given time to appreciate the grand visuals and I didn't get a strong sense of atmosphere. I really feel like this film wasn't made for the original fans. It was made for teenagers who get bored with films that take their time and unravel at a beautiful pace. This was a cut for people who are unfamiliar with the franchise, in the hopes they will end up buying this film and all the others on DVD/Blu-Ray.
You know when people say they could do a better job with something and it's not entirely true? I've seen novice editing on Youtube better than this.
Too many scenes and shots were cut. And as for everything else that did actually make it into the film, even those shots were cut down in length.
I'm not spending any money if the initial release is confirmed to have no extended cut. But I'm not holding my breath. It seems as if they felt that having a decent amount of extras would suffice for the film itself.
CGI Carl Weathers.
That's the gist of it, anway.
I would like a post-credits scene of her flattened corpse peeling off the overturned ship and hitting the ground with a tremendous SPLAT.
*smash to black*
There's a certain satisfaction in seeing you hang yourself in every thread.
This isn't a barebones "lulz wait for the REAL release later" deal, this thing is a full-blown De Lauzirika special. Fox won't be planning on double dipping this for a while yet.
Remember, no one's asking you to buy it as soon as possible. Hell, I loved the movie, but I'm still gonna hold back from purchasing a copy until there's a longer cut.
Fox will try and cream as much out of this as possible!
So we're still stuck with this steaming pile of a theatrical cut.
Listen up EVERYONE.....
Scott already said in an interview that there will be 20 or so minutes put back into the movie...
I seem to have missed that bit of controversy.
I won't buy any Blu-Ray version of this film unless it comes with a Director's Cut that addresses the shortcomings of the film and at least attempts to fix them. You can't do that with 15 minutes of deleted scenes, imo. How Scott was able to accept the theatrical version of this film for mainstream release is beyond my belief.
EDIT: Yeah it comes with ALIEN, ALIENS, Alien³, but again Prometheus is not a prequel, sequel whatever...
If you add up the bonus material that has been given a runtime on disc 1 it amounts to 148 minutes overall. I think they've just rounded up to 150 minutes worth of bonus material for the press release.
I'm not sweating it though. I'll wait for the official UK press release before I judge. And if fox are deciding to pull an Avatar like shameless double dip stunt, I'll just wait it out.
I guess they just rounded it off to 150 in the description.
Oh, who's that? The cyber division of your local police force come to lay down the law?
Yay for justice!