Blu-ray release confirmed!

[ChaoticPsylocke]

no, i thought what you said a few posts ago was hilarious!

and yeah something new would be great!

i hope part of what they include in xmen 1 will be a longer storm/toad fight! in the extras and stuff you see all this fighting choreograpghy that didnt make it into the movie, and its not all just her getting her assed kicked. its her like throwing in a punch and kick. and also her getting thrown (again) over a counter (or something). i think that would help make her a little cooler in that movie. she was so blah and just there in the first one.

 

[Fanticon]

so glad i just thought about this today and found the only thread in X2 is about the bluray releases. Sweet

 

[Leenie]

I'll buy them if I can get them in a boxed set.

Otherwise, I'll just purchase X2.

 

[Hellion]

True but with studios putting more content in Blu-ray compared to regular dvd's one can't fault anyone for opting to go with Blu-ray. That said, if you're gonna get a blu-ray player...might as well buy the Hi def tv as well...easier said than done though for many people

thats what i was thinking as well.......

 

[Rac]

in case im a moron, can someone please tell me if i read correctly:

xmen 1: 23 extended scenes!

Well here's some new material. The DVD had only 6.

xmen 2: 7 deleted scenes.......why are they on disc two? i want it IN the movie!

Why only 7? The DVD had 11.

 

[X-Maniac]

So, do we take it that the movies themselves are as originally theatrically released?

Wouildn't this be an ideal chance to extend them, tidy up FX...and fix the imperfections (like the bee crawling on Jackman in X3, the day-to-night transition in X3, etc)?

X3's already been out on DVD once, surely it has to be a different version to justify a second release?

 

[EnDz0n3]

I didnt even know about the bee on Wolverine...Which scene was that?

That's hilarious!

 

[BMM]

^ The scene in which Wolverine is standing at Xavier's grave.

If anything, the Blu-ray release may contain a better transfer of The Last Stand, but I doubt the studio is going to waste money on removing something as inconsequential as a bee on Jackman's shoulder. Has a studio ever needed a good reason to double dip? There have been multiple versions of X2 released with no difference save for the packaging. There are even later versions that contain less features than before. I'm not expecting anything aside from the X-Men Origins: Wolverine footage and special features that weren't featured in the Region 1 release but were featured elsewhere.

 

[Havok83]

Here are the official specs straight from Fox. It seems as if they are going out to provide excellent packages for these films. Not only that but most of the extras will be in HD so thats great news. Also there will be an actual boxset with the trilogy. Thats the version Im going to be getting

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray releases of 'X-Men', 'X2: X-Men United', and 'X3: The Last Stand', which are due to hit store shelves on April 21st, both individually and as a 'X-Men Trilogy' box set. Video for these releases will be presented in 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.

Each film will come as a three-disc set, featuring the film and extras spread across the first two Blu-ray disc, and a third DVD containing a digital copy of the film for portable video devices.

Extras include:

• X-Men
  • Disc One
  • Commentary by Bryan Singer and Brian Peck
  • Behind-the-Scenes Footage
    • Poland Prison Camp
    • Senate Chamber
    • Cage Fight
    • Battle in the Snow
    • Xavier's Office
    • Logan, Jean & Scott/ Classroom (Extended Scene) with Optional Commentary
    • Mystique/Senator Kelly
    • Magneto's Lair
    • Bedroom
    • Senator Kelly Dangles
    • Cerebro
    • Train Attack
    • Magneto vs. Cops
    • Map of New York
    • X-Jet
    • Storm Vs. Toad / Wolverine Battles Mystique
    • Statue of Liberty
    • Sabretooth vs. Wolverine
    • Plastic Prison
  • Deleted/Extended Scenes with Optional Commentary by Bryan Singer and Brian Peck
    • Storm Teaching Class
    • Logan Notices Jean and Scott/Rogue, Scott and Storm in Classroom
    • Extended Bedroom Scene with Logan, Jean and Scott
    • Bobby Walks Rogue to Dorm/Xavier and Jean in Cerebro
    • Xavier and Jean in Office
    • Ready Room
  • Easter Egg: Blooper
  • Fox Special: “The Mutant Watch”
  • Bryan Singer Interview
    • Why He Made X-Men
    • Bringing X-Men From Comic Book to the Big Screen
    • Directing Actors
    • Learning From Actors
    • The Challenges of Making a Studio Film
  • Animatics
    • “Liberty Head”
    • “Train Station”
  • Art Gallery
    • Character Design
    • Production Design
  • Three TV Spots
  • Music Promo
  • Enhanced for D-Box Motion Code Systems
  • BD-Live: Wolverine Exclusive
  • HD Marvel Universe Trailers
    
    Disc Two
  • Disc Intro by Bryan Singer
  • The Uncanny Suspects
    • Hugh Jackman's First Reading
    • Hugh Jackman's Screen Test
    • Character Still Gallery
  • X-Factor: The Look of the X-Men
    • Cyclops Costume Test and Visor
    • Storm Costume Test
    • Toad Makeup Test
  • Image Gallery
    • Hardware
    • Locations
    • Magneto
    • Xavier's School
  • Production Documentary Scrapbook
    • Multi-Angle Train Splitting
    • Multi-Angle Fight Rehearsal
    • The Prime Minister of Canada
  • The Special Effects of the X-Men
    • Senator Kelly Effects Breakdown
    • Liberty Head (animatic/film)
    • Toad vs. Jean Grey (animatic/film)
    • Wolverine vs. Mystique (animatic/film)
    • Wolverine vs. Sabretooth (animatic/film)
  • Reflection of the X-Men
    • Ellis Island Premiere
    • Premieres Around the World
  • Marketing the X-Men
    • Three trailers in HD
  • TV Spots
    • “Those We Fear”
    • “Those Among Us”
    • “Changing”
    • “Powerful”
    • “Human Evolution”
    • “Event”
    • “Skills Nick”
    • “Event Review”
    • “Future Rock”
  • Internet Interstitials
    • “Generic”
    • “Director”
    • “Professor X”
    • “Magneto”
    • “Wolverine”
    • “Storm”
    • “Rogue”
    • “Cyclops”
    • “Jean Grey”
    • “Sabretooth”
    • “Mystique”
    • “Toad”
    Disc Three
  • Digital copy
  X2: X-Men United
  • Disc One
  • Commentary by Bryan Singer and Tom Sigel
  • Commentary by Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter
  • Generation X: Comic Book History
  • Enhanced for D-Box Motion Code Systems
  • BD-Live: Wolverine Exclusive
  • HD Marvel Universe Trailers
    
    Disc Two
  • History of the X-Men
    • The Secret Origin of X-Men
    • Nightcrawler Reborn
  • Pre-Production
    • Nightcrawler Attack – Multi-Angle Study
    • Evolution in the Details – Designing X2
    • United Colors of X
  • Production
    • Wolverine/Deathstrike Fight Rehearsal
    • The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men – Making X2
    • Introducing the Incredible Nightcrawler!
    • Nightcrawler Stunt Rehearsal
    • Nightcrawler Time-lapse
    • FX2 – Visual Effects
  • Post-Production
    • Requiem For Mutants – The Score of X2
    • X2 Global Webcast Highlights
  • Deleted Scenes
    • Extended Wolverine/Deathstrike Fight
    • Wolverine Kills the Intruder
    • Mystique in Stryker's Files
    • Nightcrawler BAMF to Save the Students
    • Jean and Storm in the X-Jet
    • Jubilee at the Museum
    • Pyro Starts the Campfire
    • One of the Children is Sick After BAMFing
    • Rogue Helps the Children Escape
    • Professor X and Cyclops Escape
    • Arriving to an Empty School
  • Galleries
    • Characters
  • Locations and Sets
    • Alkali Lake Dam
    • Cerebro
    • Dark Cerebro
    • Deathstrike's Office
    • Drake Residence
    • Museum
    • Mystique & Laurio
    • Plastic Prison
    • Stryker's Base
    • White House
    • X-Jet
    • X-Mansion
    • Mutant X-Rays
    • Nightcrawler Circus Posters
  • On-Camera Graphics
    • Museum
    • Plastic Prison
    • Ronny's Room Posters
    • Stryker's Base
    • X-Jet
    • X-Mansion
  • The Unseen X2
    • Angel (Archangel)
    • Danger Room Set Construction
    • Danger Room Set Design
    • Danger Room Storyboards
    • Sentinels
  • Three HD Trailers
    
    Disc Three
  • Digital copy
  X3: The Last Stand
  • Disc One
  • Director and Writer Commentary by Brett Ratner, Zack Penn and Simon Kinberg
  • Producer Commentary by Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner and Ralph Winter
  • HD Deleted Scenes (Optional Director and Writer Commentary by Brett Ratner, Zack Penn and Simon Kinberg)
    • Xavier Voice-Over for Main Titles
    • Jimmy in Laboratory
    • Alternate Version: Beast Meets Logan
    • Pyro Tells Magneto About the Cure Announcement – Clean Shaven Version
    • Pyro Tells Magneto About the Cure Announcement – Bearded Version
    • Alternate Version: Guard Yells at the President
    • Extended Fight Sequence at Jean Grey's House
    • “Psychic Battle” Voices
    • Alternate Version: Bobby & Kitty Skate
    • Original Version: Jean Displays Her Power at the Encampment
    • Plastic Weapons Manufacturing
    • Hank Warns Trask of Magneto's Plan
    • Original Version: X-Men Board the Jet
    • Jean Senses a Scared Little Girl
    • Magneto Asks Jean To Help in the Battle
    • Storm Creates a Wave
    • Beast Breaks A Neck
    • Bobby Freezes Phat
    • Alternate Version: Here's Juggy
    • Magneto Tortures Logan
    • Extended Dark Phoenix Destruction
    • Alternate Ending: New School Year Begins
    • Alternate Ending: Rogue Returns
    • Alternate Ending: Logan Returns to Alberta, Canada
  • Enhanced for D-Box Motion Code Systems
  • HD Easter Eggs:
    • Beast Recites Shakespeare
    • X-Jet Lands in D.C.
  • BD-Live: Wolverine Exclusive
  • HD Marvel Universe Trailers
    
    Disc Two
  • Brett Ratner's Production Diary
  • X-Men: Evolution of a Trilogy
  • X-Men Up Close – Interactive gallery with stills and video
  • Generation X: Comic Book History
  • Fox Movie Channel Presents: Life After Film School
  • Fox Movie Channel Presents: Casting Session
  • X3: The Excitement Continues in HD
  • Anatomy of a Scene: Golden Gate Bridge in HD
  • HD Vignettes
    • Prophecies
    • X-Men Politics
    • Clothing vs. Costume
    • Make-up Chair Confessions
    • Weapons of Choice
    • On Set Effects
    • Learning to Fly
  • HD Blogs
    • Production Teaser
    • Live From the Danger Room
    • MARVELous Cameos
    • Editing Magic
  • Previz Animatics
    • Young Jean Grey
    • The Danger Room
    • Mystique's Interrogation
    • Jean Rises From the Lake
    • Logan and Storm Look for Scott
    • Jimmy Meets Mutant Playmate
    • Angel Escapes
    • Mystique's Prison Break
    • Jean Kills Xavier
    • Angel Lands at School
    • Magneto Talks to Jean in the Woods
    • Logan Fights with Spike
    • Multiple Man Decoy
    • Magneto Moves Golden Gate Bridge
    • Angel Joins the Battle
    • Angel Saves His Dad
    • Ash Burns Soldiers
    • Omega Muties Break into Lab
    • Juggernaut Chases Kitty
    • Dark Phoenix Finale
  • Galleries
    • Character Stills
    • Concept Art, Storyboards & Models
  • Easter Egg
    • Colossus Throws Logan Into the Camera
  • Three HD Trailers
    
    Disc Three
  • Digital Copy

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=2377

 

[Punisher RULES]

Have those X3 features ever been released before?

 

[Havok83]

It looks like those were in the DVD release. BTW, here are the covers

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Wow, so many special features and the covers look fantastic!

 

[Havok83]

I think they overdid them with Wolverine taking up the majority of the space

 

[ChaoticPsylocke]

yeah, just like the movies! so why is rogue not in the orignal's cover? hello! lead actress!

im not really impressed with the deleted scenes for x3.

are the deleted scenes not being cut into the movie? extended versions of the movies would be a thousand times more appealing to me than just watching the deleted scenes that i wish made it into the movies! lol

 

[Havok83]

are the deleted scenes not being cut into the movie? extended versions of the movies would be a thousand times more appealing to me than just watching the deleted scenes that i wish made it into the movies! lol

Well sometimes deleted scenes dont make sense incontext to what else is in the film or they contradict something bc things have been rewritten and changed. Ive never seen these so I dont know if they would apply to X3, but the alternate endings definetly would. I dont think we'll know till the movie is released but considering they are on the same disc, the deleted scenes might be optional as extended cuts of the main film

 

[BMM]

I think they overdid them with Wolverine taking up the majority of the space

Thanks for the info. Haha. Gee, I wonder who they're trying to promote? Also, it looks like another picture of Wolverine from The Last Stand is replacing a picture of Wolverine from X2. The covers aren't bad, but it wouldn't hurt to include more of the X-Men in them.

 

[ChaoticPsylocke]

well on disc one of the xmen reissue it already has a scene in it that says (extended scene/optional commentary)

so does that mean that one is the only one added specifically to the movies?

and also the extra scenes for xmen 2 are on a different disc......

 

[Angamb]

is nice to see new covers... but in my opinion, they are badly done.

 

[EnDz0n3]

Not a fan of the covers as well.

They should have tried to fit most of the main cast on the X-men Trilogy cover...it's very weird that X-men and X-men trilogy have the same format (wolverine, storm, mags, x), x2 have its own concept and x3 have most of the main cast...

I think if they really needed Storm to be on the covers of X-men and trilogy they should have had Halle BEHIND Magneto and Xavier. But i think they were trying to compromise...having Hugh be the largest figure and having Halle be the one in the middle of the cover art. Nice try! LOL

I also agree that Rogue should've been on the cover of X-men, even with her hooded look...it would've set it apart from other "looks"

And Hugh looks very awkward in that X-men: The Last Stand cover...I still remember that poorly-conceptualized Premiere Magazine cover...

As much as i am a big fan of this franchise...I really think they dropped the ball on the looks of the DVD even from the start..

 

[X-Maniac]

The covers make it obvious this release is simply to promote the Wolverine movie coming out a week later. Oh well, my dreams of new cuts of the films is dashed yet again.

 

[Neto Magnus]

lol the only good thing about those covers is that the first 2 x-men movies say "a Bryan Singer Film" and the third one doesnt mention Ratner.

 

[ChaoticPsylocke]

haha! i didnt notice that! thats so a smack to ratner's sorry face!

 

[GuestStar2004]

the covers annoy me, it makes it look like its not about the damn characters its about the actors involved

sadly i kinda given up on the X-men franchise because of that

on another note

X-2 Deleted Scenes

• Professor X and Cyclops Escape
• Arriving to an Empty School

i wonder what thats about?

 

[Neto Magnus]

the covers annoy me, it makes it look like its not about the damn characters its about the actors involved

sadly i kinda given up on the X-men franchise because of that

on another note

X-2 Deleted Scenes

• Professor X and Cyclops Escape
• Arriving to an Empty School

i wonder what thats about?

it's on teh regular dvd too. Its when Jason gives the illusion that Xavier and Cyclops escape Alkali and arrive to an empty school to use Cerebro.

 

[Rac]

is nice to see new covers... but in my opinion, they are badly done.

Yeah, I don't like them either. Hopefully other countries will have different art...