Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has officially announced its upcoming Blu-ray and 4K Blu-ray releases of The Martian: Extended Edition. The two releases will be available for purchase on June 7.
The extended edition includes an extended cut featuring 10 minutes of brand new footage not shown in theaters as well as more than two hours of behind-the-scenes content. Included in the new material is audio commentary by renowned director Ridley Scott, writer/executive producer Drew Goddard and author of the novel Andy Weir. There is also a documentary of the science behind recreating Mars for the film; interviews with NASA specialists and engineers; and a Q&A panel discussion about the planned journey to mars featuring commentary from NASA experts.
The Martian is one of the most talked about films of the year and has been named one of the best movies of the year by groups such as National Board of Review, which also awarded top honors to Ridley Scott for Best Director, Matt Damon for Best Actor and Drew Goddard for Best Adapted Screenplay.
NEW Special Features Content: Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott (Director), Drew Goddard (Writer, Exec Producer) and Andy Weir (Author of The Martian) Deleted Scenes The Long Way Home: Making the Martian Dare Mighty Things: NASA's Journey to Mars Journey to Mars 101 Q&A
Technical Specs: Blu-ray Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English AD DD 5.1 Spanish DD 5.1 French DD 5.1 English COMMENTARY DD 2.0 Stereo: Ridley Scott, Drew Goddard and Andy Weir Blu-ray Subtitles English SDH Spanish French
It'll be two years or more before I consider moving to 4K Blu-ray. I'll need a lot of classic titles remastered in 4K before I'll consider it worth the leap. I also have a very nice 1080p Panasonic plasma TV, bought back in 2009, that I want to get a few more years of service out of. But, boy, I go and look at those 4K OLED TVs and I just can't wait. The future looks good.
In 2 years this and a lot of other titles will be out of print demanding big bucks on e-bay. I'm buying the ones I like now 3-D etc. even though I don't have a 3-D TV. I enjoyed the Martian probably get this. Yeah I would love to afford an OLED too!
I'll get this. I was waiting for the price to come down from £15 on the standard version (just a couple of pounds), glad I didn't buy it now. No sign of a UK release yet.
"In 2 years this and a lot of other titles will be out of print demanding big bucks on e-bay. I'm buying the ones I like now 3-D etc. even though I don't have a 3-D TV. I enjoyed the Martian probably get this. Yeah I would love to afford an OLED too!"
Oh I dunno, if I had to re-buy my Blu-ray collection now, it would only cost me about a third of what I originally paid, with less than a handful of titles oop.
