Fox Home Entertainment has finally unvailed the details for the highly anticipated 9-disc box set of the Alien movies. This collection promises to be the most extensive box set ever released and by looking at the specs I can see why.It will be hitting the street December 2nd. ALIEN
The 1979 Theatrical Version & the 2003 Director’s CutAn introduction by Director Ridley Scott, Dan O’Bannon, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt and moreBrand new commentary by Ridley Scott and the technical crew Nine brand new documentaries: “Star Beast,” “The Visualists,” “Truckers In Space,” “Fear Of The Unknown,” “The Darkest Reaches,” “The Eight Passenger,” “Future Tense,” “Outward Bound” and “A Nightmare Fulfilled”A Multi-Angle Scene Study on the Chestburster sequence with optional commentarySigourney Weaver’s original screen test with optional commentarySeven deleted scenes with indexThe first draft of the screenplay by O’BannonRidleygrams – Original thumbnails and sketchesStoryboard Archives“Art of Alien” including a cast portrait gallery, production gallery,
the sets of Alien, H.R. Giger’s Workshop, continuity Polaroid’s and VFX galleryOriginal theatrical posters and stills from the premiereALIENS:
The original theatrical version – available for the first time ever on DVD & the special edition An introduction by Director James CameronBrand new commentary by Cameron, Michael Biehn, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn, Terry Henn, Lance Henriksen, Gale Anne Hurd, Pat McClung, Bill Paxton, Dennis Skotak, Robert Skotak and Stan Winston James Cameron original treatmentNine brand new featurettes: “57 Years Later,” “Building Better Worlds,” “Preparing For Battle,” “This Time It’s War,” “The Risk Always Lives,” “Bug Hunt,” “Beauty And The *censored*,” “Two Orphans” and “Aliens Unleashed”The Art of Aliens including conceptual art portfolio, cast portraits, production gallery, continuity polaroids, Stan Winston’s workshop, VFX gallery and premiere stills Deleted footage marker and deleted scene indexMulti-angle videomatics with optional commentaryAn Easter EggALIEN 3:
The original theatrical version and a restored pre-release version with more than 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage Brand new commentary by cinematographer Alex Thompson, Editor Terry Rawlings, VFX designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., effects producer Richard Edlund, and actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen11 new featurettes: “Development,” “Tales Of The Wooden Planet,” “Pre-Production III,” “Xeno-Erotic,” “Production: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three,” “Adaptive Organism,” “Optical Fury,” “Music, Editing And Sound” and “Post-Mortem”E.E.V. Bio-Scan – A multi-angle vignette with optional commentary by Gillis The Art of Alien 3 including conceptual art portfolio, production gallery, and visual effectsFurnace construction time lapseStoryboard archivesALIEN Resurrection:
The original theatrical version and an extended cut with alternate opening and ending sequencesAn introduction by director Jean Pierre JeunetBrand new commentary by Jeunet, Herve Schneid, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Pitof, Sylvain Despretz, Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland OrserFirst draft of the screenplay by Joss Whedon11 new featurettes: “From The Ashes,” “French Twist,” “Under The Skin,” “Death From Below,” “In The Zone,” “Unnatural Mutation,” “Genetic Mutation,” “Genetic Composition,” “Virtual Alien,” “A Matter Of Scale” and “Critical Junction” Multi-angel rehearsal footageA Mike Carro photo gallery, a conceptual art gallery, VFX gallery, a promotional photo archive and continuity polaroidsStoryboard archivesAn Easter EggBonus Disc:
A brand new Q&A with Ridley Scott“Experience in Terror” – A promotional featurette from 1979“Alien Evolution” – Channel 4 U.K. exclusive documentary on AlienA complete laser disc archive of Alien and AliensOriginal theatrical trailers and TV spots from all four films“Aliens In The Basement” – Inside the Bob Burns ALIEN CollectionDark Horse cover gallery – Anthology of 11 issues of the ALIEN comics DVD-ROM feature – Script to screen comparisons