That would be enough to tide over fans anticipating the upcoming definitive release, but there are also shorter
featurettes on costume design, theatrical lighting, and film editing; a selection of auditions and screen tests (though, it must be noted, not including Jennifer Hudson's — I guess some things had to be saved for later); an extensive still gallery; and, most intriguingly, pre-visualization sequences for the musical numbers shot with dancer stand - ins.
EXTRAS: In addition to an audio commentary by director / co-writer Guillermo del Toro, there's a making - of featurette, interviews with the cast, additional
featurettes on costumes, make - up effects and production design, a tour of Allerdale Hall and some deleted scenes.
Not exact matches
As you might guess from the
featurette titles, these cover the film's look and visual design, conceptualizing and putting together the Batmobile and its use in the film, physical props and elements, ideas and execution of the Batsuit, Nicholson's take
on the Joker and his makeup /
costume, and the flick's score.
Spielberg starts off the discussion with commentary about he didn't want to create just another «War Is Hell» film, and the
featurette continues with a look at the creation of the film, from location scouting to
on - set direction to
costuming.
From there, the
featurette briefly touches
on production design, stunts and effects,
costume design, and (most intriguingly) cinematography.
The two - disc comes in a clamshell case and includes
featurettes on the locations,
costumes and music and an interview with Michael Gambon.
Blu - ray extras include a trivia track; a piece
on the film's origins; a
featurette on Jean - Paul Gaultier's
costume designs; and interviews with Willis, Jovovich and co-stars Chris Tucker (who plays the fast - talking Ruby Rhod) and Maiwenn Le Besco (cast as the blue - skinned opera diva).
The
featurettes cover set and production design, story / character areas, cast and performances,
costumes and props, locations, Branagh's work
on the set, makeup and creature creation, music, and general thoughts.
Disc two includes nearly six hours of additional material including a 196 - minute making - of documentary, entitled Strength and Honor: Creating the World of Gladiator, and as if this was not exhaustive enough more behind the scenes technical information is provided in the five - part Image and Design section which includes
featurettes on sets,
costumes, and weapons as well as extensive photo galleries.
In the Tyrone Power
featurette included
on Fox» Son of Fury DVD, Power apparently begged Zanuck to shoot the film in Technicolor, but the black & white photography definitely darkens the tone of the film and steers it away from the more frothy
costume romp Alfred Newman's score clearly conveys.
«New Frontiers: Making The Missing» (29 minutes) is a standard «making of»
featurette, as it touches
on the film's production, regarding the weather,
costuming, casting, and stunts.
On the video side, where all is encoded in HD, we begin with «Controlling Fate: The Making of Maggie's Plan» (15:52), a fine
featurette that explains the origins of the story and how the project took shape, from casting to
costuming to filming in New York.
EXTRAS: In addition to an audio commentary by director Cedric Nicolas - Troyan, there's a trio of
featurettes on production,
costume design and visual effects, some character profiles, deleted scenes and a gag reel.
The Blu - ray also includes the four - part «I Remember Crimson Peak,» which looks at four key locations with short
featurettes of about five minutes apiece, plus «A Primer
on Gothic Romance,» «Hand Tailored Gothic» (
on the film's
costumes), «A Living Thing» (the longest of the
featurettes, examining the creation of the mansion), and «Crimson Phantoms» (
on creating the ghosts), plus bonus DVD and Ultraviolet Digital HD copies of the film.
The disc also includes a rather rote EPK
featurette, «Behind the Scenes of Breakfast
on Pluto» (8:57), with talking - head interviews of Jordan, Murphy, producer Alan Moloney, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Gavin Friday, and
costume designer Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh.
Extras
on Star Trek include audio commentary by Abrams, Kurtzman, Orci and producers Bryan Burk and Damon Lindelof; various making - of
featurettes exploring the effects, the
costumes, the music and more; deleted scenes; and a gag reel.
Blu - ray extras include
featurettes on the production design by the late J. Michael Riva and the
costume designs by Sharen Davis; a piece
on the stuntwork; and plugs for the movie's soundtrack and The Tarantino XX Blu - ray Collection.
Blu - ray extras include audio commentary by director Ruben Fleischer; deleted scenes; and
featurettes on the cast, the characters, the
costumes, the location shooting and more.
With the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story a little over a week away, a new «Rebels
on the Run»
featurette has arrived online for the Star Wars anthology movie which includes interviews with director Ron Howard, director of photography Bradford Young, stars Donald Glover and Emilia Clarke, and members from the hair, make - up,
costume, -LSB-...]
Leading the pack is an audio commentary by director Ron Howard that is both informative and insightful, while the in - depth making - of
featurette covers all of the usual details (casting, production design and
costumes) as well as a few behind - the - scenes stories about the cast regarding their work
on the film.
On the video side, where all is encoded in HD, we start with «Building the World of High - Rise: 70's Style» (9:02), a
featurette that discusses the film's look, period
costumes, and production design.
EXTRAS: There's a short making - of
featurette, additional
featurettes on makeup effects,
costume design and zombie choreography, as well as some deleted scenes.
EXTRAS: Sadly, there's no audio commentary by director Baz Luhrmann, but there are a number of
featurettes on things like pre-production,
costume design and the soundtrack, as well as
on - set video diaries by Tobey Maguire, an in - depth look at five sequences and some deleted scenes.