AVP: REQUIEM on BD April 15th

[Horrorview]

Per Fox Press Release I got this mornin':

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IN SPACE, NO ONE COULD HEAR THE SCREAMS.
ON EARTH…IT WON’T MATTER!

ALIENS VS. PREDATOR - REQUIEM

Two Of The Deadliest Sci-Fi Creatures In Movie History
Return To Battle On Unrated DVD And Blu-Ray Disc April 15th
From Fox Home Entertainment

Erupting With Killer Special Features, The No-Holds-Barred Unrated Special Edition
Two-Disc DVD and Blu-ray Disc Includes Five Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes,
Multiple Commentaries, Design Photo Gallery, Digital Copy Download & More

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – America’s own backyard becomes the most brutal battlefield yet for the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises ever when Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem
(AVP-R) descends onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) April 15th from Fox Home Entertainment. Capturing the magic of the “Alien” and “Predator” legacies are first time directors and long-time fans of both film series, The Brothers Strause, renowned for their visual effects wizardry in such films as 300,
X-Men: The Last Stand and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Picking up immediately after the events of the 2004 worldwide blockbuster Alien vs. Predator, the Predator gives birth to the crossbreed ‘PredAlien’ shortly before the ship crashes into a small Colorado town. Caught in between the invasion of the Aliens and a new ruthless and methodical Predator, a group of townspeople must join forces to stop the infestation before the military obliterates the town to contain the outbreak. With thrilling performances by Steven Pasquale (“Rescue Me,” “Six Feet Under”), Reiko Aylesworth (“24”) and
John Ortiz (American Gangster, Miami Vice), AVP-R breeds the gritty horror roots of the original films back into the series while adding fresh, new digital effects and creature variations.

Available on both two-disc DVD and in high-definition format on Blu-ray Disc, the
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Extreme Unrated Special Edition features more than ten minutes of never-before-seen gruesome footage added back into the movie plus is packed with five behind-the-scenes featurettes, still design galleries, directors commentary, special FX/creature creator commentary and more.

The AVP-R Extreme Unrated Special Edition will be available to own on two-disc DVD for $34.98 U.S./ $45.98 Canada and on BD for $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada. AVP-R will also be released as a theatrical rated and unrated single-disc version available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$43.48 Canada. Plus, a special DVD two-pack collection featuring both films Alien vs. Predator Unrated Collector’s Edition and AVP-R Unrated single-disc will be priced at $34.98 U.S./$45.98 Canada, along with a Blu-ray Disc two-pack priced at $69.98 U.S/$89.98 Canada.

As an added bonus, both the Two-Disc Extreme Unrated Special Edition and the Blu-ray Disc release will offer Fox’s new Digital Copy feature that allows viewers to quickly and easily download a digital version of the film to a Mac® or Windows-based PC computer and then transfer to select portable video devices including an iPod® and/or iPhone™.

Synopsis:
In the follow-up to the worldwide hit Alien vs. Predator, the iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever, wage war in an American Midwestern town – with the residents caught in the middle.

DVD Specs:
The AVP-R theatrical version is presented in both widescreen and full screen versions on a flipper disc with English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English/Spanish subtitles. The unrated single-disc and Two-Disc Special Edition will be available in widescreen only (2.35:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 Dolby Surround and DTS audio, Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English/Spanish subtitles. Individual disc bonus materials include:

Rated / Unrated Single-Disc Version
* Commentary by directors Colin and Greg Strause and producer John Davis
* Commentary by creature effects designers/creators Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis

Two-Disc Extreme Unrated Special Edition
Includes all above single-disc content with the following extra material featured on the second disc:
* Digital Copy feature
* Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
o
o Prepare for War: The Making of AVP-R
o Fight to the Finish: The Making of AVP-R
o AVP-R: The Nightmare Returns – Creating the Aliens
o Crossbreed: The PredAlien
o Building the Predator Homeworld
* Still Design Galleries
o
o Designing the Predator
o Designing the Alien
o Designing the PredAlien
o On Set: The Rooftop
o On Set: The Sewer
o On Set: The Hive
o On Set: Cast & Crew
o
* Theatrical trailers (including Restricted Audience trailer)


Blu-ray Disc Specs:
The Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem BD features both the theatrical rated and unrated versions of the film seamlessly branched in widescreen format, with all above standard-def DVD special features included, plus the BD-exclusive interactive picture-in-picture reference guide “Weyland-Yutani Archives” which allows viewers access into the movie-based corporation’s top-secret computer mainframe to discover information on all things Alien and Predator. The disc will be presented on a 50GB dual-layer disc authored in BD-J with AVC (MPEG 4) compression with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French / Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital.

[Minimejer05]

Thanks for the news. Now is the 2 pack with both AVPs on Blu the new AVP1 that has that game mode that was shown at some convention not that long ago? Or just a re-release.

[goodstuff]

Thanks for the info

[Minimejer05]

Nevermind my question I read on the main page it does feature that new game thing. Sweet stuff

[Ice2Dragon]

Time to sell AVP

[Blu Titan]

I already have the first one, and there's no way that I will "upgrade" that one. I will buy the second one though

[DetroitSportsFan]

So the only difference on this new AVP is an interactive game and a digital copy?

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by BlueNeon

I already have the first one, and there's no way that I will "upgrade" that one. I will buy the second one though

same here not unless something amazing changes

[JTStarkiller]

Is this gonna be a 2.0 disc?

EDIT: Nevermind. Read wrong.

[sackexchange]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

So the only difference on this new AVP is an interactive game and a digital copy?

Yes I would like to know this too.

[Blue-Man]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

So the only difference on this new AVP is an interactive game and a digital copy?

Yah i just started thread about this. What is the digital copy thing and is the game any good?

[netsolo]

That Archives feature sounds pretty cool.

[Nooff]

[Nooff]

A Fox Rep. told the guys over at HDD that there is no new AVP copy in the works

[DetroitSportsFan]

Here's the specs for the European DVD. The Blu specs haven't been released yet.

- Audio Commentary By Directors Colin And Greg Strause and Producer John Davis
- Audio Commentary By Tom Woodruff and Alec Gillis
- Building The Predator Homeworld (6m 35s)
- Fight To The Finish: The Making of AvPR (12m 13s)
- Science of the Hunter (10m 44s)
- The Nightmare Returns - Creating the Aliens (7m 33s)
- Science of the Xenomorph (11m 16s)
- Deleted Scenes (19m 52s)
- Crossbreed: The Predalien (8m 19s)
- Primitive Design: Creating the Predator (10m 24s)
- Prepare For War: The Making of AvPR (15m 50s)

Almost 20 minutes of deleted scenes? Now this is the DVD and not the BD, but it's possible it could be on the BD as well. If so, hopefully this shows up on the Japanese Blu-Ray, because it looks like the U.S. version isn't getting it and will be double-dipped in the future.

I got this info from:
http://www.avpgalaxy.net/

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by Horrorview

Per Fox Press Release I got this mornin':

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IN SPACE, NO ONE COULD HEAR THE SCREAMS.
ON EARTH…IT WON’T MATTER!

ALIENS VS. PREDATOR - REQUIEM

Two Of The Deadliest Sci-Fi Creatures In Movie History
Return To Battle On Unrated DVD And Blu-Ray Disc April 15th
From Fox Home Entertainment

Erupting With Killer Special Features, The No-Holds-Barred Unrated Special Edition
Two-Disc DVD and Blu-ray Disc Includes Five Behind-The-Scenes Featurettes,
Multiple Commentaries, Design Photo Gallery, Digital Copy Download & More

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – America’s own backyard becomes the most brutal battlefield yet for the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises ever when Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem
(AVP-R) descends onto DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) April 15th from Fox Home Entertainment. Capturing the magic of the “Alien” and “Predator” legacies are first time directors and long-time fans of both film series, The Brothers Strause, renowned for their visual effects wizardry in such films as 300,
X-Men: The Last Stand and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Picking up immediately after the events of the 2004 worldwide blockbuster Alien vs. Predator, the Predator gives birth to the crossbreed ‘PredAlien’ shortly before the ship crashes into a small Colorado town. Caught in between the invasion of the Aliens and a new ruthless and methodical Predator, a group of townspeople must join forces to stop the infestation before the military obliterates the town to contain the outbreak. With thrilling performances by Steven Pasquale (“Rescue Me,” “Six Feet Under”), Reiko Aylesworth (“24”) and
John Ortiz (American Gangster, Miami Vice), AVP-R breeds the gritty horror roots of the original films back into the series while adding fresh, new digital effects and creature variations.

Available on both two-disc DVD and in high-definition format on Blu-ray Disc, the
Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem Extreme Unrated Special Edition features more than ten minutes of never-before-seen gruesome footage added back into the movie plus is packed with five behind-the-scenes featurettes, still design galleries, directors commentary, special FX/creature creator commentary and more.

The AVP-R Extreme Unrated Special Edition will be available to own on two-disc DVD for $34.98 U.S./ $45.98 Canada and on BD for $39.98 U.S./$49.98 Canada. AVP-R will also be released as a theatrical rated and unrated single-disc version available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$43.48 Canada. Plus, a special DVD two-pack collection featuring both films Alien vs. Predator Unrated Collector’s Edition and AVP-R Unrated single-disc will be priced at $34.98 U.S./$45.98 Canada, along with a Blu-ray Disc two-pack priced at $69.98 U.S/$89.98 Canada.

As an added bonus, both the Two-Disc Extreme Unrated Special Edition and the Blu-ray Disc release will offer Fox’s new Digital Copy feature that allows viewers to quickly and easily download a digital version of the film to a Mac® or Windows-based PC computer and then transfer to select portable video devices including an iPod® and/or iPhone™.

Synopsis:
In the follow-up to the worldwide hit Alien vs. Predator, the iconic monsters from two of the scariest film franchises ever, wage war in an American Midwestern town – with the residents caught in the middle.

DVD Specs:
The AVP-R theatrical version is presented in both widescreen and full screen versions on a flipper disc with English 5.1 Dolby Surround, Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English/Spanish subtitles. The unrated single-disc and Two-Disc Special Edition will be available in widescreen only (2.35:1 aspect ratio) with English 5.1 Dolby Surround and DTS audio, Spanish/French Dolby Surround with English/Spanish subtitles. Individual disc bonus materials include:

Rated / Unrated Single-Disc Version
* Commentary by directors Colin and Greg Strause and producer John Davis
* Commentary by creature effects designers/creators Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis

Two-Disc Extreme Unrated Special Edition
Includes all above single-disc content with the following extra material featured on the second disc:
* Digital Copy feature
* Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
o
o Prepare for War: The Making of AVP-R
o Fight to the Finish: The Making of AVP-R
o AVP-R: The Nightmare Returns – Creating the Aliens
o Crossbreed: The PredAlien
o Building the Predator Homeworld
* Still Design Galleries
o
o Designing the Predator
o Designing the Alien
o Designing the PredAlien
o On Set: The Rooftop
o On Set: The Sewer
o On Set: The Hive
o On Set: Cast & Crew
o
* Theatrical trailers (including Restricted Audience trailer)


Blu-ray Disc Specs:
The Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem BD features both the theatrical rated and unrated versions of the film seamlessly branched in widescreen format, with all above standard-def DVD special features included, plus the BD-exclusive interactive picture-in-picture reference guide “Weyland-Yutani Archives” which allows viewers access into the movie-based corporation’s top-secret computer mainframe to discover information on all things Alien and Predator. The disc will be presented on a 50GB dual-layer disc authored in BD-J with AVC (MPEG 4) compression with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio and French / Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital.