Updated: Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables has popped up for pre-order at Amazon.com with a November 23 release date in a Blu-ray + DVD + digital copy configuration. The suggested retail price is $39.99 and Amazon’s pre-sale price is $27.99.
IGN has the full scoop which brings with it a bit of bad news. Sly Stallone has been tweeting about a new director’s cut of The Expendables for weeks. In his words and written on September 29, “Just finished last expendables cut and I like it much more than the theatrical cut.” Yet according to IGN’s exclusive announcement, the director’s cut is a no show on this upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release.
Lionsgate could be aggressively planning a double-dip of The Expendables with the theatrical cut on November 23 and the new director’s cut in either 2011 or when The Expendables 2 launches theatrically. Or, they could be planning a theatrical re-release with the director’s cut sometime in 2011. Whichever the case may be, we won’t get to watch the director’s cut on November 23.
The full list of The Expendables Blu-ray bonus features are as follows:
- “The Expendables: Ultimate Recon Mode” in-movie BonusView
- “Comic Con 2010 Panel”
- Audio Commentary with Sylvester Stallone
- “Inferno” feature-length “making of” documentary
- “From the Ashes” Post Production documentary
- Deleted Scene
- Gag Reel
- Marketing Archive including Trailers and TV spots
- Metamenu Remote and BD Touch enabled
- D-BOX Motion Control Enabled
You can pre-order The Expendables on Blu-ray right here.
