Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released the final disc specs and cover art for Starship Troopers on Blu-ray Disc, available separately and as part of the Starship Troopers Trilogy on August 5.
Starship Troopers on Blu-ray will be presented in widescreen 1.85:1 1080p video and either English or French 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.
The old special edition DVD extras will be ported onto Blu-ray and joined by a handful of all-new next generation home video features.
The exclusive Blu-ray features include FedNet Mode offering Bonus View picture-in-picture support with additional enhanced graphics; an interactive Recruitment Test; Blu-Wizard for accessing material quickly; and BD-Live connectivity to download additional exclusive features.
Additional extras previously seen on DVD are as follows.
- Audio Commentary With Director Paul Verhoeven and Writer Ed Neumeier
- Audio Commentary With Director Paul Verhoeven and Actors Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, and Neil Patrick Harris
- Isolated Score With Commentary By Composer Basil Poledouris
- Filmographies
- Death From Above Documentary
- Know Your Foe Special Effects Featurettes
- The Starships of Starship Troopers
- Special Effects Comparisons
- Storyboard Comparisons
- The Making of Starship Troopers
- Conceptual Art Galleries
- Scene Deconstructions With Commentary By Paul Verhoeven
- Deleted Scenes
- Screen Tests
- Theatrical Trailers
Starship Troopers on Blu-ray will carry an SRP of $28.95. Pre-orders have not yet commenced at Amazon.com for the standalone version, but they are currently active for the Starship Trilogy Blu-ray set (view pricing and pre-order here).