Update: Warner has confirmed there will be 70,000 units made of this limited edition set. Bonus features have been expanded.
Following up a story from back in early July, Warner has formally announced the teased multi-disc Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut is coming to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on November 3 — a full month earlier and disc shorter than Warner had originally promoted the new version of Zack Snyder’s film.
The four-disc Blu-ray set (the DVD edition will be five) will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p video and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.
The ultimate cut, a fused combination of the director’s cut and Tales of the Black Freighter animated comic, is packed onto the first disc along with an all-new audio commentary. The remaining bonus features including Blu-ray exclusive connectivity to Facebook are as follows:
Disc 1
- Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut Film
- Audio Commentary with Zack Snyder and Dave Gibbons
Disc 2
- The Phenomenon: The Comic that Changed Comics (28:50) – Learn how the subversive, thematically complex, award winning comic that changed literature, inspired analytical debate, and won countless fans, was created.
- Real Super Heroes, Real Vigilantes (27:28) – Explores the fascination and psychology behind real-world vigilantes and where that behavior crosses over into actually donning the hood and behaving as superheroes.
- Mechanics: Technologies of a Fantastic World (16:46) – The creators of Watchmen had a great understanding of engineering and science, allowing for plausible mechanics in their characters tools and the world itself. This featurette will guide the viewer through the filmmakers process of turning these technologies into cinematic reality.
- Watchmen: Video Journals
- My Chemical Romance video Desolation Row (3:16)
- Under The Hood (36:00) – A retrospective look on the biography by Hollis Mason – the original Nite Owl – and the world of those who stood for hooded justice.
- Story Within A Story: The Books of Watchmen (26:00) – Weave through the nuanced layers of detail to see how a comic-within-a comic acts as parallel commentary to the acclaimed work of Literature, Watchmen.
Disc 3
- Digital Copy of the Theatrical Version
Disc 4
- Watchmen: The Complete Motion Comics
- BD-Live / Facebook connectivity (BD exclusive)
Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut on Blu-ray has been given an MSRP of $59.99. We’ll add Amazon pre-order pricing and a link when available.
