GLADIATOR EN BLU-RAY

La semaine dernière, nous avions mentionné GLADIATOR à propos de la sortie de LA CHUTE DE L'EMPIRE ROMAIN en Blu-ray (voir news du 19 juin). Coïncidence, voilà que Universal annonce en grande pompe l'arrivée en haute définition du péplum de Ridley Scott. La sortie va se faire plus ou moins dans un mouchoir de poche un peu partout dans le monde. Pour la France, le Blu-ray devrait donc arriver au mois d'octobre et proposera les deux versions du film : le montage cinéma mais aussi la version longue. De plus, une avalanche de suppléments sera inclus dans les deux Blu-ray de GLADIATOR. On vous met d'ailleurs la liste, en anglais, tel que communiqué par l'éditeur. Il en va de même en ce qui concerne le visuel qui est clairement celui prévu pour le marché britannique mais cela donne une idée de ce à quoi ressemblera l'édition française.

DISC ONE

THEATRICAL VERSION – MM A.D. (155 mins.)

• AUDIO COMMENTARY by Director Ridley Scott, Cinematographer John Mathieson & Editor Pietro Scalia
• DELETED SCENES –with optional commentary

EXTENDED VERSION – MMV A.D. (171 mins.)

• INTRODUCTION BY RIDLEY SCOTT
• AUDIO COMMENTARY by Director Ridley Scott & Actor Russell Crowe

U-CONTROL FEATURES ON BOTH THEATRICAL AND EXTENDED VERSIONS

• THE SCROLLS OF KNOWLEDGE - The original ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? trivia track newly enhanced allowing viewers to access a series of new behind-the-scenes featurettes exploring key scenes throughout the film
• VISIONS FROM ELYSIUM: TOPIC MARKER- A U-Control feature that allows Disc One Viewers to tag moments of interest throughout the entire film, allowing them to create "shopping lists" of topics to learn more about from the features on Disc Two

DISC TWO

• VISIONS FROM ELYSIUM: TOPIC PORTAL – A U-Control feature that automatically accesses further content from tagged moments of interest that have been marked by viewers from Disc One
• STRENGTH AND HONOR: CREATING THE WORLD OF GLADIATOR (200 mins.) - The definitive documentary on the origin, production and impact of this Oscar-winning Best Picture
  • Tale of the Scribes: Story Development
  • The Tools of War: Weapons
  • Attire of the Realm: Costume Design
  • The Heat of Battle: Production Journals Germania / Zucchabar / Rome
  • Shadows and Dust: Resurrecting Proximo
  • The Glory of Rome: Visual Effects
  • Echoes in Eternity: Release and Impact
• STRENGTH AND HONOR will now include all-new Picture-In-Picture content accessed via U-Control (156mins)
• AURELIAN ARCHIVES
  • THE MAKING OF GLADIATOR (25 mins.)
  • GLADIATOR GAMES : THE ROMAN BLOODSPORT (50mins.)
  • HANS ZIMMER: SCORING GLADIATOR (21 mins.)
  • MAXIMUS UNCUT:Between the Takes with Russell Crowe (8mins.)
  • MY GLADIATOR JOURNAL by SPENCER TREAT CLARK (Text/Photos) - The personal diary of the young actor who played Lucius, providing a unique and amusing perspective on the creation of an epic film
  • VFX EXPLORATIONS: GERMANIA & ROME (24 mins.)
• IMAGE & DESIGN
  • Production Design Featurette and Galleries (10 mins.)
  • Storyboard Demonstration (14 mins.)
  • Multi-Angle Storyboard Comparisons and Galleries (15 mins. x 2 angles)
  • Ridleygram Galleries
  • Costume Design Galleries
  • Photo Galleries
• ABANDONED SEQUENCES & DELETED SCENES
  • Alternate Opening Titles and Featurette (9 mins.)
  • Blood Vision (with optional commentary) (3 mins.)
  • Rhino Fight (with optional commentary) (5 mins.)
  • Choose Your Weapon (1 min.)
  • Treasure Chest (7mins)
• TRAILERS (2) & TV SPOTS (20) (13 mins.)