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‘Underworld’ Essential Blu-ray Collection and First Look at Anime!
IGN just broke the news on a new Blu-ray high-definition collection for the Kate Beckinsale stylistic action series, Underworld. Dubbed Underworld Trilogy: The Essential Collection for Underworld, the set contains the first three installments of the saga – Underworld: Extended Cut, Underworld: Evolution, and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans – in addition to two tickets to see the fourth entry of the series, Underworld: Awakening, in theaters when it arrives at the box office starting January 20, 12.
The box set itself, due on Blu-ray exclusively on December 13, 2011 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, will encompass the first three films plus the exclusive never-before-seen three-part anime series Underworld: Endless War! The anime series complements the live-action iteration by incorporating the themes of the story and spotlights the characters that we know and love, making it a must-see for fans of the films. You can get your first taste at the anime above, along with full box set specs inside.
Long before vampires and werewolves were duking it out throughout the high schools of remote small towns in America, they were battling for supremacy of a fantasy world where the vampires hold sway in society, while a gang of lycans – otherwise known as werewolves – begin their ascension to a power struggle, all the while a gorgeous vampire (Beckinsale) begins to fall in love with one of the enemies, a lycan hybrid (Scott Speedman). The box set will contain bonus materials and extra features, and will ring up at the MSRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) of $45.99.
The Underworld: Extended Cut Blu-ray will feature the following bonus materials:
Commentary with Director Len Wiseman, Kate Beckinsale and Scott Speedman
Outtakes
Featurettes:
Fang vs.Fiction
The Making of Underworld
The Visual Effects of Underworld
Creature Effects
Stunts
Designing Underworld
The Look of Underworld
Sights and Sounds
Music Video by Finch – “Worms of the Earth”
Storyboard Comparison
You can expect the Underworld: Evolution Blu-ray to contain these special features:
Filmmakers’ Commentary
Featurettes:
Bloodlines: From Script to Screen
The Hybrid Theory
Making Monsters Roar
The War Rages On
Building a Saga
Music and Mayhem
Music Video “Her Portrait In Black” by Atreyu
Finally, the Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Blu-ray will bolster these supplemental goodies:
Filmmaker Commentary
Behind the Castle Walls: Picture-in-Picture
Lycanthropes Around the World Interactive Map
Featurettes:
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans – From Script to Screen
The Origin of the Feud
Re-Creating the Dark Ages: The Look of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Music Video: “Deathclub (Wes Borland/Renholder Remix)” By William Control Feat. Matt Skiba
One of contemporary horror’s best werewolf movies is 2017’s Good Manners, and it’s finally set to receive a proper physical media release.
Icarus Films is partnering with OCN Distribution to unleash a new Blu-ray that’s now available to preorder via Vinegar Syndrome. and with a limited edition slipcover.
Set in São Paulo, the film follows Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of the city who is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana to be the nanny of her soon to be born child. Against all odds, the two women develop a strong bond. But a fateful night marked by a full moon changes their plans.
Good Manners is the second collaboration between filmmakers Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra, who write and direct. Zama’s Rui Poças‘ cinematography captures this unique werewolf tale described as “Disney meets Jacques Tourneur.”
Our own Trace Thurman wrote in his review, “With Good Manners, Rojas and Dutro have made one of the best werewolf movies ever made. That they are able juggle commentaries on racism and classism while still managing to tell two deeply affecting love stories is remarkable.”
BONUS FEATURES:
- Commentary from film critics Shelagh Rowan-Legg and Carolyn Mauricette
- 12-page booklet with an essay by film critic Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer
- Making-of short film: The Making of a Werewolf (2 mins)
- Two additional short films from the filmmakers: A STEM (15 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas & Marco Dutras, and DOPPELGANGER (24 mins), directed by Juliana Rojas
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