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29-05-2009 11:00 | 12961 views | Dave Foster | My Other Content

Warner Home Video have announced the US DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Watchmen on 28th July 2009. Zack Synder directs this live-action adaptation of the Watchmen graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

There will be both single-disc and two-disc editions on DVD and a single Blu-ray Disc release available…

1-Disc DVD - No extras, theatrical cut of the film in separate widescreen and full screen editions.

2-Disc DVD - Features the Director's Cut version of the film with an additional 25 minutes of footage. Features include:

2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
English and French DD5.1 Surround
English, French and Spanish subtitles
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics [Learn how the subversive, thematically complex, award winning comic that changed literature, inspired analytical debate, and won countless fans, was created]
Watchmen: Webisodes
My Chemical Romance Desolation Row Music Video
Digital Copy (Theatrical Version)

Blu-ray - Features the Director's Cut version of the film with an additional 25 minutes of footage. Features include:

1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
French DD5.1 Surround
Subtitles (Film): English SDH, French, Spanish
Subtitles (Select Extras): English SDH, French
Warner Bros. Maximum Movie Mode [With Watchmen Director Zack Snyder as our host, we’ll dive deep into the intricacies of the Watchmen.]
- Director walk-ons with scene analysis
- Picture-in-picture video from the cast and crew
- Side-by-side comparisons of the graphic novel and the film
- Timeline comparisons of our world events to those from Watchmen
- Photo galleries of production stills and storyboards
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics [Learn how the subversive, thematically complex, award winning comic that changed literature, inspired analytical debate, and won countless fans, was created]
Real Superheroes, Real Vigilantes [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 [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]
All 11 Watchmen Video Journals
My Chemical Romance Desolation Row Music Video
BD-Live with even more content - Exclusive features can be shared on Facebook
Digital Copy (Theatrical Version)

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#1 Posted: 12-05-2009 10:55
NineT9 Member Posts: 2	Been waiting for this news to hit for a long time... Finally I have a date on my calender! You guys had this news before SuperHeroHype.com !

#2 Posted: 12-05-2009 10:58
LeBougre Member Posts: 133	Can't wait ! So great it's the Director's Cut : 30 minutes plus ! :)

#3 Posted: 12-05-2009 11:50
nitin Member Posts: 94	hang on, so if you get the 2 disc the theatrical cut is only on the digital copy? surely not...

#4 Posted: 12-05-2009 12:25
SimonI Member Posts: 94	Why don't they include the theatrical cut on the BD using branching?

#5 Posted: 12-05-2009 14:22
badblokebob The Duck Posts: 738	Really like that Director's Cut cover! Glad I'll be going Blu in time to get this. I will continue to wear clothes though.

#6 Posted: 12-05-2009 15:07
doubledan Member Posts: 1	There's talk of an Ultimate edition in the works as well according to other sites. This film will be awesome on Blu-ray.

#7 Posted: 12-05-2009 15:16
badblokebob The Duck Posts: 738	The Ultimate Edition is a definite -- it's an even longer version of the film featuring Tales of the Black Freighter + more live action footage to integrate that.

#8 Posted: 12-05-2009 17:13
DaveF Administrator Posts: 2318	Added a few additional snippets of info (DC is 25mins longer according to Warner). The sellsheet say the BD featurettes total over 110mins.

#9 Posted: 12-05-2009 20:31
bburdett Member Posts: 82	Hmm.... an ultimate edition eh? I already ordered my R2 copy from HMV as they have exclusive Rorschach packaging (HMV DVD Exclusive), for blu-ray they have Dr. Manhattan packaging (HMV Blu-ray Exclusive). I already have Tales... but if they're bringing out another edition with it included in the film I'll probably have to cancel my order and wait for that one, hopefully DVDtimes will keep us posted :) HMV Watchmen Page

#10 Posted: 13-05-2009 12:27
Profondo_Rosso Member Posts: 20	I can't wait Director's Cut! When's R2 DVD? We gotta wait alot?

#11 Posted: 13-05-2009 12:43
DaveF Administrator Posts: 2318	27th July for the R2 based on retailer listings (see the post above yours). Nothing official from Paramount yet though. re: the Ultimate Edition that people are talking about. While I know it has been discussed by those involved with the film, I wouldn't expect Warner or Paramount to make a big song or dance about it until these editions have been out for a while and made them some money.

#12 Posted: 15-05-2009 15:33
hanshotfirst1138 Member Posts: 144	Blasted BR exclusive. What's the bet on a three-disc SD in the future? So is the new footage just Tales or is there more of the film as well? I'm a bit disappointed. I was sort of hoping for more extras. Still, I'll give it a rent. Wonder what the new footage will entail?

#13 Posted: 21-05-2009 11:29
mumbles Member Posts: 6	Just before the cinema release Snyder confirmed the Ultimnate edition for the end of the year (I would imagine in one of those big boxes with extra "stuff in" like I am Legend & 300 last year and blade runner the year before) it should be announced at the SDCC this summer. As noted above Ultimate edition will be the directors cut plus the tales of the black freighter integrated with linking live action footage. It probably won't be a blu ray exclusive.

#14 Posted: 22-06-2009 22:24
Gizmo Member Posts: 55	I'd love for a big release of this at the end of the year with the 3 cuts, the Black Freighter/Under The Hood DVD, the Watchmen Motion Comic DVD, a reprint of the gfx novel and an enamel badge, all presented in a nice tin! Won't happen, but I can dream - meantime will import Directors Cut from US.

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