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DVD Watch: Whedon's Collector Edition Serenity Due 8/21
I saw Joss Whedon at EW's Comic-Con party. I asked him, "What was the nature of Wonder Woman's disfunction in your screenplay?"
"She didn't understand weakness," he answered. "She couldn't understand other people's vulnerability."
"What didn't Warner Bros. like, exactly?"
"I don't know what they didn't like," he said. "It was cool. Comics are what's working for me now."
Whedon's long awaited special collectors edition Serenity DVD is coming out on August 21, packed with all-new bonus content, including:
BONUS FEATURES: -- Approximately 15 Minutes of Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Director Joss Whedon -- Extended Scenes -- Outtakes -- Take A Walk On Serenity: Cast & Crew take us on a special tour of the Serenity space ship. -- The Green Clan: Expose on Cinematographer Jack Green and his team. -- Joss Whedon Introduction: Joss' original introduction of the 2005 film "Serenity." -- We'll have a Fruity Oaty Good Time! The original version of the "Fruity Oaty Bar" commercial. -- Feature Commentary with Director Joss Whedon and Cast Members Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin, Summer Glau and Ron Glass. -- Feature Commentary With Director Joss Whedon -- A Filmmaker's Journey: Journey with Joss from script to screen. -- Future History -The Story of the Earth That Was: Instant history lesson of the "last" 500 years. -- Re-Lighting The Firefly: This featurette traces the story of how a canceled television show gained a cult following to become a major feature film. -- What's In a Firefly? See how Zoic visual effects studios helped bring Joss' unique vision to the big screen. -- Session 416: These Internet pieces document a portion of River's participation in a psychological study and her interactions with her therapist.
More press release info and DVD stats on the jump:
SYNOPSIS: A passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit. When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything -- or anyone -- to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But, the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.TECHNICAL INFORMATION
DVD
Street Date: August 21, 2007
Copyright: 2007 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Price: $26.98 SRP
Selection Number: 61101072
Running Time: 1 Hour 59 Minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Intense Violence and Action, and Some Sexual
References)
Technical Info:
-- English: Dolby Digital 5.1
-- Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0
-- French: Dolby Digital 2.0
-- Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish, FrenchCAST AND FILMMAKERS
Cast: Nathan Fillion ("Slither," "Waitress"), Gina Torres ("Five Fingers," "I think I love My Wife"), Alan Tudyk ("Knocked Up," "Ice Age: The Meltdown"), Adam Baldwin ("The Thirst," "Evil Eyes"), Morena Baccarin ("An Affair to Remember," "The OC"), Jewel Staite ("Missing," "Firefly"), Sean Maher ("Living 'til the End," "CSI: Miami"), Summer Glau ("Mammoth," "The Unit"), Ron Glass ("Spelling Bee," "Shark"), Chiwetel Ejiofor ("Children of Men," "Inside Man")
Directed By: Joss Whedon ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel")
Written By: Joss Whedon
Produced By: Barry Mendal (Munich, The Sixth Sense)
Director of Photography: Jack N. Green
Editor: Lisa Lassek
Production Designer: Barry Chusid
Costume Designer: Ruth E. Carter
Music: David Newman
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I heard many good things about yer comma-con coverage, so I decided to check it out for myself. I concur.
Posted by: Big Bomb | August 02, 2007 at 11:22 AM
thanks, it was a team effort
Posted by: Anne Thompson | August 02, 2007 at 04:52 PM