Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor & Mamma Mia! on DVD/Blu-ray plus Tranformers
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR and MAMMA MIA! make their DVD/Blu-ray debut, plus two volumes of POWER RANGERS JUNGLE FURY, TRANSFORMERS ENERGON Ultimate Collection on DVD and DEATH PROOF and PLANET TERROR on Blu-ray.
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR On DVD And Blu-ray
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR hits store shelves in a Deluxe Two-Disc Edition on DVD and Blu-ray from Universal Studios Home Ent. The latest chapter in one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR includes riveting action, non-stop suspense, epic battle scenes, cinematic pyrotechnics and an international all-star cast. Directed by Rob Cohen and the largest production to ever shoot in China, the film's breathtakingly epic panorama includes such diverse locales as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the mysterious Himalayas.
Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell in an epic adventure that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Along with his son Alex (Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother Jonathan (John Hannah), he must stop a mummy awakened from a 2,000-year-old curse from enslaving the world. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) and his 10,000 warriors have lain forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. When dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, he turns to the only people he can think of with the skill and knowledge to combat the undead: his parents. But the Emperor's quest for world domination has only intensified during his imprisonment and, with unimaginable supernatural powers and a legion of Terra Cotta Warriors at his command, the Emperor Mummy could be an unstoppable force-unless the O'Connells can vanquish him first.
VFX Supervisors Joel Hynek and Matthew Butler of Digital Domain had previously worked together on XXX with director Rob Cohen, who takes over this installment of the franchise from Stephen Sommers. Additional vfx was done by Gentle Giant Studios, Giant Studios, CIS Hollywood, CIS London, Rhythm and Hues and Special Effects Atlantic.
The first major challenge the film posed, according to Hynek, was to figure out how the terracotta warriors were going to look and move. Cohen's original idea was to create a look that Hynek described as "a liquid solid," and Digital Domain set about figuring out a way to make that happen.
"With the Dragon Emperor himself, he needs to be able to be animated to the level of seeing him deliver dialogue," adds Butler. That led to an investigation of facial movements that involved studying ways to make the face move like that of a human but also to still look like stone. The idea soon evolved to one in which the terracotta surface would crack as the warriors moved, and then be reformed in some manner.
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR is available as a Two-Disc Deluxe Edition DVD and a Two-Disc Blu-ray version, featuring hours of bonus material including exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, outtakes and deleted scenes, as well as a digital copy of the film; and in a single disc DVD version. Also available for fans is a six-disc THE MUMMY Trilogy Collection on DVD or four-disc Blu-ray, containing THE MUMMY Deluxe Edition, THE MUMMY RETURNS Deluxe Edition and THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR Deluxe Edition.
Deluxe Edition DVD and Blu-ray Special Features Include:
-- Deleted scenes and extended scenes
-- "Preparing For Battle with Brendan Fraser And Jet Li": Watch as Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello and Luke Ford prepare for and shoot their respective fight scenes in the film, including the epic clashes at the Emperor's tomb, the museum, Shangri-La and the climactic battle sequence.
-- "The Making Of The Mummy: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR": Director Rob Cohen and producers Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel and James Jacks lead us through the making of THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, from scouting in China through the film's completion.
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR On DVD And Blu-ray
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR hits store shelves in a Deluxe Two-Disc Edition on DVD and Blu-ray from Universal Studios Home Ent. The latest chapter in one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR includes riveting action, non-stop suspense, epic battle scenes, cinematic pyrotechnics and an international all-star cast. Directed by Rob Cohen and the largest production to ever shoot in China, the film's breathtakingly epic panorama includes such diverse locales as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the mysterious Himalayas.
Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell in an epic adventure that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Along with his son Alex (Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother Jonathan (John Hannah), he must stop a mummy awakened from a 2,000-year-old curse from enslaving the world. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) and his 10,000 warriors have lain forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. When dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, he turns to the only people he can think of with the skill and knowledge to combat the undead: his parents. But the Emperor's quest for world domination has only intensified during his imprisonment and, with unimaginable supernatural powers and a legion of Terra Cotta Warriors at his command, the Emperor Mummy could be an unstoppable force-unless the O'Connells can vanquish him first.
VFX Supervisors Joel Hynek and Matthew Butler of Digital Domain had previously worked together on XXX with director Rob Cohen, who takes over this installment of the franchise from Stephen Sommers. Additional vfx was done by Gentle Giant Studios, Giant Studios, CIS Hollywood, CIS London, Rhythm and Hues and Special Effects Atlantic.
The first major challenge the film posed, according to Hynek, was to figure out how the terracotta warriors were going to look and move. Cohen's original idea was to create a look that Hynek described as "a liquid solid," and Digital Domain set about figuring out a way to make that happen.
"With the Dragon Emperor himself, he needs to be able to be animated to the level of seeing him deliver dialogue," adds Butler. That led to an investigation of facial movements that involved studying ways to make the face move like that of a human but also to still look like stone. The idea soon evolved to one in which the terracotta surface would crack as the warriors moved, and then be reformed in some manner.
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR is available as a Two-Disc Deluxe Edition DVD and a Two-Disc Blu-ray version, featuring hours of bonus material including exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, outtakes and deleted scenes, as well as a digital copy of the film; and in a single disc DVD version. Also available for fans is a six-disc THE MUMMY Trilogy Collection on DVD or four-disc Blu-ray, containing THE MUMMY Deluxe Edition, THE MUMMY RETURNS Deluxe Edition and THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR Deluxe Edition.
Deluxe Edition DVD and Blu-ray Special Features Include:
-- Deleted scenes and extended scenes
-- "Preparing For Battle with Brendan Fraser And Jet Li": Watch as Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, Maria Bello and Luke Ford prepare for and shoot their respective fight scenes in the film, including the epic clashes at the Emperor's tomb, the museum, Shangri-La and the climactic battle sequence.
-- "The Making Of The Mummy: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR": Director Rob Cohen and producers Bob Ducsay, Sean Daniel and James Jacks lead us through the making of THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, from scouting in China through the film's completion.
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