Paramount Home Entertainment will release director Robert Zemeckis’ performance-capture fantasy feature Beowulf on Feb. 26. The theatrical version and the unrated director’s cut will each come with featurettes that go behind the scenes and examine how the time-honored epic story came to the screen via state-of-the art digital technology.
The theatrical version only offers the doc A Hero’s Journey: The Making of Beowulf, but the director’s cut also includes the featurettes Beasts of Burden: Designing the Creatures of Beowulf, The Origins of Beowulf, Creating the Ultimate Beowulf and The Art of Beowulf. There will also be six deleted scenes and a theatrical trailer.
Those who purchase the director’s cut on HD DVD will also get an interactive version of A Hero’s Journey: The Making of Beowulf with optional pop-up trivia. The two-disc set will also offer additional deleted scenes and more featurettes including The Journey Continues, Stunts and Rigs, Plan of Attack, Fight Me, Baby It’s Cold Inside and A Conversation with Robert Zemeckis. The HD DVD edition will list for $39.99.
