Prometheus to Alien: The Evolution is a 2012 nine to five-disc (depending on the version) Blu-ray/DVD box set containing the films Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien Resurrection and Prometheus. It was released only in the United Kingdom and Japan.
The set was available in several different editions that contained varying content. However, with the exception of the physical memorabilia included in the Deluxe version and the set's new packaging, all of the content had been released previously in other home video releases, specifically the Alien Anthology Blu-ray box set and the Prometheus: Collector's Edition Blu-ray set.
The box set was released on December 10, 2012 in the UK[1] and June 5, 2013 in Japan.[2]
Overview[]
The set is available in four different versions:
- Five-disc DVD set — containing the theatrical versions of the five films.
- Eight-disc Blu-ray set — containing the theatrical versions of the five films, plus the alternate cuts of the four Alien films (the Alien Director's Cut, the Aliens Special Edition, the Alien3 Special Edition and the Alien Resurrection Special Edition) and three discs of special features.
- Nine-disc Blu-ray set — containing the theatrical versions of the five films, the alternate cuts of the four Alien films and three discs of special features, plus the 3D version of Prometheus.
- Deluxe nine-disc Blu-ray set — containing all of the above, plus a host of other memorabilia including an art book and a t-shirt.
Apart from the memorabilia in the deluxe release, none of the material included in the set is new — the six Blu-ray discs dedicated to the Alien films and the MU-TH-UR Mode Viewer's Guide are essentially the same as those previously released in the Alien Anthology box set, while the Prometheus discs are taken from the film's Collector's Edition release.
Deluxe nine-disc edition[]
The deluxe edition 9-disc Blu-ray set released in the United Kingdom came packaged with a host of other exclusive merchandise packaged in a sturdy cardboard case, the front of which opens like a book and is secured closed by a magnet. As well as the Blu-ray discs, the set includes an exclusive Weyland Corp t-shirt, featuring a quote ("WE are the Gods now") from Peter Weyland on the front beneath the Weyland Corp logo, an A3-size poster for Prometheus, artcards featuring poster and concept artwork from the five films and an exclusive book extract from Prometheus: The Art of the Film.
Contents (Nine-Disc Blu-ray Release)[]
Disc 1: Prometheus 2D[]
- Prometheus
- Audio commentary with director Ridley Scott
- Audio commentary with writers Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof
- 14 deleted and alternate scenes:
- 4 short films:
Disc 2: Prometheus 3D[]
- Prometheus 3D
Disc 3: Prometheus bonus features[]
- The Furious Gods: Making Prometheus
- Enhancement Pods
- Weyland Corp Archive
- HBO First Look: Prometheus documentary
- 9 promotional featurettes
- Original Ridley Scott storyboards and notes
- Previsualizations
- Noomi Rapace screen test
- Juggernaut set construction time-lapse video
- Trailers and TV spots
- Production image galleries
Disc 4: Alien[]
- 1979 theatrical version
- 2003 Director's Cut with Ridley Scott introduction
- Audio commentary with director Ridley Scott, writer Dan O'Bannon, executive producer Ronald Shusett, editor Terry Rawlings, and actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt
- Alternate audio commentary with Ridley Scott (theatrical cut only)
- Final theatrical isolated score by Jerry Goldsmith (theatrical cut only)
- Composer's original isolated score (theatrical cut only)
- 7 deleted and extended scenes*
- Deleted scene footage marker (Director's Cut only)
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc 5: Aliens[]
- 1986 theatrical version
- 1991 Special Edition with James Cameron introduction
- Audio commentary with director James Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd, Alien effects creator Stan Winston, visual effects supervisors Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, miniature effects supervisor Pat McClung, and actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn and Christopher Henn
- Final theatrical isolated score by James Horner (theatrical cut only)
- Composer's original isolated score (theatrical cut only)
- 16 deleted and extended scenes*
- Deleted scene footage marker (Special Edition only)
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc 6: Alien3[]
- 1992 theatrical version
- 2003 Special Edition (restored version)
- Audio Commentary with cinematographer Alex Thomson, editor Terry Rawlings, Alien effects designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., visual effects producer Richard Edlund, and actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen
- Final theatrical isolated score by Elliot Goldenthal (theatrical cut only)
- 31 deleted and extended scenes*
- Deleted scene footage marker (Special Edition only)
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc 7: Alien Resurrection[]
- 1997 theatrical version
- 2003 Special Edition with Jean-Pierre Jeunet introduction
- Audio commentary with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, editor Hervé Schneid, Alien effects creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., visual effects supervisor Pitof, conceptual artist Sylvain Despretz, and actors Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland Orser
- Final theatrical isolated score by John Frizzell (theatrical cut only)
- 11 deleted and extended scenes*
- Deleted scene footage marker (Special Edition only)
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience with Weyland-Yutani Datastream
Disc 8: Making the Anthology[]
- The Beast Within: Making Alien
- Superior Firepower: Making Aliens
- Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien3 (restored version)
- One Step Beyond: Making Alien Resurrection
- Enhancement Pods
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience
Disc 9: The Anthology Archives[]
- Alien
- The Alien Legacy documentary
- Experience in Terror promotional featurette
- 7 deleted scenes:
- First draft screenplay by Dan O'Bannon
- Original Ridley Scott storyboards and notes
- Storyboard archive
- Sigourney Weaver screen test
- Multi-angle Chestburster sequence
- Video graphics gallery
- American Cinematheque Ridley Scott Q&A session
- LaserDisc archive
- Trailers and TV spots
- Production and promotional image galleries
- Aliens
- 2 deleted scenes:
- Burke Cocooned
- Deleted Scene Montage
- Original treatment by James Cameron
- Storyboard archive
- Previsualizations
- Colonial Marine helmet camera footage
- Video graphics gallery
- Nostromo inquest crew dossiers
- Main title concepts
- Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright introductory movie and on-ride footage
- LaserDisc archive
- Trailers and TV spots
- Production and promotional image galleries
- 2 deleted scenes:
- Alien3
- The Making of Alien3 documentary
- Alien3 promotional featurette
- Storyboard archive
- Arceon concept art from Vincent Ward's Alien III
- Furnace set construction time-lapse video
- Multi-angle EEV bioscan footage
- Trailers and TV spots
- Production and promotional image galleries
- Alien Resurrection
- HBO First Look: Alien Resurrection - Behind the Scenes documentary
- Alien Resurrection promotional featurette
- First draft screenplay by Joss Whedon
- Storyboard archive
- Previsualizations
- ADI creature test footage
- Trailers and TV spots
- Production and promotional image galleries
- Anthology
- Alien Evolution documentary (2001 original TV version)
- Alien Evolution documentary (2003 Alien re-edit)
- The Alien Saga documentary
- Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection documentary
- Aliens 3D attraction script and concept art
- Family Guy and Spaceballs parody clips
- Dark Horse Comics cover gallery
- Patches and logos gallery
- MU-TH-UR Mode interactive experience
Other contents[]
- Prometheus digital copy
- MU-TH-UR Mode viewer's guide booklet
*The deleted and extended scenes found on discs four to seven are in fact merely the additional scenes added in the alternate cuts of the four Alien movies. In the case of Alien, this means some of these scenes have been edited from the originally filmed version.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ "Blu-ray.com - Prometheus to Alien: The Evolution Blu-ray (UK)". Retrieved on 2018-03-13.
- ↑ "Blu-ray.com - Prometheus to Alien: The Evolution Blu-ray (Japan)". Retrieved on 2018-03-13.