Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 Exclusively Available For the First Time on Blu-ray in the Spider-Man High Definition Trilogy Set Spider-Man 3 becomes the home entertainment event of the year when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) releases the international blockbuster on DVD on 15th October 2007, in time for the Christmas gifting season. Spider-Man 3 will be available in several versions for fans to collect, including a trade wide 2-disc Special Edition release, UMDTM video and a 6-disc DVD release which will include 2-disc versions of all three Spider-Man films on DVD. Also available is the limited edition 6-disc deluxe box set which includes Spider-Man 1, Spider-Man 2.1 (the extended cut) and Spider-Man 3 plus a 52 page Marvel mega-guide as well as premium collectible packaging. In addition, Spider-Man 3 will also be available as a 2-disc release on high definition Blu-ray format as well as making up one third of the 4-disc Spider-Man High Definition Trilogy which also includes Spider-Man and the extended cut version of Spider-Man 2. This represents an exclusive opportunity to own these two movies in high definition as they are not being released separately.
Grossing nearly £34 million at the UK box office and more than $888 million worldwide during its theatrical run, Spider-Man 3 set numerous records, including the No 1 all-time worldwide opening ($231 million). Tobey Maguire (Seabiscuit, The Good German), Kirsten Dunst (Marie Antoinette, Elizabethtown), James Franco (Annapolis), Academy AwardÆ nominee Rosemary Harris (Best Actress, Tom & Viv, 1995, Being Julia), and J.K. Simmons (Thank You For Smoking) reprise their roles from the first two instalments of the franchise under the direction of Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2).
Joining the cast are Academy AwardÆ nominee Thomas Haden Church (Best Supporting Actor, Sideways, 2005), Topher Grace (In Good Company, Mona Lisa Smile), Bryce Dallas Howard (Lady in the Water, The Village), and Academy AwardÆ nominee James Cromwell (Best Supporting Actor, Babe, 1996).
Columbia Pictures Spider-Man 3 reunites the cast and filmmakers from the first two blockbuster adventures for a web of excitement that transports worldwide audiences to thrilling new heights.
In Spider-Man 3, based on the legendary Marvel Comics series, Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon.
When his Spider-Man suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes prideful and overconfident and he begins to neglect the ones he cares about the most.
As two of the most-feared villains yet, Sandman and Venom, gather unparalleled power and a thirst for retribution, Peters greatest battle is the one within himself. Spider-Man will need to rediscover the compassion that makes him who he is: a hero.
The two-disc Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray and two-disc Special Edition DVD offer fans more than six hours of all-new bonus materials, including a trio of featurettes spotlighting the cinematic creation of the web crawlers greatest nemeses.
Grains of Sand - Building Sandman details the challenges Sony Pictures Imageworks faced in creating the iconic villain; Re-Imagining the Goblin explores the changes in the New Goblin character from page to screen; and Covered in Black: Creating Venom follows the cinematic creation of Spider-Mans archrival.
The added value also includes a trio of features on the creation of the spectacular stunts in the movie: Hanging On - Gwen Stacy & The Collapsing Floor, where stunt coordinator Scott Rogers explores the logistics of the dangerous stunt performed by Bryce Dallas Howard; Fighting, Flying & Driving: The Stunts, wherein Stunt Coordinator/2nd Unit Director Dan Bradley and Stunt Coordinator Scott Rogers provide a behind-the-scenes peek at the various gags in the film; and Wall of Water where the viewer is taken into the creation of one of the biggest stunts in the film. In addition, there are a Snow Patrol music video, and two audio commentary tracks with cast and filmmakers.
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