Wow, thanks so much for the incredibly kind words, Jordan. I really appreciate your feedback and interest in my work! And thanks for asking about Crave. If all goes well, it should be available in some form later this year. The best way to keep track of release info is to "like" the official...
I don't know, Ian...from the looks of that proposal, I think YOU should produce this set. I remember enjoying the first two films as a kid (the third, not so much) but this seems like something you're very passionate about. You should submit this to Warner Home Video and see what they say...
The Easter Eggs are all on Disc 6, in their appropriate film section. Ash's Lifecycle Report/Nostromo Manifest under Alien, A Boy And His Power Loader under Aliens, etc. Beyond that, you're on your own for now. They're really not that difficult to find if you're methodical about it. One more...
Have no fear. Sigourney returned to loop her lines too. I conducted her session by phone while she was in New York and I was in Detroit prepping "Crave." It was a lot of fun. The new "Alien 3" SE mix is a massive improvement. In my opinion, of course. And to clarify, we didn't actually...
Hi Valaquen, The quote on your site, which comes from an unnamed source (not me), is actually fairly accurate. We tried every way we knew how to locate Mr. Badejo, but to no avail. I do hope that he's still alive and well, wherever he might be. Sorry I can't be of more help in your search.
Hi Oscar. Thanks, but unfortunately, I don't have a copy of that article, so I can't really comment. I don't even remember doing an interview for Alien Anthology. There was a Fox international press day I was invited to a year ago, and I did a little sneak peek of MU-TH-UR Mode for those in...
I really wanted to do an entire stand-alone featurette on Vangelis. I had been discussing his participation with his very kind manager Cherry Vanilla for, literally, years. I was ready to hop on a plane to Greece (tough life, I know) on a moment's notice for this interview. Imagine my...
The uncut "Wreckage and Rage" documentary runs, as has been noted, approximately 21 minutes longer than the cutdown version. Additionally, as noted on this very page, there are approximately 73 minutes worth of new Enhancement Pods that are optionally bundled alongside the documentary. If my...
Hi Robb, While we were working on the new remaster, I asked Ridley if he wanted to make any picture fixes or flub removals but he was happy with the film the way it is. Although I'm sure Proximo's final scenes could be improved with today's technology, they don't seem to take most people...
Hi Vincent, Sorry this has taken so long to find out. I e-mailed John Mathieson directly about this and he was kind enough to answer me from a (very) remote location. Here's his response: Anyway to answer your question. It was a an Aaton, but a 35mm one, supplied by Ahmad at...
Ridley Scott personally supervised and approved the new master. I know because I was there with him at each session. He's very happy with the new "Gladiator" master. As he is with the new "Alien" master, by the way.
Jerome: If I ever have the privilege of working on another "Blade Runner" release, those galleries will be a priority for me. It doesn't automatically mean that they'll be included but I will, as always, make my best effort. However, I still think that an elegant "Art of" coffee table book...
It's my understanding that Dan O'Bannon felt strongly enough about his contribution to the "Alien" script that he submitted the matter to the WGA for arbitration and won. Generally speaking, even today, once the WGA awards credit, no other contributing writers may be credited, no matter how...
I can't really comment on upcoming projects until the studio in question announces them. So in the meantime, I'd say Sigourney Weaver is a better source of info for this than I am.
Sorry for the belated response -- I've been immersed in the process of directing my first feature film these last few months -- but I wanted to thank everyone for the very positive feedback on Transformers 2. It was an incredibly ambitious project with extraordinary pressure throughout, but...
Just to clarify, "Alien Evolution" was not edited down for the Alien Quadrilogy DVD release for legal reasons or because Fox thought it was "too sensitive" a product to release publicly. The "Alien"-centric version master was all that was available to us at the time, after Nobles Gate (the...
I'm not a big fan of PiP, to be honest. And on the rare occasions I do it, I prefer to seamlessly branch the video pods so that we can resize the feature film accordingly (as I did way back in 2002 for the MI6 Datastream on "Die Another Day.")
Plus, Bay wants as little competing with the...
Wow, I have no idea. I was only very loosely involved with the "Spy Game" DVD, conducting Tony's commentary session and taking a couple meetings with Universal on his behalf.
Good eye!
I've been threatening to direct my first feature for several years now. But if all continues to go well, we start shooting in early or mid-September. It's based on a screenplay I purchased last year and then rewrote myself. I don't really want to discuss it too much before we start shooting...
Hi Dara,
We pretty much milked the Deleted Scenes Cow bone dry last time. So no, don't expect anything in the way of new deleted scenes. Just lots of new historical and production perspectives.
As for my company website, every couple of years, my crew and I make a feeble attempt to get...
Well, unless you're an extreme completist, you can probably sell them both off immediately. I would unscientifically estimate that over 99% of all previously-released material from both the Signature Selection and Extended Edition is being carried over to the new Sapphire set, with nearly five...
I'm executive producing the content on "Pelham." But I've got about nine or so other titles to get through between now and the end of 2010, so that's the least of my very fortunate worries.
Hi Dara, First, my apologies for not responding to your earlier posts. I read them and wanted to respond but had to bite my tongue (or typing fingers) mostly due to contractual confidentiality, which is something I take seriously even if others don't. And yes, I've been to England for...
Can't really say anything at this early stage, I'm afraid. But even though it's been one of the most challenging and ambitious projects I've ever worked on, I'm also having a blast.
Basically, for anything that's repeated or redundant between the 2000 Signature Series and the 2005 Extended Edition, we just went with the better presentation. Case in point, there's no need to bring back the poorly laid-out storyboard galleries from the 2000 release when we have the far...
Actually, it's much closer to five. But I suppose I could ask Paramount to drop about an hour's worth of the new material I produced if that's what you really want.