Hellboy II: The Golden Army BLU-RAY 11/18/08
 

A retailer advertisement released today confirms Hellboy II: The Golden Army is not only Blu-ray bound, but will come in two different skus with dramatically different prices and features.

A two-disc collector's edition will come packaged in limited edition lenticular packaging and include a Comic Book Builder tool that may or may not be exclusive to Blu-ray, a digital copy of the film and access to Universal's "BD-Live Center." That set carries an SRP of $39.98.

For $64.98 you can get all of the above plus a limited edition Golden Army statue and an Excerpt from the Journal of Guillermo Del Toro housed in a journal replica.

Both sets will include over three hours of supplemental features and be available on November 18. We won't know additional specifics until Universal makes an official announcement in the weeks ahead.

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Oh hell to the yes! Thank you for posting this. Been looking for a release date. This will look AWESOME on Blu-Ray.

Definite buy for me.

Getting it for sure. I only got to see this one once in the theatre (because Dark Knight rocked too much and then this was gone) and the projection was shitty the showing I did see, so I can't wait for the disc to see it properly.

Will definitely get this but am leaning toward just the two-discer. The journal and the statue don't seem that enticing to me.

Awesome, but I will probably just get the 2 disc version.

I will be buying this one as well. There's a couple of very slow parts, but it's definitely entertaining enough to own. And I can't wait to hear the dts HD MA audio.

Outstanding! Wow, November has so many terrific releases. I guess I'll push some purchases back to December so Santa can hook me up :D

word is that this title is Universal's first 7.1 DTS release.

Can't wait for this one - loved it in the theater.

Probably will get the 2-Disc version.

Would've been cool if the Special Edition had the Blu-Ray discs somehow housed in the journal.

That does look sexy indeed. I ended up not seeing it in theatres, but I will definitely get this. Probably the more cost efficient 2-disc set for me.

Nice! On the to buy list!

Shit, I may have to splurge for the limited set. Pretty impressive.

Opposite for me, while I don't typically go for these sorts of collectible items (they just end up collecting dust), the journal and statue in this instance seem pretty cool to me.

Full specs, courtesy of blu-ray.com:

At least the digital copy isn't the only thing on Disc 2.

No Ron Perlman commentary!?

Yeah, but like "Iron Man" it's a BD-Live title, so they can add that later.;)

Now if CH will hurry up and add it as a pre-order before their B1G1F Blu-Ray sale ends.

For $64.98 they should put a little statue of me in there.

I think I'll go for the [relatively] cheaper version.

Final specs released...
 

From blu-ray.com

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has revealed the final specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Hellboy II: The Golden Army', which is due to hit store shelves on November 11th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Coming on a BD-50, video will be presented as 1.85:1 1080p accompanied by a 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.

The final rundown of extras is as follows:

*Feature Commentary with Director Guillermo del Toro
*Feature Commentary with Cast Members Jeffrey Tambor, Selma Blair and Luke Goss
*Set Visits: Seven mini documentaries provide viewers with unlimited access to the Hellboy II: The Golden Army set.
*Troll Market Tour with Guillermo del Toro: Using sketches and backstage video, del Toro walks the audience through the creation of one of the film's most distinctive sets, the legendary Troll Market.
*Animated Zinco Epilogue Comic
*Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary by Director Guillermo del Toro
*Prologue: A special introduction to the DVD from director Guillermo del Toro.
*Pre-Production Vault:
*Director's Notebook: Exclusive interviews, image scans and text from *Guillermo del Toro's personal notebook.
*Concept Art Gallery: Original designs and concepts for Hellboy II: The *Golden Army's costumes and sets.
*Hellboy: In Service Of The Demon: Over two hours of footage that takes fans into the creation of this film.
*Production Workshop: Professor Broom's Puppet Theatre: A special look inside the opening sequence of the film including storyboards and animatics.
*Image Gallery Featuring Teaser Banners, One-Sheets and Poster Explorations
*DVD Rom: Hellboy II: The Golden Army Script
*BD-Live: (BD Exclusive)
*My Chat: Using your internet-connected player, host a text chat with your friends who also own Hellboy II: The Golden Army on Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def while you watch the movie in synchronization!
*Sneak Peek of Wanted: Watch never-before seen footage from the explosive action movie Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy.
*My Scenes Sharing: Show your friends your favorite scenes from Hellboy II: The Golden Army via BD-Live.
*Comic Book Builder: Create an original downloadable Hellboy adventure by selecting still images from the movie, dropping them into comic book layouts and adding text. The result can be e-mailed to friends or published via BD-Live buddy lists. (BD Exclusive)
*U-Control: Universal's exclusive signature feature U-Control allows viewers to delve into the making of the film with the click of the remote without ever leaving the movie. (BD Exclusive)
*Scene Explorer: Schufften Goggle View: View scenes from the film as it progresses from storyboards and early renderings of the visual effects to the final film.
*Director's Notebook: Fans will get an interactive glimpse at the director's personal journal and view how early thematic concepts evolved into the final film. Includes an introduction by Guillermo Del Toro.
*Set Visits: Interactive vignettes provide information about key moments in the film.
*Comic Book Back-Story Interactive Feature: Clickable motion pages provide backstories of the film's characters.

The film will also be available as part of a limited edition collector's set, along with a collectible Golden Army statuette, limited edition poster, director's production journal and certificate of authenticity.

The regular Blu-Ray Cover is horrible, and the set has a cheap plastic toy. Neither are worth it.

You guys do realize the cover is lenticular right? I think it shows that image and one from the comic book.

I imagine that not so good Wanted art will be that way too, which, in the end, means it'll probably look quite nice.

I've ordered the limited set. It's only $45 at Amazon.

I picked up my copy this morning from Target for $26.99. The lenticular cover is pretty cool. The image does show the comic version switching to the movie version of Hellboy's face.