20th Century Fox has given full spec treatment to The X-Men Trilogy and consumers can expect some hefty disc treatment. Giving two discs – per movie, mind – to roam each instalment, the series comes accompanied by extensive featurettes and production bits. Check out our forthcoming issue for a full spec listing…

     

As Moonraker, Goldfinger and The World Is Not Enough get the go-ahead for a 24 March release date, MGM has also added unofficial Bond clunker Never Say Never Again to the roster.

Lighter on extras than the aforementioned trio, this Sean Connery-starring Bond outing will enjoy the franchise-standard treatment of an MPEG-4 transfer and a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track. Extras will include an audio commentary with director Irvin Kershner, three featurettes, an image gallery and a theatrical trailer.

Despite having a release date to coincide with the other Bonds, including Quantum Of Solace, this unofficial 007 won’t be offered in any of the franchise’s boxsets.

Acronyms aside, the 22nd outing for super-spy James Bond, aka Quantum Of Solace, is heading to Blu-ray. Out in the UK on 23 March, a whole day ahead of the US, the high-octane adventure will match the two-disc special edition DVD for features, albeit in high definition. Courtesy of MGM and Fox Home Entertainment, expect the Blu-ray package to feature the following extras:

• ‘Bond On Location’ 24-minute special feature
• Five featurettes: ‘Start Of Shooting’, ‘On Location’, ‘Olga Kurylenko And The Boat Chase’, ‘Director Marc Forster’, ‘The Music’
• Crew Files
• Another Way To Die Music Video
• Theatrical Trailers

The specs are in and Raging Bull, like we predicted, has carried all of its superb DVD specs over onto its upcoming BD bout. Including the extras listed below, fans of the film can also look forward to seeing the film in a MPEG-4 transfer and a DTS-HD soundtrack.

- Commentary by Director Martin Scorsese And Editor Thelma Schoonmaker
- Cast & Crew Commentary
- Storyteller Commentary – With Jake LaMotta
- Raging Bull: Before the Fight
- Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
- Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
- Raging Bull: After the Fight
- ‘The Bronx Bull’
- ‘DeNiro vs. LaMotta’
- Newsreel Footage
- Theatrical Trailer

Fox has announced Babylon A.D. as a future BD title, giving the Vin Diesel starring action flick a 29 December release date. Presented in a new unrated cut, an AVC video and 5.1 DTS-HD audio transfer help to raise the credentials of this critical flop.

Standing out as the most fascinating featurette from this disc’s extras selection ‘Babylon Babies’ documents how Maurice G. Dantec’s novel was adapted to the screen. Along with numerous in-depth making of segments, a BonusVIEW Mode tips this futuristic Blu-ray as a half decent entry on the end of the 2008 slate.