Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) today confirmed the imminent arrival of its first Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Disc, SUNSHINE, available January 8, 2008, day-and-date with DVD. The most technologically advanced Blu-ray Disc release to debut from Fox to date, SUNSHINE features dual-stream picture-in-picture commentary, enhanced viewing mode, and the first-ever “surround sound mixing” feature, as well as deleted scenes, web production diaries and two short films. Helmed by visionary director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, The Beach), SUNSHINE follows a daring crew of eight astronauts as they boldly fight for their lives and the future of the planet on a mission to deliver a device that will reignite the dying sun. The film features an all-star cast including Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, Red Eye), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Michelle Yeoh (Babylon A.D., Memoirs Of A Geisha) and Rose Byrne (28 Weeks Later, Troy). Presented in widescreen format with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound and English, Spanish and French subtitles, SUNSHINE will be available to own on Blu-ray Disc for $39.98. U.S./$49.98 CAN.
SUNSHINE Blu-ray Disc Special Features
§ A Brilliant Vision: Enhanced Viewing Mode with the Filmmakers of Sunshine
o Icarus Kitchen
o Designing Icarus / Kaneda´s Room
o Zero Gravity Rehearsal
o Oxygen Garden Fire
o Stunt Jump Through Space
o Cast Preparing for Film
o Pinbacker´s Makeup
o Mace Fixes Mainframe
o Space Suits
o Payload Showdown
§ Journey Into Sound: Surround Sound Enhancement
o Searle in Observation Room
o Capa Speaks with Icarus
o Capa Discovers Pinbacker
o Capa Battles Pinbacker
§ Deleted Scenes With Commentary By Danny Boyle:
o Playing Chess
o It Really Takes It Out Of You
o Washing Carrots In The Oxygen Garden
o Coolant Redirection
o Cooking
o Wake-up
o Demolished Oxygen Garden
o Searle Meets Capa
o In Deeper Space Than We Are
o Prepping For Docking
o Rough Docking Procedure
o Fight And Then We Die
o Alternate Ending
§ Web Production Diaries
o Danny Boyle Introduction
o Zero G Flight
o Cillian Murphy
o Pre Viz
o Science Of The Sun
o Hiroyuki
o Troy Garity Harvey Introduction
o Voice Of Icarus
o Michelle And O2 Garden
o Anita Screens
o Alwin Kuchler
o Cliff Curtis
o Bumps And Stunts
o Benny
o The Science Of Space Travel Physiology
o Space Suit
o Rose Byrne Intro
o Love Letters
o Chris Evans
o VFX
o Big Bangs
o The Science Of Sun Death
§ Short films
o Dad’s Dead Directed by Chris Shepherd
o Mole Hills Directed by Dan Arnold
§ Fox on Blu-ray Trailers
o 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Alien Vs. Predator, X-Men: The Last Stand