Thanks to information leaked to blu-ray.com by someone in possession of Disney’s official promotional materials, The Avengers–which today became the highest-grossing film in the history of Walt Disney Studios–will be released in September in several different DVD and Blu-Ray editions, including a ten-disc set that will collect all of the Marvel movies to date. That set will include The Incredible Hulk but exclude The Hulk.The Avengers itself will have just a commentary track (by Whedon) and a featurette on assembling the team on the DVD, while the Blu-Ray will include far more in the way of features. According to the poster who provided the information, the rundown is as follows:
4-Disc BD Combo Pack, 2-Disc BD Combo Pack and 2-Disc DVD Combo Pack 1. AUDIO COMMENTARY BY DIRECTOR JOSS WHEDON 2. MARVEL ONE-SHOT: ITEM 47 3. SECOND SCREEN 4. GAG REEL 4. DELETED SCENES – Alternate Opening – Maria Hill Interrogation – Extended Scene – Loki & Barton Strategize – Steve Rogers – Man Out of Time – Nick Fury & World Security Council – Extended Viaduct Fight – Raw Footage – Fury & Hill Discuss the World Security Council – Extended Scene – Banner and Security Guard – Alternate Ending – Maria Hill Interrogation 5. FEATURETTES – A Visual Journey – Assembling the Ultimate Team 6. SOUNDGARDEN MUSIC VIDEO – “Live to Rise”DVD 1. AUDIO COMMENTARY BY DIRECTOR JOSS WHEDON 2. FEATURETTES – Assembling the Ultimate Team
With both an alternate opening and ending featuring a “Maria Hill interrogation,” it looks as though Cobie Smulders was originally intended to have a somewhat larger role in the film, with her position as Fury’s right-hand woman being used as a framing device for the film. Who she could be debriefing at the end
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