Interstellar blu-ray details emerge

• Gary Green


• 26 Jan 2015

The release date for Interstellar on DVD and Blu-ray will be March 31, and there’s plenty of reasons to get it. The Blu-ray will consist of three discs, including UltraViolet download and also three whole hours of ‘the making of’ content. Limited editions will also come with a 70mm cell from a print of the film, celebrating the medium the movie was shot on. Here are the full list of features for the release:

• The Science of Interstellar – Extended cut of the broadcast special
• Plotting an Interstellar Journey – Discusses the film’s origins, influences and narrative designs
• Life on Cooper’s Farm – Bringing Americana and the grounded nature of a farm to a sci-fi space movie
• The Dust – Learn how cast and crew avoided sand blindness, and see how to create, and clean up after a catastrophic dust storm
• TARS and CASE – Designing and building these unique characters and how they were brought to life on set and in the film
• Cosmic Sounds – The concepts, process, and recording of Hans Zimmer’s unforgettable score
• The Space Suits – A look at the design and build of the suits and helmets, and what it was like to wear them
• The Endurance – Explore this massive set with a guided tour by production designer Nathan Crowley
• Shooting in Iceland: Miller’s Planet/Mann’s Planet – Travel with the cast and crew to Iceland and see the challenges they faced in creating two vastly different worlds in one country
• The Ranger and the Lander – A look at the other two spaceships in the film
• Miniatures in Space – Marvel at the large-scale models used in the explosive docking sequence
• The Simulation of Zero-G – Discover the various methods that the filmmakers used to create a zero gravity environment
• Celestial Landmarks – Explore how the filmmakers used practical special effects informed by real scientific equations to give the illusion of real space travel for both the actors and the audience
• Across All Dimensions and Time – A look at the concept and design of the Tesseract, which incorporated a practical set rather than a green screen
• Final Thoughts – The cast and crew reflect back on their Interstellar experience
• Theatrical Trailers