R1 Special Features Revealed

The special features for the Region 1 United States release of Die Another Day on DVD have been confirmed by MGM.

The Region 1 Die Another Day DVD will be a 2 disc set. It’s features are currently confirmed as;

Disc 1

• Languages: English, French and Spanish
• Subtitles: English, French and Spanish
• Screen Format: Widescreen
• Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English), DTS 5.1 Surround (English) and Dolby Digital Stereo (French and Spanish)
• Enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs
• Audio commentary with director Lee Tamahori and producer Michael G. Wilson
• Audio commentary with Pierce Brosnan
• MI6 Data Stream; Track with seamless links to 7 featurettes with text commentary

Disc 2

• Inside Die Another Day; Making-of documentary
• Inter-action sequences; Multi-angle action and stunt sequences
• Title Design; Multi-angle views of the opening title sequences with commentary
• Digital Grading; before-and-after comparisons of CGI effects
• Scene evolutions; Storyboard-to-film comparison of 7 scenes
• Equipment Briefing; Series of 5 vignettes about gadgets and weapons from the film
• Madonna’s “Die Another Day” Music Video
• Making of Madonna’s video “Die Another Day” from MTV
• Easter eggs
• Photo gallery
• Theatrical Trailer / TV spots
• Making of NightFire

The DVD extras are almost identical to those to be found on the Region 2 United Kingdom release however, like those, are still subject to change. The two regions can be compared through CommanderBond.Net’s Die Another Day DVD Comparison.

Fans may note that actress Rosamund Pike has not been confirmed as being on the audio commentary with Pierce Brosnan. Sources for CommanderBond.Net have indicated, however, that her omission from the list does not actually reflect the content of the DVD and that the audio commentaries will be indentical to those found on the Region 2 release of the disc.

The Die Another Day DVD is available for pre-order from Amazon US in both widescreen and fullscreen editions. It will be released on June 3.

If you’d like to discuss the extras please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to Rory for the tip-off

Halle Wins NAACP Image Award

Actress Halle Berry has won the award for ”Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture’ from the NAACP.

Berry was nominated for the award in mid-February for her portrayal of Jinx in Die Another Day. The full list of nominations for the category was;

Halle Berry – “Die Another Day” (MGM)

Kimberly Elise – “John Q” (New Line Cinema)

Eve Jihan Jeffers – “Barbershop” (MGM)

Queen Latifah – “Brown Sugar” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Nicole Ari Parker – “Brown Sugar” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

While having already been held, the awards ceremoy will be telecast on the Fox Network on March 13 at 8:00pm.

If you’d like to discuss the win please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks ROBIROB for the tip-off

DAD Parody on Oz's "Comedy Inc"

The Nine Network’s new comedy skit show ‘Comedy Inc.’ is set to parody Die Another Day this Wednesday.

‘Melancholy Productions’ tells us that the advertisment for this weeks episode shows a parody of Jinx emerging from the ocean in Die Another Day.

Comedy Inc is on Channel Nine on Wednesday’s at 8:30pm.

Thanks to ‘Melancholy Productions’ for the tip-off.

Four Saturn Awards Nominations Earnt

Die Another Day has received four Saturn Award nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films.

The film earned a best film nomination in the category ‘Best Action/Adventure/Thriller‘ which will place Die Another Day up against Bond-pastiche xXx. The full nominations for the category are;

THE BOURNE IDENTITY (Universal)

DIE ANOTHER DAY (MGM/UA)

ONE HOUR PHOTO (Fox Searchlight)

RED DRAGON (Universal)

ROAD TO PERDITION (Dreamworks SKG)

XXX (Sony / Revolution)

Pierce Brosnan received a ‘Best Actor’ nomination for his portrayal of James Bond in Die Another Day, a nomination which pitts him against other sex symbols Tom Cruise and George Clooney. The full list of nominations for the ‘Best Actor’ category are;

Pierce Brosnan – DIE ANOTHER DAY (MGM/UA)

George Clooney – SOLARIS(20th Century Fox)

Tom Cruise – MINORITY REPORT(20th Century Fox)

Tobey Maguire – SPIDER-MAN(Sony)

Viggo Mortensen – LOTR: THE TWO TOWERS(New Line Cinema)

Robin Williams – ONE HOUR PHOTO(Fox Searchlight)

Halle Berry also received an acting nomination, however, in the strange category of ‘Best Supporting Actress’, despite being the films lead actress. The full list of nominations for that category are;

Halle Berry – DIE ANOTHER DAY(MGM/UA)

Samantha Morton – MINORITY REPORT(20th Century Fox)

Connie Nielsen – ONE HOUR PHOTO(Fox Searchlight)

Rachel Roberts – SIMONE(New Line Cinema)

Sissy Spacek – TUCK EVERLASTING (Buena Vista)

Emily Watson – RED DRAGON (Universal)

Finally, newcomer Toby Stephens received a nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his portrayal of Gustav Graves, Die Another Day‘s villain. The full list of nominations for that category are;

Ralph Fiennes– RED DRAGON(Universal)

Tom Hardy – STAR TREK: NEMESIS(Paramount)

Andy Serkis – LOTR: THE TWO TOWERS(New Line Cinema)

Toby Stephens – DIE ANOTHER DAY(MGM/UA)

Max Von Sydow – MINORITY REPORT(20th Century Fox)

Robin Williams – INSOMNIA(Warner Bros.)

The 29th Annual Saturn Awards will be held on May 18 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.

If you’d like to discuss the nominations please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums.

Bond 21 Filming In Jan '04?

Bond 21 may start lensing in January of 2004 according to a report from Matt Sherman’s BondList.

An e-mail, sent to all members of the list, stated that “one of BONDLIST’s best sources” has revealed that Pinewood Studio’s has been reserved for Bond 21 as of August 2003.

While August 2003 wouldn’t indicate the start of filming, it would indicate the start of pre-production for the film. While James Bond’s most recent adventure, Die Another Day, began filming in January 2002 the production of sets, props and attire began around October 2001.

If Pinewood has indeed been booked out for August 2003 Bond 21 would start filming in January 2004.

BondList’s source has indicated that “December ’04 has been targeted for the” release of Bond 21 in the United States.

The news does, however, contradict earlier comments by MGM’s Chief Executive Officer Alex Yemenidjian that producers were “going to take three years to do the next one”. Yemenidjian did reveal, however, that scripting would begin in early 2003 indicating that Neil Purvis and Robert Wade may have already started on the script.

If you’d like to discuss the release date please visit this thread of the Bond 21 Forums. Thanks to Zencat for the tip-off

DAD Passes $400 Million World Wide

Die Another Day has surpassed the US$400 million mark in its world-wide take.

The current world wide take places Die Another Day ahead of all previous Bond films in the category, inflation not adjusted. The US Domestic total for the latest Bond currently sits at $160,728,203, ahead of MGM’s expectations for the film, though it currently only holds the 24th spot at the US Box Office.

While currently in the 50th position of ‘Top Grossing Movies of All Time’ Die Another Day will surely raise in position due to the film opening to Japan’s large market later this month.

If you’d like to discuss the ranking please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to M_Balje for the tip-off.

Full Score Requested Through Petition

The release of David Arnold’s full score for Die Another Day has been requested by fans through an online petition.

The requested CD would be similair to the seceond edition of Tomorrow Never Dies, which included further music from the film not available in the initial soundtrack release.

In the two days since it’s creation the petition has received 190 signatures. You can view them, or add your own, by clicking here.

If you’d like to discuss the petition please visit this thread of the David Arnold Forums.