The blockbuster film "Barbie" is now streaming on Max, accompanied by a range of bonus features and exclusive content. Max has embraced Barbie fever by adding new Barbie profile icons and a curated Barbie Land Collection. Subscribers can enjoy various behind-the-scenes featurettes, including interviews with the cast, insights into the making of the film, and a music video. Additionally, Max is premiering a new version of the film, "Barbie With ASL," which incorporates feedback from the Deaf community and features ASL interpretation.
Greta Gerwig's record-breaking Barbie movie is now available for digital release, allowing fans to purchase or rent it on various platforms. Those who buy a digital copy will have access to bonus features, including behind-the-scenes footage and an extended look at the costumes. The physical copy will be released in February 2024. While the movie's availability on streaming service Max is still uncertain, it is expected to arrive this fall. Barbie will also have an exclusive weeklong Imax run in theaters starting on September 22.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be released on digital on July 7 and on Blu-ray, 4K Ultra HD, and DVD on August 1. The bonus content includes featurettes on the evolution of the Guardians and the creation of Rocket Raccoon, deleted scenes, a gag reel, and director James Gunn's commentary. The film stars Chris Pratt, Zoë Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillen, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Will Poulter, Maria Bakalova, Linda Cardellini, Nathan Fillion, and Sylvester Stallone.
Streaming services have failed to include director's commentary, a staple of physical media, frustrating both filmmakers and movie buffs. The Criterion Channel is the only streaming service consistently supporting audio commentaries. Distribution contracts and licensing issues may be the real barrier to adding audio commentary, and even buying it digitally is not an easy solution. Some movie buffs have taken the lack of commentary on streaming into their own hands, ripping dozens of audio commentary tracks from DVD and Blu-ray releases and publishing them in podcast feeds for anyone to listen to.
The upcoming home release of the Mario movie will include bonus features such as interviews with the cast and crew, a love song about Princess Peach from Bowser, and a leadership lesson from Anya Taylor-Joy. Pre-orders for physical copies and the soundtrack are already available, and there are rumors of a Mario Bros short.
IGN has exclusively shared a deleted scene and a behind-the-scenes clip from the upcoming film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, which will be part of the bonus features with the digital release. The deleted scene features an undead character sharing his favorite recommendations, while the behind-the-scenes clip shows how the team brought the dead to life using prosthetics, animatronic skeleton arms, and make-up. The film will be available on Premium Video-On-Demand and to purchase on Digital on May 2, 2023, and on 4K Ultra HD SteelBook, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on May 30.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie's home release will include bonus features such as "Level by Level: The Making of The Super Mario Bros. Movie," "The Super Mario Bros. Movie Guide," and a sing-along video for "Peaches." The release will be available in DVD/Blu-ray/4K options and is expected to come out on June 22nd.
Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania will be available on digital retailers on April 18 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on May 16. The film follows the adventures of Ant-Man and The Wasp as they explore the Quantum Realm and face off against Kang the Conqueror. Bonus features include a gag reel, audio commentary, featurettes, and deleted scenes.
