Check out an exclusive behind the scenes clip from Assassin’s Creed, on DVD and Blu-ray March 21
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s look at all the top titles arriving this week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD. Check out the gallery viewer below for a look at the major new releases, catalogue films and television collections hitting shelves and/or VOD beginning Tuesday, March 21, 2017.
The week kicks off with the video game adaptation Assassin’s Creed coming home. We’ve got an exclusive look one of the disc’s featurettes that you can check out in the player at the bottom of this page.
Other recent big screen releases coming home March 21 include Pedro Almodóvar’s Julieta, Ben Affleck’s Live By Night, John Madden’s Miss Sloane and Garth Jennings’ animated musical, Sing.
March 21 also sees the release of the supernatural horror tale The Autopsy of Jane Doe, the ’60s-set crime thriller A Kind of Murder, the 1930s labor dispute drama In Dubious Battle, and the family comedy Bakery in Brooklyn.
John Water makes his debut in The Criterion Collection with the March 21 release of his second feature, Multiple Maniacs. The label also delivers their second Hal Ashy film (following Harold and Maude) with the Academy Award-winning Being There.
Shout! Factory‘s Scream Factory delivers a double helping of RoboCop on March 21. Look for both RoboCop 2 and RoboCop 3 with, in true Shout! fashion, new definitive editions packed with supplemental material.
Alfred Hitchcock’s gets the HD treatment with a new Kino Lorber release of 1944’s Lifeboat.
Warner Archive this week continues their Vitaphone Varieties series with a third volume. They’re also bringing to DVD-R 1967 Italian war comedy The Girl and the General and upgrading the third and final season of Batman: The Brave and the Bold to Blu-ray.
Other small screen releases include the first season of Issa Rae’s HBO series Insecure, the third series of the New Zealand drama The Brownwood Mysteries, and a complete Blu-ray set of the classic ABC crime series, The Untouchables. March 21 also brings to DVD only the first seasons of both Aziz Ansari’s Netflix series, Master of None, and the horror franchise spinoff, Wolf Creek.
Paramount Pictures‘ ensemble comedy Office Christmas Party arrives via Digital HD on March 21, while the hugely-successful Rogue One: A Star Wars Story makes a Digital HD bow on Friday, March 24.
You can check out cover art for all the March 21, 2017 releases in the gallery viewer below alongside a listing of each release’s special features (where applicable).
March 21, 2017: This Week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD
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Assassin's Creed
- Take the Pledge: Behind the Scenes of Assassin's Creed – Join the Brotherhood as you go behind the scenes of Assassin's Creed in a five-part documentary:
Legacy of Assassin's Creed – Justin Kurzel, Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard discuss the legacy of the iconic video game franchise and the original story created for the film
Becoming an Assassin – Michael Fassbender and the rest of the cast explore the training required to become master assassins
Tools of the Trade – The filmmakers discuss the inspiration behind the design of the costumes, hoods and weapons, as well as the signature hidden blades
In the Realm of Realism – The Assassin's Creed cast and crew discuss the recreation of 15th century Spain, as well as modern-day Abstergo
Swift Moves and Stealth Maneuvers – An inside look at the incredible team behind the film's action sequences, defying gravity with parkour and "leap of faith" stunts
- Deleted Scenes Conversation with Justin Kurzel & Christopher Tellefsen – Director Justin Kurzel and Editor Christopher Tellefsen look back on the scenes that didn't quite make the cut
- Deleted Scenes Conversation with Justin Kurzel – Join Director Justin Kurzel and his key collaborators on Assassin's Creed as they look back on the process of crafting the film
- Gallery & More! – Photos from the set, concept, costumes and weapons art -
Julieta
- “Portrait of Julieta"
- "Celebrating Director Pedro Almodóvar" -
Live By Night
- Angels with Dirty Faces: The Women of Live By Night
- The Men of Live By Night
- Live By Night's Prolific Author
- In Close Up: Creating a Classic Car Chase
- Deleted Scenes
- Deleted Scenes Commentary
- Director's Commentary -
Miss Sloane
- Lobbying: Winning By Any Means
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Sing
- Mini-Movies
Gunter Babysits - Gunter offers to watch all of Rosita's 25 piglets for the night, trying to prove he's the best babysitter ever.
Love At First Sight - During a piano lesson with Johnny, Miss Crawly becomes nostalgic about the dancing and romancing of her youth. Johnny convinces her that it's not too late to find someone and helps her setup a profile on a dating website.
Eddie's Life Coach - Eddie's mom signs her slacker son up for a digital training seminar to get his life back on track.
- “Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing" Music Video - A cool and unique music video starring Tori Kelly. Making a Music Video with Tori Kelly - A behind the scenes look at the making of - Tori's music video with exclusive insights provided by Tori herself.
- "Faith" Music Video
- "Set It All Free" Lyric Video
- The Making of SING - We take you through the animation studios of Illumination with interviews from Chris Meledandri, producer Janet Healy, the various animation teams and the voice talent of SING.
- Finding the Rhythm: Editing SING - Illumination editor Greg Perler, takes us inside the edit bay and reveals the secrets behind cutting an animated film. We'll plunge into his world in this fun and eye-opening peek inside the room where the magic gets put together.
- Character Profiles - Profiles on the incredible cast, all lending their voices to bring these animated characters to life.
Matthew McConaughey as Buster Moon
Reese Witherspoon as Rosita
Tori Kelly as Meena
Taron Egerton as Johnny
Nick Kroll as Gunter
Garth Jennings as Miss Crawly
- SING & Dance! - "Faith" - Celebrity choreographer Aakomon Jones takes us through a dance routine inspired by SING and the song, "Faith."
- The SING Network - The SING Network brings you the latest news and highlights the business endeavors of your favorite SING stars.
Gunter's Dance Studio
The Moon Theater
Rosita's Babysitting Gizmo
Miss Crawly's Matchmaking Service
In The News - SING'S True Entertaining Stories highlights each of the Moon Theater's newest stars.
- The Best Of Gunter - A rapid-fire, fun mash-up of all the best Gunter one-liners.
- The Making Of The Mini-Movies - We'll explore the themes of each of the mini-movies through the eyes of the artists who made them. -
A Kind of Murder
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe
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Bakery in Brooklyn
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In Dubious Battle
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Being There
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New documentary on the making of the film, featuring interviews with members of the production team
- Excerpts from a 1980 American Film Institute seminar with director Hal Ashby
- Author Jerzy Kosinski in a 1979 appearance on The Dick Cavett Show
- Appearances from 1980 by actor Peter Sellers on NBC’s Today and on The Don Lane Show
- Promo reel featuring Sellers and Ashby
- Trailer and TV spots
- Deleted scene, outtakes, and alternate ending
- An essay by critic Mark Harris -
Multiple Maniacs
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised by director John Waters, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New audio commentary featuring Waters
- New interviews with cast and crew members Pat Moran, Mink Stole, Susan Lowe, George Figgs, and Vincent Peranio
- New video essay by scholar Gary Needham
- Trailer
- An essay by critic Linda Yablonsky -
The Girl and the General
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Lifeboat
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Tim Lucas
- Hitchcock/Truffaut – Icon interviews Icon (Audio recording with animated image gallery and scenes)
- Audio Commentary by Film Professor Drew Casper
- The Making of Lifeboat
- Reversible Blu-ray art
- Trailer Gallery -
RoboCop 2
- New 2K scan of the interpositive
- New Audio Commentary with author/CG supervisor Paul M. Sammon
- New Audio Commentary with the makers of "RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop" documentary – Gary Smart, Chris Griffiths and Eastwood Allen
- New Corporate Wars: The Making of ROBOCOP 2 – featuring new and vintage interviews with director Irvin Kershner, producer Jon Davidson, cast members Tom Noonan, Nancy Allen, Galyn Görg, executive producer Patrick Crowley, associate producer Phil Tippett, cinematographer Mark Irwin and author/CG supervision Paul M. Sammon (32 minutes)
- New Machine Parts: The FX of ROBOCOP 2 – featuring Phil Tippett, Peter Kuran, Craig Hayes, Jim Aupperle, Kirk Thatcher, Paul Gentry, Don Waller, Justin Kohn, Randal Dutra and Kevin Kutchaver (31 minutes)
- New Robo-Fabricator – an interview with RoboCop armor fabricator James Belohovek (9 minutes)
- New Adapting Frank Miller's ROBOCOP 2 – an interview with comic book writer Steven Grant (6 minutes)
- New OCP Declassified – a collection of rare archival production and behind-the-scenes videos including interviews with director Irvin Kershner, actors Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy and a look at the filming of some deleted scene (46 minutes)
- NewTheatrical Trailer
- NewTeaser Trailers
- NewTV Spots
- NewDeleted Scenes Still Gallery
- NewStill Galleries (behind-the-scenes photos, stills, posters and lobby cards) -
RoboCop 3
- New Audio Commentary with director Fred Dekker
- New Audio Commentary with the makers of "RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop" documentary – Gary Smart, Chris Griffiths and Eastwood Allen
- New Delta City Shuffle: The Making of ROBOCOP 3 featuring director Fred Dekker, actors Nancy Allen, Bruce Locke, producer Patrick Crowley, cinematographer Gary Kibbe and production designer Hilda Stark (38 minutes)
- New Robo-Vision: The FX of ROBOCOP 3 featuring Peter Kuran, Phil Tippett, Craig Hayes, Kevin Kutchaver and Paul Gentry (12 minutes)
- New The Corporate Ladder – an interview with actor Felton Perry (11 minutes)
- New Training Otomo – an interview with actor Bruce Locke and martial arts trainer Bill Ryusaki (8 minutes)
- New War Machine – an interview with RoboCop gun fabricator James Belohovek (9 minutes)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery -
Vitaphone Varieties - Volume III
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Season Three
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Insecure - Season One
- Insecure: The Complete First Season will feature all eight Season 1 episodes and bonus content, including an exclusive and extended look at the Insecure characters' favorite reality show, "Conjugal Visits."
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Master of None - Season One
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The Brokenwood Mysteries - Series Three
- Photo galleries for each mystery
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The Untouchables - The Complete Series
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Wolf Creek - Season One
- “Cinema to Series: The Legacy of Wolf Creek" Featurette
- "Making a Television Series" Featurette
- "Meet the Stars" Featurette
- "Discovering the Outback" Featurette
- "Visual Effects" Featurette
- "Meet the Supporting Cast" Featurette -
Office Christmas Party
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- A Rogue Idea – Hear how ILM's John Knoll came up with the movie's concept – and why it's the right film to launch the Star Wars stand-alone films.
- Jyn: The Rebel – Get to know Rogue One's defiant, resourceful survivor, and hear what it was like for Felicity Jones to bring her to life onscreen.
- Cassian: The Spy – Diego Luna shares insights into his complex, driven character, who becomes a hero through selflessness, perseverance and passion.
- K-2SO: The Droid – Explore the development of this reprogrammed Imperial droid, from initial pitch and character design through Alan Tudyk's performance.
- Baze & Chirrut: Guardians of the Whills – Go deeper into the relationship between these two very different characters, with Chinese superstars Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen.
- Bodhi & Saw: The Pilot & The Revolutionary – Forest Whitaker and Riz Ahmed reflect on Saw Gerrera, the broken Rebel leader, and Bodhi Rook, the Imperial pilot who defects.
- The Empire – Meet a dangerous new Imperial adversary…and cross paths once more with the most iconic villain of all time.
- Visions of Hope: The Look of "Rogue One" – The filmmakers describe the challenges and thrills of developing a bold new look for the movie that can fit within the world of the original trilogy.
- The Princess & The Governor – See what it took to bring the vibrant young princess of Star Wars: A New Hope – as well as one of her most memorable foes – back to the screen.
- Epilogue: The Story Continues – Filmmakers and cast celebrate Rogue One's premiere and look forward into the future, to the Star Wars stories yet to be told.
- Rogue Connections – Uncover Easter eggs and film facts hidden throughout the movie that connect Rogue One to the Star Wars universe.
