Matrix Box Set Details
Update: December release planned?

July 02, 2004 - UK retail giant HMV has a listing for The Matrix Ultimate Collection Box Set for £44.99, which translates into a hefty $82.50 US dollars.


We originally read the release date of 6-12-04 as meaning June until realizing that in Europe, they do dates as dd-mm-yy, which would give it a December 6 release date. Here's what they say is in the 10-disc set:

Disc 1: The Matrix - with all-new transfer & audio commentary

All-New transfer supervised by the Wachowskis and Director of Photography (DP), Bill Pope

Audio commentary by Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, DP Bill Pope And Other Cast And Crew

The Matrix Revisited (180 Minutes) - same special features as previous release

Disc 2: The Matrix Reloaded Extended Version

New cut incorporating 55 minutes of footage shot for the Enter The Matrix game.

Audio commentaries by Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Production Designer Owen Paterson, 2nd Unit Directors David Ellis And Kimble Rendall and other cast and crew.

Disc 3: The Matrix Revisited - original version with behind-the-scenes footage.

Audio commentaries by Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Special Effects Supervisor, John Gaeta; editor, Zach Staenberg and other cast and crew.

Disc 4: Matrix Reloaded Revisited - special features (180 Minutes) - Includes all-new footage including dozens of never-before-seen cast and crew interviews, scene dissections, explorations of the production design and special effects, and more.

Disc 5: Matrix Revolutions - Original Cut With Audio Commentaries

Disc 6: Matrix Revolutions Revisited - (180 Minutes) - Includes all new footage including dozens of never-before-seen cast and crew interviews, scene dissections, explorations of the production design and special effects and more.

Disc 7: The Animatrix

Disc 8: The Roots Of The Matrix - 3 Hours Of Features

The Matrix And The History Of The Action Genre - examines the many influences of action cinema that make up The Matrix

Brainiacs' Revenge - Scholars, philosophers, theorists, and charlatans deconstruct the intellectual underpinnings of the trilogy

The Science Behind The Fiction - Is the notion of a real matrix plausible? An investigation of the technologies that inspire the metaphor of The Matrix

Disc 9: The Burley Man Chronicles (75 minutes)

The Burley Man Chronicles - The "human" story of the making of The Matrix, as well as the game Enter the Matrix

Rave Reel- A club-oriented montage of unused and newly edited footage from Reloaded.

Spoofs Of The Matrix -The "Best-Of" these various clips

Disc 10: The Zion Archive - A Tour Of Matrix Design Concepts, Storyboards & Drawings

It will also contain a 20-page soft cover Matrix booklet.