Get ready to revisit your favorite mummy in a slew of new special editions. The Mummy and The Mummy Returns are coming back in deluxe editions on July 8, just in time for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor hitting the theaters on August 1. Both discs will be priced at $19.98 SRP.
Also being released on that day is a special edition of the original Mummy (1932) ($26.98 SRP) and a deluxe edition of Van Helsing ($19.98).
The Mummy Deluxe Edition
In ancient Egypt, high priest Imhotep started a forbidden relationship with Anck-su-namun, Pharaoh Seti's Mistress. When Seti finds out about what's going on, Imhotep and his loved one stab him, but can't escape the trustworthy guards: Anck-su-namnun chooses to commit suicide while Imhotep is bestowed with the Hom-Dai, the most feared curse of all: He is mummified alive in Hamunaptra, the city of the Dead. More than thirty-six centuries later, in 1923, to be exact, adventurer Rick leads Egyptologist Evelyn and her brother Johnathan to mysterious Hamunaptra. While Johnathan is keen on finding the legendary Egyptian treasures, Evelyn wants to search for the Book of the Living, which would clarify a lot in historical knowledge about the ancient Egyptians. Unfortunately, they and a rivaling group of careless American adventurers free Imhotep's mummy from his eternal prison. Now, with the ancient and quite agile high priest on the loose, the adventurers and scientists face not only a dangerous enemy, but also a massive threat to today's world: Imhotep wants to bring Anck-su-namun back to life by using Evelyn's body, but he also wants to rid the world of the disbelieving crowd of democracy-supporters to be able to enforce his tyrannic dictatorship.
Disc 1: Main Feature
- 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
- English, French and Spanish DD5.1 Surround
- English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
- Deleted Scenes
- Feature Commentary with Director / Writer Stephen Sommers and Editor Bob Ducsay
- Feature Commentary with Actor Brendan Fraser
Feature Commentary with Actors Oded Fehr, Kevin J. O'Connor and Arnold Vosloo
Disc 2: Extra Features
- Digital Copy of The Mummy
- The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor Sneak Peek
- An Army To Rule The World, Part 1
- Unraveling The Legacy Of The Mummy
- Visual And Special Effects Formation
- Building A Better Mummy
- Storyboard To Final Film Comparison
- Photograph Montage
- Egyptology 101: Pharaoh Lineage
- Theatrical Trailer
The Mummy Returns Deluxe Edition
The story is set in 1933, 10 years after the events of the first film. Rick O'Connell is now married to Evelyn and the couple has settled in London, where they are raising their 8-year-old son Alex. When a chain of events finds the corpse of Imhotep resurrected in the British Museum, the mummy Imhotep walks the earth once more, determined to fulfill his quest for immortality. But another force has also been set loose in the world... one born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism, and even more powerful than Imhotep. When these two forces clash, the fate of the world will hang in the balance, sending the O'Connells on a desperate race to save the world from unspeakable evil, and rescue their son before it is too late...
Disc 1: Main Feature
- 2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
- English, French and Spanish DD5.1 Surround
- English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
- Outtakes
- Feature Commentary with Director/Writer Stephen Sommers and Executive Producer/Editor Bob Ducsay
Disc 2: Extra Features
- Digital Copy of the Mummy Returns
- The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor Sneak Peek
- An Army To Rule The World Part 2
- Unraveling The Legacy Of The Mummy
- Visual And Special Effects Formation
- An Exclusive Conversation With The Rock
- Spotlight on Location
- Storyboard to Final Film Comparison
- Egyptology 201
- Live "Forever May Not Be Long Enough" Music Video
- Theatrical Trailer
Mummy (1932) Special Edition
Disc 1: Main Feature
- 1.33:1 Full Frame
- English DD2.0 Mono
- English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
- Feature Commentary by Film Historian Paul M. Jenson
- Feature Commentary by Rick Baker, Scott Essman, Steve Haberman, Bob Burns, and Brent Armstrong
- Posters & Stills
- Trailer Gallery
Disc 2: Extra Features
- He Who Made Monsters: Life and Legacy of Jack Pierce
Unraveling the Legacy of The Mummy
- Universal Horror Documentary
Van Helsing Collector's Edition
Disc 1: Main Feature
- 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
- English DD5.1 Surround
- French and Spanish DD2.0 Stereo
- English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
- Explore Dracula's Castle
- Bloopers
- Bringing the Monster to Life
- You are in the Movie!
- The Legend of Van Helsing
- Feature Commentary with Director Stephen Sommers & Editor/Producer Bob Ducsay
- Feature Commentary with Richard Roxburgh, Shuler Hensley & Will Kemp
- Theatrical Trailer
- Super Bowl Spot
- Van Helsing X-Box Game Preview
Disc 2: Extra Features
- Track the Adventure: Van Helsing's Map
- Explore Frankenstein's Lab
- Dracula's Lair is Transformed
- The Music of Van Helsing
- Dracula
- Frankenstein's Monster
- The Werewolves
- The Women of Van Helsing: Anna & Dracula's Brides