Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announce the release of Marvel’s next feature-length animated movie, Planet Hulk. The single-disc and two-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-ray will be hitting store on February 2, 2010!
Unfortunately, I haven’t checked out much in the way of the Marvel animated movies that have come to DVD. As much of a Marvel comics fan as I am, I tend to enjoy the DC animated features quite a bit more. So while I make it a point to check out the DC/WB straight-to-DVD animated features, the Marvel ones tend to fall by the wayside. That said however, I have read the Planet Hulk comic series that this is based off of, and if it stays close to the source material, I’d imaging this will be well worth a viewing.
A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF HURT! He was a monster, impossible to control, too dangerous to ignore. So Earth’s mightiest heroes exiled him into outer space. But now THE INCREDIBLE HULK crash lands on the distant planet SAKAAR, ruled by the tyrannical RED KING. Sold into slavery, Hulk becomes the planet’s mightiest gladiator – but his new masters get more than they bargained for when he forges a bond of brotherhood with his fellow fighters: crafty insectoid Miek, ruthless rock-man Korg, ex-shadow priest Hiroim, and the noble-born rebel Elloe. Unlike Earth, the desperate people of Sakaar believe a monster is just what they need. But will the Hulk be the one to save their world…or destroy it?
Special Features are to Include:
Single-Disc DVD:
- Commentary by Supervising Producer Joshua Fine and Screenwriter Greg Johnson
- “A Whole World of Hurt: The Making of Planet Hulk” featurette
- “Thor: Tales of Asgard” opening sequence
Two-Disc DVD & Blu-ray:
- Commentary by Supervising Producer Joshua Fine and Screenwriter Greg Johnson
- Commentary by Director Sam Liu, Character Designer Philip Bourassa and Key Background Painter Steve Nicodemus
- “A Whole World of Hurt: The Making of Planet Hulk” featurette
- “Thor: Tales of Asgard” opening sequence
- “Let the Smashing Commence! The Saga of Planet Hulk” featurette
- “Spider-Woman: Agent of Sword” Motion Comic
- “Astonishing X-Men: Gifted” Motion Comic
- 2 music videos
- “Wolverine and the X-Men – Wolverine vs. Hulk” Episode
- Digital copy of the film