Ten-disc 'Matrix' DVD boxset planned

The Matrix trilogy is to be released as part of a special ten-disc DVD boxset in time for Christmas, according to the DVD Times.

Out on December 12 and with an RRP of £44.99, the specs are as follows:

Disc One: The Matrix
  • 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


    • Disc Two: The Matrix Revisited (180 Minutes)
  • Same special features as previous release
  • Offers comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at the first film in the trilogy


    • Disc Three: Matrix Reloaded Extended Version (190 Minutes)
  • 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 Four: 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 Five: Matrix Revolutions
  • Audio commentaries by Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Special Effects Supervisor, John Gaeta; editor, Zach Staenberg and other cast and crew


    • Disc Six: Matrix Revolutions 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 Seven: The Animatrix
  • Same special features as previous release


    • Disc Eight: The Roots Of The Matrix - Special Features (180 Minutes)
  • 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 Nine: The Burley Man Chronicles - Special Features (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 Ten: The Zion Archive - Special Features
  • Zion Archive - Production assets developed for the Matrix universe, including concept artwork, storyboards, drawings, etc
  • Basic ROM Features