'Ghostbusters' Will Get an Extended Cut on Blu-ray — Will That Include the Chris Hemsworth Dance Sequence?
After enduring endless online slings and arrows ahead of its July debut, Paul Feig’s rebooted Ghostbusters earned a disappointing $125 million haul at the box office. Given the costs associated with producing and marketing it, that may not be enough to nab it a sequel — but fans craving more supernatural comedy action can look forward to the upcoming Blu-ray of the film, which is set to include a ton of additional content.
The upcoming home-video release of Ghostbusters will debut an extended cut boasting 15 minutes of all-new footage that was excised from the theatrical feature. Given the somewhat poor track record, quality-wise, of such expanded comedy releases, it remains to be seen if this new version will improve upon the original. We’re holding out hope though, that at least one of these new sequences is the big Chris Hemsworth dance number —in which he leads police officers and soldiers in a Bee Gees-scored boogie through Times Square — that reportedly cost a seven-figure sum to produce and then was relegated to the end-credits outtake reel after it tested poorly with early audiences.
Otherwise, the Blu-ray will be jam-packed with three hours of additional content:
Ghostbusters Extended Edition & Theatrical Version
2 gag reels
4 deleted scenes
11 alternate scenes and more than 60 minutes of additional extended and alternate scenes with Ultraviolet download
6 alternate take reels
5 Featurettes: “Chris Hemsworth is ‘Kevin’”; “The Ghosts of Ghostbusters”; “Meet the Team”; “Visual Effects: 30 Years Later”; “Slime Time”
Filmmaker commentaries
Photo gallery
Ghostbusters will debut on Digital HD on Sept. 27, and then on 4K/Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, Blu-ray, and DVD – replete with the above special features – on Oct. 11.
Watch the trailer:
