Warner Home Video has announced that they will bring '300: Limited Collector's Edition' to Blu-ray sometime in 2009. Though no official specs have been released, it will likely be similar to the three disc DVD release which will feature all the extras from the previous two-disc DVD release plus a new documentary "To The Hot Gates: A Legend Retold" as well as a digital copy of the film.
That set will be packaged with a 52-page hardcover art book with a personal message from Snyder, a lucite display with motion film image and six collectible photo cards.
Extras for the DVD release include:
Disc 1
- Commentary by director Zack Snyder, writer Kurt Johnstad and director of photography Larry Fong
- Easter Egg - Preparing for Battle: The Original Test Footage
Disc 2
- The 300 - Fact or Fiction? - Historians, authors and filmmakers reveal how much of the film was based on fact
- Who Were The Spartans: The Warriors of 300 – An exploration of the customs and mores of Spartan life that were used by the actors and filmmakers to help build their characters
- Frank Miller Tapes – How the outspoken Miller's vision became a theatrical film
- Making of 300
- Making 300 in Images - Rapid fire stills from the first day of production to the lastDeleted Scenes with introduction by Zack Snyder
- Webisodes
- Production Design
- Wardrobe
- Stunt Work
- LenaHeadey
- Adapting The Graphic Novel
- Gerard Butler
- Rodrigo Santoro
- Training The Actors
- Culture of The Sparta City/State
- A Glimpse from the Set: Making 300 the Movie
- Scene Studies from 300
- Fantastic Characters of 300
Disc 3
- To The Hot Gates: A Legend Retold - A comprehensive and dynamic description of the ancient legend, from Frank Miller's graphic novel to the creation of Zack Snyder's epic movie
- Bonus Digital Copy of the film
Update: Our sources are now telling us the LCE of '300' won't be released until sometime in 2009. We apologize for the previous incorrect release date.