Full Metal Jacket: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray (Updated)

This year, Warner Home Entertainment will bring the 25th Anniversary Edition of Full Metal Jacket to Blu-ray. Director Stanley Kubrick's gritty drama focuses on a group of young men both before and during their excursion into the Vietnam War.

Adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel The Short Timers, the film features an impressive ensemble cast that includes Matthew Modine (Any Given Sunday), Adam Baldwin (Firefly: The Complete Series), Vincent D'Onofrio (Men in Black), R. Lee Ermey (Se7en), Arliss Howard (The Lost World), and Dorian Harewood (Gothika).

While Warner has not yet detailed the technical specifications for this two-disc release, the studio will offer the following supplements:

• Commentary with Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, and screenwriter/author Jay Cocks
• Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil behind-the-scenes featurette
• Theatrical trailer

The 25th Anniversary Edition comes packaged inside a "44-page [Digibook] that include[s] a personal letter and intimate reflections from star Matthew Modine, as well as behind-the-scenes photos specifically selected for this release." Additionally, the set adds a DVD with the sixty-minute Stanley Kubrick's Boxes documentary which "sheds light on the genius and 'rhythm of the genius' at work".

Update: The new Full Metal Jacket Blu-ray Book will street on August 7th.