First Details on STAR TREK BEYOND Blu-ray Features

We’re still awaiting Paramount’s official announcement on the release of STAR TREK BEYOND on home video, but today we have our first idea of the bonus features expected to accompany the newest Trek film, from the UK’s film rating commission.

Similar to the MPAA of the United States, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rates movies and home media releases for audiences in the UK, including ratings for the Value Added Material (VAM) – aka bonus features – that accompanies DVD and Blu-ray releases in that region.

While there’s no mention of any audio commentary track, the BBFC have rated two discs worth of VAM for the upcoming release. (Note: this list remains unconfirmed and subject to change until Paramount makes their official release announcement.)

The first disc of content clocks in at just over an hour, and includes about a minute of deleted scenes along with ten other features.

01:00 – DELETED SCENES
10:05 – BEYOND THE DARKNESS
04:28 – ENTERPRISE TAKEDOWN
08:13 – DIVIDED AND CONQUERED
05:12 – A WARPED SENSE OF REVENGE
03:03 – TREKKING IN THE DESERT
05:59 – EXPLORING STRANGE NEW WORLDS
08:01 – NEW LIFE AND NEW CIVILIZATIONS
07:48 – TO LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
05:01 – FOR LEONARD AND ANTON
05:10 – GAG REEL

The first disc’s content also looks to be included in the iTunes digital release of the film, which is previewed now on that streaming service’s BEYOND listing.

stb-itunes-preview — iTunes’ bonus feature preview.

The iTunes listing also includes a synopsis of disc one’s features:

Step on board for an epic tour of STAR TREK BEYOND! Watch over an hour of behind-the-scenes featurettes with filmmaker and cast interviews, including Justin Lin, J.J. Abrams, Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto.

Go beyond the movie’s incredible edge-of-your-seat action and see how an unprecedented 50 new alien species were created, including STAR TREK’s newest villain Krall and the rebellious alien warrior Jaylah.

Explore the strange new world of planet Altamid and discover how Dubai became the inspriation for the Federation’s newest Starbase Yorktown.

Enjoy a hilarious gag reel as well as the deleted scenes you didn’t see in theaters, and much more!

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The second disc is another fifty-four minutes of features, some of which are the film’s theatrical trailers along with Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” music video. Interestingly, the “Sledgehammer” making-of featurette released back in July is not included.

08:05 – SMALL WORLD
05:11 – THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
03:29 – PROPERLY OUTFITTED
04:58 – SET PHASERS TO STUNNING
06:03 – SPLICED
09:14 – BEATS AND SHOUTING
08:07 – VISUALLY EFFECTIVE
03:55 – RIHANNA – SLEDGEHAMMER [MUSIC VIDEO]
01:25 – BEASTIE BOYS TRAILER (aka Trailer 1)
02:23 – TRADITIONAL SCORE TRAILER (aka Trailer 2)
01:53 – RIHANNA SLEDGEHAMMER TRAILER (aka Trailer 3)

While still unconfirmed, our speculation is that this second disc is going to be a retailer-exclusive release in the USA, likely at Target stores – as both Best Buy and Walmart have already listed their variants – and Target isn’t likely to go without a retail incentive for this film.

Should our speculation pan out, this will look much like many other home releases, with a bonus disc at one retailer, a Steelbook at another, an accessory pack at another, and an online exclusive – while not ideal for collectors, it’s pretty standard fare these days in the United States.

Thankfully, since neither Best Buy or Walmart have bonus discs as part of their preorder listings, it looks like Paramount has learned from the crazy Star Trek Into Darkness debacle in 2013, when video content was split between several retailers (Best Buy, Target, iTunes, Xbox Video) and took until the Compendium edition re-issue to gather it all in one place.

For you packaging aficionados, though, you’ll still need to budget for separate purchases.

Once we have the official release information for STAR TREK BEYOND, we’ll be sure to keep you all posted – and of course, we’ll be reviewing all the different bonus features for you here when available.