In days sadly gone by,physical media used to feature an abundance of extrasfor your favorite movies and TV shows with everything from director’s commentaries to a bevy of scenes that were filmed but ultimately cut from the final product. With the rise of streaming and digital purchases, we seem to have lost a bit of that movie magic when it comes to extras and collectors are lucky to find the occasional making-of featurette or two-minute gag reel included on their Blu-rays and DVDs. Meanwhile, some retailers aredoing away with physical media salesentirely. Thankfully, Blu-rays and DVDs haven’t disappeared entirely, and fans ofThe Conjuringfranchise can look forward topicking up their copy ofThe Nun IIon November 14.
Ahead of the spin-off sequel’s physical release, I sat down with directorMichael Chavesto discuss some key moments from the film. When asked what he’s excited for fans to get out of theirsecond and third watches of the film, Chaves mentioned an abundance of Easter eggs and connections to other films in the franchise saying, “I’m excited for them to just pick up on Easter eggs. There’s so much stuff that we have in here which kind of connects to other movies, connects to the larger story.”
Chaves also mentioned a “behind-the-scenes” look atThe Nun IIas well as some deleted scenes. “We have some really cool behind-the-scenes stuff and then also a couple of deleted scenes that weren’t able to make it into the final cut,” said Chaves. “There’s a lot of stuff in there. I’m excited for people to see it.” However, whilethe physical release does include a pair of making-of featurettestitled “Demons in Paradise” and “Handcrafter Nightmares,” Warner Bros. has confirmed thatthere won’t actually be any deleted scenes on the discs.
Why Won’t ‘The Nun II’ Blu-ray Include Deleted Scenes?
While Warner Bros. didn’t offer any further comment as to why the film’s physical release won’t include any deleted scenes, it’s not wildly out of the ordinary for the franchise. The firstNunmovie featured only 10 minutes of deleted scenes, while more recent releases like Chaves’The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do Itdidn’t include any deleted footage despite Chaves havingfilmed an additional demonas well askey emotional moments between Ed and Lorrainethat the director has mentioned on social media. Given thatthe end credits scene forThe Nun IIwas added with a deleted scene fromThe Conjuring 3it’s possible Warner Bros. is banking the additional footage for future use, but it doesn’t look like we’ll be seeing any extra scenes fromThe Nun IIfor now as the studio confirmed there are no plans to release them at this time.
The Nun IIis currently available on Max in the U.S.and you canpurchase it on 4K UHD Blu-ray and DVDon November 14. Stay tuned at Collider for the rest of our conversation with Chaves.
The Nun II
The sequel to the worldwide smash hit follows Sister Irene as she once again comes face to face with Valak, the demon nun.
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