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From today's Studio Brief, dragged straight from the webpage to Semagic:
New 'XXX' DVD To Include Scenes Leading Into Second Movie
Additional scenes are being attached to a "director's cut" DVD of the 2002 XXX that will serve as a bridge to the sequel, XXX: State of the Union, which is due to be released theatrically on April 29. The scenes, presented as a four minute short on the DVD, will depict the death of Xander Cage, the lead character, played by Vin Diesel in the original film. (He's played by Khristian Lupo on the DVD.) Director Rob Cohen observed that while the new movie will refer to Cage's death, the DVD will show how it occurred. "It's pretty graphic," Cohen told Home Media Retailing magazine. He added: "It occurred to me that if we're going to do an extended director's cut, there better be something really worth buying in it, because I don't want the audience that was attracted to my film to feel like they're being ripped off."
New 'XXX' DVD To Include Scenes Leading Into Second Movie
Additional scenes are being attached to a "director's cut" DVD of the 2002 XXX that will serve as a bridge to the sequel, XXX: State of the Union, which is due to be released theatrically on April 29. The scenes, presented as a four minute short on the DVD, will depict the death of Xander Cage, the lead character, played by Vin Diesel in the original film. (He's played by Khristian Lupo on the DVD.) Director Rob Cohen observed that while the new movie will refer to Cage's death, the DVD will show how it occurred. "It's pretty graphic," Cohen told Home Media Retailing magazine. He added: "It occurred to me that if we're going to do an extended director's cut, there better be something really worth buying in it, because I don't want the audience that was attracted to my film to feel like they're being ripped off." 'Wife Swap' Contestant Arrested; Show Halted
ABC has halted production of its reality show Wife Swap after members of the crew noticed injuries on the face of the 13-year-old daughter of one of the contestants, Yanni Panagiotakis, and learned from the girl that Panagiotakis had hit her several times for not wearing a coat. Nashville police were notified and arrested Panagiotakis on charges of domestic assault. "First and foremost, the well-being of all of the participants in Wife Swap is a top priority," ABC said in a statement as it cancelled filming.