Fifty Shades of Unrated hits Blu-Ray this May

Universal announced today that the long rumored "unrated" cut of Fifty Shades of Grey will indeed hit Blu-Ray this spring. The unrated version of the film contains an additional three minutes of footage and also has an alternate ending. It will be released on Blu-Ray on May 8th.

You also might want to notice that I just said Blu-Ray. This unrated cut of the film will only be released on the Blu-Ray format, so if you've managed to come this far without upgrading to Blu-Ray you're pretty out of luck with this one. However, the disc will also contain the theatrical version and over two hours of bonus features so it's not a total ripoff. The digital release and the DVD will both have the theatrical cut included.

Other bonus features exclusive to the Blu-Ray are:

• The World of Fifty Shades of Grey featurette - Focuses on the artistry in creating the Fifty Shades world along with profiles of Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan.
• Christian Grey featurette - Explore the world of Christian Grey
• Christian Grey profile - Discover who Christian Grey is
• Jamie Dornan profile - Meet the actor behind Christian
• Christian's Apartment featurette - Take a tour of Christian's infamous Escala apartment
• Christian's Wardrobe featurette
• A Rich Man's Toys - Revisit Christian's cars, helicopter, private jet, and even more toys any fan from the book recognizes
• Ana featurette - Explore Anastasia Steele and what makes her so relatable
• All About Ana featurette
• Dakota Johnson profile - Meet the actress behind Anastasia
• Ana's World featurette - Explore Ana's life prior to meeting Christian and see how it changes when she enters Christian's lifestyle
• Ana's Wardrobe featurette
• EL James & Fifty Shades - Come face to face with the woman who created the Fifty Shades phenomenon
• The Pleasure of Pain featurette - Meet with the film's BDSM consultant and explore the props included within the "red room"
• Interactive on-set tours
• Music videos from Skylar Grey, Ellie Goulding, and The Weeknd 
• "Earned It" behind the scenes featurette - Explore the making of the video for The Weeknd's, "Earned It"

Bonus features the DVD release will share with the Blu-Ray are few, but they are:

• The World of Fifty Shades of Grey - Friends & Family featurette - Meet the actors behind the main character's friends and family
• Behind the Shades featurette - Director Sam Taylor-Johnson joins producers EL James, Dana Brunetti, and Mike De Luca along with the cast to discuss the most challenging aspects of making the film.

I guess instead of moving forward on production of the sequels they decided to go all out for the Blu-Ray release. For those upset about not having a Blu-Ray player or whatever, a majority of these featurettes have been up on YouTube since the theatrical release of the film. You're welcome.