'Jumper' DVD Shows Film Warts And All, Director Doug Liman Says

Admit it, most DVD extras are self-indulgent, ego-stroking puff pieces that — if we’re lucky — include a little illumination amid the glorification.

And we love it (and rightfully so, since so much of it has the added bonus of being cool). But it’s not for Doug Liman, who told MTV News that the bonus features on his newest DVD, “Jumper,” will include glimpses into all the drama that the production could muster. And then some.

“We had to frantically recast and start shooting while we were still working on the script,” he said of the film. “With ‘Jumper,’ I thought we were back to the days of ‘Swingers.’ It’s a locked script. We’ll just go shoot it. Suddenly next thing I know I’m back in the waters of no script, trying to figure out what we can shoot, what’s actually been written, and figuring it out as we go along. You get to see that.

“We had a documentary film crew follow us and we let them put whatever they wanted on the DVD, so I think it’s a much more interesting beyond [the norm],” he continued. “It was just grueling.”

Of course, the film’s complications extended far beyond the script, Liman admitted, confessing to MTV News his trepidation with the movie’s special effects.

“I was terrified. We couldn’t afford any experts. We had to figure it out ourselves,” he said. “But I like being terrified!”

“Jumper” is out on DVD today.

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