Touchstone Pictures has made us aware of a 6 1/2 minute extended sequence of the jaguar chase and mauling scene from the film Apocalypto which is now viewable on YouTube.

The scene they have for you is one of the most pivotal in the movie. Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) has escaped his captors and is now being chased by a group of Mayan warriors. This is only the first section of what is an elongated and highly visceral chase sequence that takes place for the majority of the film.

to watch the video clip!

From Academy Award winning filmmaker Mel Gibson (The Passion of The Christ, Braveheart), comes Apocalypto: a heart stopping mythic action-adventure set against the turbulent end times of the once great Mayan civilization. When his idyllic existence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, a man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

Apocalypto was released December 8th, 2006 and stars Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Báez, Amilcar Ramírez, Israel Contreras, Israel Ríos. The film is directed by Mel Gibson.