UK distributor Second Sight Films is planning to bring a limited edition release of George A. Romero's classic DAWN OF THE DEAD to Blu-ray and 4K UHD on October 26th, and they have revealed that this release is going to be packed with cool special features.
Weighing in at "just over a kilo" (or over two pounds), this DAWN OF THE DEAD package contains:
DISC 1: The theatrical cut – New 4K scan and restoration of the original camera negative – Commentary by George A. Romero, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest – NEW commentary by Travis Crawford
DISC 2: The extended cut – Produced using 4K scan of theatrical cut camera negative and 4K scan of extended cut interpositive – Commentary by Richard P. Rubinstein
DISC 3: The Argento cut – produced using 4K scan of theatrical cut camera negative and 4K scan of Argento cut interpositive – Commentary by Ken Foree, Scott Reiniger, Gaylen Ross, David Emge
DISC 4: Special Features – NEW Zombies and Bikers (59 minutes): with John Amplas, Roy Frumkes, Tom Savini, Christine Forrest, Tom Dubensky, Tony Buba, Taso Stavrakis, and a whole host of zombies and bikers! – NEW Memories of Monroeville (34 minutes): a tour of the mall with Michael Gornick, Tom Savini, Tom Dubensky, and Taso Stravrakis – NEW Raising the Dead: The Production Logistics (23 minutes): with Michael Gornick, Christine Forrest, John Amplas, Tom Dubensky – NEW The FX of Dawn with Tom Savini (13 minutes) – NEW Dummies! Dummies! (12 minutes): an interview with actor Richard France – NEW The Lost Romero Dawn Interview (20 minutes): previously unreleased archive interview – Super 8 Mall Footage by zombie extra Ralph Langer – Document of the Dead: The Original Cut – Document of the Dead: The New Cut – The Dead Will Walk 2014 documentary – Trailers, TV, and Radio Spots
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS: AUDIO CD DISC 1: The Goblin Soundtrack – 17 tracks including alternate and bonus tracks
AUDIO CD DISC 2: The Complete De Wolfe Library Cues Part 1
AUDIO CD DISC 3: The Complete De Wolfe Library Cues Part 2
PLUS: 150 page hardback book featuring new essays, archive interview, and rare stills – Dawn of the Dead: the novelization
The special features not noted as being new have been around for a while, but I am very interested to see those new featurettes, and it's awesome that the novelization and a special hardback book are being included in the package.
The release will be available for pre-order as soon as Second Sight can figure out the production schedule, which is difficult to ascertain during the current lockdown. The company had originally intended to start taking pre-orders on March 27th. The Blu-ray discs will be region locked, Region B, but the UHD discs do not have region coding.
Second Sight is also planning a new release of Romero's MARTIN, and I'm excited to hear what special features that will have.