Soon after the release of MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, George Miller teased a black & white cut of the film which he hoped would be included on the Blu-ray/DVD release. As we know, no such cut made its way to the FURY ROAD Blu-ray and we assumed that was that. Then, earlier this year, Miller hinted that the B&W cut may be back on the table and now Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have announced that it will be available in two brand-new MAD MAX Blu-ray collections.
Scroll down for a look at the Mad Max: High Octane Collection and the Mad Max: Fury Road – Black & Chrome Edition as well as the special features which will come with it.
The Mad Max: High Octane Collection will include MAD MAX, THE ROAD WARRIOR, MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD and the following special features:
Fury Road “Black & Chrome” Edition – Witness the surreal black and white version of mastermind George Miller’s Fury Road.
George Miller Introduction to the Mad Max Fury Road: Black and Chrome Edition – Special introductory piece by George Miller describing his vision.
Road War – In 1982, the world was blindsided by George Miller’s masterpiece of apocalyptic destruction: The Road Warrior. For the first time ever George Miller, Terry Hayes and star Mel Gibson tell the story of the car-crushing production that redefined action cinema forever.
Madness of Max – The previously released Mad Max (1979) documentary is a feature-length documentary on the making of arguably the most influential movie of the past thirty years. With over forty cast-and-crew interviews, hundreds of behind-the-scenes photographs and never-before-seen film footage of the shoot, this is, without a doubt, the last word on Mad Max (1979). Interviews include: George Miller, Byron Kennedy, Mel Gibson, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Roger Ward, Joanne Samuel, David Eggby, Jon Dowding and many more. From the Producers to the Bike Designers to the Traffic Stoppers, this is the story of how Mad Max was made.
The Mad Max: Fury Road – Black & Chrome Edition will include both the theatrical and B&W cut of the film along with:
George Miller Introduction to the Mad Max Fury Road: Black and Chrome Edition – Special introductory piece by George Miller describing his vision.
Both the Mad Max: High-Octane Collection and the Mad Max: Fury Road – Black & Chrome Edition will hit the streets on December 9, 2016 for $79.99 and $29.98 respectively, but as that's just the SRP (Suggested Retail Price), we can expect those to drop by the time these sets arrive in stores.