Blade Runner Remastered For HD and DVD Release

Warner has revealed that the sci-fi movie classic, Blade Runner, will be available to own on DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray on December 19, 2007.

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Blade Runner 5-disc Collector’s Edition

In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, director Ridley Scott has gone back into post production to create the long-awaited definitive new version of Blade Runner. Blade Runner: The Final Cut will contain never-before-seen added/extended scenes, added lines, new and improved special effects, director and filmmaker commentary, an all-new 5.1 Dolby Digital audio track, and is spectacularly restored and remastered from original elements and scanned at 4K resolution, the company says.

Ridley Scott said, “The Final Cut is the product of a process that began in early 2000 and continued off and on through seven years of intense research and meticulous restoration, technical challenges, amazing discoveries and new possibilities. I can now wholeheartedly say that Blade Runner: The Final Cut is my definitive director’s cut of the film.”

Blade Runner: The Final Cut will be included in three DVD editions: a 2-Disc Special Edition ($24.95), a 5-Disc Collector’s Edition packaged in a limited edition Digi-pak ($99.95), and a 5-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition ($149.95) in a limited edition “Deckard Briefcase” packaging. HD DVD and Blu-ray versions of Blade Runner: The Final Cut will also be available with an RRP of $34.95.

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5-disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition

Warner says that among the bonus material highlights is Dangerous Days – a brand new, three-and-a-half-hour documentary by award-winning DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, with an extensive look into every aspect of the film: its literary genesis, its challenging production and its controversial legacy.

Additionally, the 5-Disc Collector’s Edition will include an entire disc with hours of enhanced content containing featurettes and galleries devoted to over 45 minutes of deleted and alternate scenes recently discovered in deep storage and approved by Ridley Scott, visual effects as well as background on author Philip K. Dick, script development, abandoned sequences, conceptual design, overall impact of the film and how it lead to the birth of cyberpunk. Trailers, TV spots and promotional featurettes will also be included.

See: www.warnerbros.com