Multi Retailer Watership Down (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) (BFI) [UK] - CANCELLED

[Gary K]

Release Date: October 24, 2022

Price: TBA

Purchase Link: TBA

 

ARTWORK TBC

Edited November 10, 2022 by Gary K

[Gary K]

Release Date: October 24, 2022

Price: €36.49

Purchase Link: 

 

Edited November 10, 2022 by Gary K

[Gary K]

 

Special features: 

Defining a Style (2005): short featurette about the film’s aesthetic
A Conversation with the filmmakers (2005)
Storyboard comparison
Super 8 version of the film
Trailer
TV Spots
Newly created optional English subtitles for the Deaf and partial hearing
Newly created audio description track
Double-sided poster featuring the original UK quad and the 2022 re-release artwork
A set of four postcards featuring iconic scenes from the film
Perfect-bound book featuring new writing on the film by Jez Stewart and Catherine Lester
Newly commissioned sleeve art by Andrew Bannister

**All extras are TBC and subject to change**

 

[Gary K]

Release date delayed until February 27, 2023.  

[Gary K]

“We regret to announce that, due to external issues beyond our control, the planned UHD/Blu-ray of Watership Down has been cancelled. Cancelling a release is always a last resort but in this instance we are left with no other option. We sincerely apologise for any disappointment.”
- BFI

[Masterblaster]

34 minutes ago, Gary K said:

“We regret to announce that, due to external issues beyond our control, the planned UHD/Blu-ray of Watership Down has been cancelled. Cancelling a release is always a last resort but in this instance we are left with no other option. We sincerely apologise for any disappointment.”
- BFI

but still up for Pre Order 🤔

[Gary K]

1 hour ago, Masterblaster said:

but still up for Pre Order 🤔

I took down the Zavvi link so no one orders by mistake.   

[tr0llhatt]

Meh, do a regular blu CE then

[Gary K]

22 minutes ago, tr0llhatt said:

Meh, do a regular blu CE then

 

Well that’s assuming the issue(s) were solely with the 4K transfer.  My read of the brief release is that there were broader, possibly rights issues involved, but I have no actual ideal.

[hal56]

vor 3 Stunden schrieb Gary K:

“We regret to announce that, due to external issues beyond our control, the planned UHD/Blu-ray of Watership Down has been cancelled. Cancelling a release is always a last resort but in this instance we are left with no other option. We sincerely apologise for any disappointment.”
- BFI

Thanks for the Update, Gary.

Maybe Criterion picks up the ball in the US...

[Scary Hair]

You want trauma that lasts a lifetime and leaves a scar like the San andros fault  or the grand canyon 

 

This movie will do all of the above AND MORE 

 

Avoid like the plague