Earlier this summer, Scream Factory got down with the sickness with they announced new Collector's Edition Blu-rays for the Dawn of the Dead remake and George A. Romero's Land of the Dead. Now they've announced a new Halloween release date for both Blu-rays, as well as a bunch of new bonus features, including interviews with James Gunn, makeup effects artists David Anderson and Heather Langenkamp Anderson (who also played Nancy in the Nightmare on Elm Street movies), actor Ty Burrell (see a tease of that interview here), and much more:
Press Release: This Halloween, get ready for a double dose of zombie apocalypse mayhem and trips to hell! On October 31, 2017, Scream Factory™ is proud to present DAWN OF THE DEAD Collector’s Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray andGeorge A. Romero’s LAND OF THE DEAD Collector’s Edition2-Disc Blu-ray. These two definitive collector’s editions boast new 2K transfer, revealing extras and new interviews with cast and crew. A must-have for movie collectors, horror enthusiasts and loyal fans, DAWN OF THE DEAD Collector’s Edition and LAND OF THE DEAD Collector’s Edition are available for pre-order now at ShoutFactory.com
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DAWN OF THE DEAD Collector’s Edition
Heart-pounding action and bone-chilling thrills power this edgy and frightening remake of George A. Romero's apocalyptic horror classic, Dawn Of The Dead! From visionary filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen), this pulse-pounding jolt-a-thon stars Ving Rhames (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2), Sarah Polley (Splice), Jake Weber (Wendigo), Mekhi Phifer (Divergent) and Ty Burrell (Modern Family).
The world is in danger when a mysterious virus turns people into mindless, flesh-eating zombies. In a mall in the heartland, a handful of survivors wage a desperate, last-stand battle to stay alive ... and human!
DAWN OF THE DEAD Collector’s Edition Blu-ray bonus features:
DISC ONE – Theatrical Version:
- NEW HD master derived from the digital intermediate archival negative
- NEW Take A Chance on Me – an interview with actor Ty Burrell
- NEW Gunn for Hire – an interview with writer James Gunn
- NEW Punk, Rock & Zombie – an interview with actor Jake Weber
- NEWKilling Time at the Mall: The Special Effects of Dawn of the Dead – an interview with special makeup effects artists David Anderson and Heather Langenkamp Anderson
- Deleted Scenes with optional commentary by director Zack Snyder and producer Eric Newman
- Theatrical Trailer
- Still Gallery
DISC TWO – Unrated Version:
- NEW HD master derived from the digital intermediate archival negative with HD inserts
- Audio Commentary with director Zack Snyder and producer Eric Newman
- Splitting Headaches: Anatomy of Exploding Heads
- Attack of the Living Dead
- Raising the Dead
- Andy’s Lost Tape
- Special Report: Zombie Invasion
- Undead and Loving It: A Mockumentary
- Drawing the Dead featurette
- Storyboard Comparisons
- Hidden Easter Egg
UNIVERSAL PICTURES presents A STRIKE ENTERTAINMENT/NEW AMSTERDAM ENTERTAINMENT Production “DAWN OF THE DEAD”
SARAH POLLEY VING RHAMES JAKE WEBER and MEKHI PHIFER
Music by TYLER BATES Music Supervisor G. MARQ ROSWELL Editor NIVEN HOWIE Production Designer ANDREW NESKOROMNY
Director of Photography MATTHEW F. LEONETTI ASC Executive Producers THOMAS A. BLISS DENNIS E. JONES ARMYAN BERNSTEIN
Produced by RICHARD P. RUBINSTEIN MARC ABRAHAM ERIC NEWMAN Based on A Screenplay by GEORGE A. ROMERO Screenplay by JAMES GUNN
Directed by ZACK SNYDER
George A. Romero’s LAND OF THE DEAD Collector’s Edition
In a harrowing vision of a post-apocalyptic world, zombies have turned all but a few fortified cities into desolate wasteland. Behind city walls, pockets of humanity cling to survival in a brutal society built by a handful of enterprising, ruthless opportunists like Kaufman (Dennis Hopper), who insulate themselves in high-rise towers and employ a band of mercenaries led by Riley (Simon Baker) to scavenge the countryside for food and other necessities, while the poor fend for themselves. When the previously mindless, slow-moving zombies begin to evolve into cunning, crafty killers and organize for a final catastrophic attack, a group of hardened mercenaries is called into action to protect the living from an army of the dead, even as they battle a rogue mercenary (John Leguizamo) who threatens the existence of their safe haven.
LAND OF THE DEAD Collector’s Edition Blu-ray bonus features:
DISC ONE: Theatrical Cut
- NEW 2K Scan of the interpositive
- NEW Cholo’s Reckoning - an interview with actor John Leguizamo
- NEW Charlie’s Story – an interview with actor Robert Joy
- NEW The Pillsbury Factor – an interview with actor Pedro Miguel Arce
- NEW Four of the Apocalypse – an interview with actors Eugene Clark, Jennifer Baxter, Boyd Banks and Jasmin Geljo
- Dream of the Dead: The director’s cut with optional commentary by director Roy Frumkes
- Deleted footage from Dream of the Dead
- Deleted Scenes
- Theatrical Trailer
DISC TWO: Uncut Version
- NEW 2K Scan of the interpositive with HD inserts
- NEW Audio Commentary with zombie performers Matt Blazi, Glena Chao, Michael Felsher and Rob Mayr
- Audio Commentary with writer/director George A. Romero, producer Peter Grunwald and editor Michael Doherty
- Undead Again: The Making of Land of the Dead
- Bringing The Dead To Life
- Scenes of Carnage
- Zombie Effects: From Green Screen to Finished Scene
- Scream Test – CGI test
- Bringing the Storyboards to Life
- A Day with the Living Dead hosted by John Leguizamo
- When Shaun Met George
UNIVERSAL PICTURES and ATMOSPHERE ENTERTAINMENT present A MARK CANTON-BERNIE GOLDMAN and ROMERO-GRUNWALD Production
In association with WILD BUNCH and RANGER KIM
GEORGE A. ROMERO’S “LAND OF THE DEAD” SIMON BAKER DENNIS HOPPER ASIA ARGENTO ROBERT JOY and JOHN LEGUIZAMO
Casting by MARCI LIROFF Music by REINHOLD HEIL and JOHNNY KLIMEK Costume Designer ALEX KAVANAGH
Editor MICHAEL DOHERTY Production Designer ARV GREWAL Director of Photography MIROSLAW BASZAK
Executive Producers STEVE BARNETT DENNIS E. JONES RYAN KAVANAUGH
Produced by MARK CANTON PETER GRUNWALD BERNIE GOLDMANN Written and Directed by GEORGE A. ROMERO
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Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform media company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s entertainment offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials. In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast entertainment distribution network which delivers culturally relevant programming, movie and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America and across multiple platforms. Shout! Factory owns and operates Shout! Factory Productions, Scream Factory, Shout! Factory Kids, Shout! Factory Films, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Timeless Media Group and Shout! Factory TV. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.
Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.
When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.
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