A new Swamp Thing movie is allegedly in the works as part of the changes happening in the DCU, but before it arrives, the original 1982 movie from SwampFilms is going to get the re-issue treatment.
Officials with MVD Entertainment Group announced Thursday, the original movie is scheduled for re-issue July 25 separately on 4K UHD/Blu-ray combo pack and standalone Blu-ray. The re-issue is part of MVD’s “Rewind Collection.”
Thursday’s announcement came roughly two months after the company re-issued the movie’s 1989 sequel, The Return of Swamp Thing on 4K UHD/BD combo pack.
Directed by Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise), the movie is based on the DC character by the same name. It stars Ray Wise (Robocop, Dead End, Batman: The Killing Joke) and Adrienne Barbeau (Escape From New York, The Fog, Back To School) as Dr. Alec Holland and government agent Alice Cable. The pair have developed a formula that has the potential to end world hunger, but unknown to them the evil Dr. Arcane (Louis Jordan– Octopussy, Gigi, Letter From An Unknown Woman) wants the formula for his own selfish reasons.
When Arcane tries to steal the formula, he ends up covering Dr. Holland in the formula and then leaves him for dead in the swamp. Holland ends up becoming the movie’s titular character and sets out to stop Dr. Arcane while also saving Alice. While Wise takes on the role of Dr. Holland, Dick Durock (Stand By Me, The Enforcer, Runaway Train) takes on the role of the movie’s titular character.
Also starring in the movie are the likes of David Hess (The Last House on the Left, Cabin Fever, Body Count), and Nicholas Worth (Darkman, No Way Out, Heartbreak Ridge).
While both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray platform offer audiences the same commentaries as bonus content, the Blu-ray platform offers much more in regard to its bonus content. The Blu-ray platform also includes extras, such as a featurette examining how the Swamp Thing comic made the leap from the printed page to the big screen, a bonus titled “Tales From The Swamp” with Adrienne Barbeau, and another titled “Swamp Screen: Designing DC’s Main Monster.”
The full list of each platform’s bonus content is noted below:
DISC 1: SWAMP THING 4K LASERVISION COLLECTION –
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• 2023 4K Restoration (16-Bit Scan of the Original
Camera Negative) of both the US Theatrical PG Version and Unrated International Version of the film presented in its original 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio in Dolby Vision / HDR
• Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono, Spanish Mono
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Wes Craven
moderated by Sean Clark (Theatrical / PG Version)
• Audio Commentary with Makeup Effects Artist
William Munns moderated by Michael Felsher (Theatrical / PG Version)
• Collectible “4K LaserVision” Mini-Poster of cover art
• Limited Edition “4K Laservision” Slipcover (First Pressing Only)
DISC 2: SWAMP THING REWIND COLLECTION BLU-RAY –
SPECIAL FEATURES:
• 2023 HD Restoration of both the US Theatrical PG
Version and Unrated International Version of the film presented in its original
1.85:1 Aspect Ratio
• Audio Commentary with Writer/Director Wes Craven
moderated by Sean Clark (Theatrical / PG Version)
• Audio Commentary with Makeup Effects Artist
William Munns moderated by Michael Felsher (Theatrical / PG Version)
• DTS-HD Audio 2.0 Mono, Spanish Mono Audio
• Optional English Subtitles
• “Tales From the Swamp” (Remastered) with
Actress Adrienne Barbeau (HD, 16:56)
• “Hey Jude” with Actor Reggie Batts (HD, 14:30)
• “That Swamp Thing” with Len Wein, Creator of Swamp Thing (HD, 13:19)
• “Swamp Screen: Designing DC’s Main Monster” featurette (HD, 20:32)
• “From Krug to Comics: How the Mainstream
Shaped a Radical Genre Voice” featurette (HD, 17:34)
• Posters & Lobby Cards – Photo Gallery
• Photos from the Film – Photo Gallery
• William Munns’ Behind the Scenes Pictures – Photo Gallery
• Behind the Scenes Photos by Geoffrey Rayle – Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer (HD, 1:31)
• “REGION A” LOCKED
Swamp Thing will retail for MSRP of $49.95 on its 4K UHD/BD combo pack platform. The standalone BD platform will retail for MSRP of $39.95.
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