Dawn of the Dead (1978) - OUT OF PRINT

[JimDiGriz]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

Well done Second Sight!

I wonder if they will get Day of the Dead too?

[Geoff D]

First things first!

[captainjoe]

Wow this is amazing news! Truly a release we've all dreamed about but figured would never happen. I don't know how they did it but damn I love it

[TripleHBK]

I wonder if Rubinstein is even aware that UHD's aren't region locked? Unless the Blu Ray also ends up being Region Free It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

[Blu2u]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I think those rumors were just jokes, because Well Go was just such an out-of-the-blue label to land the Phantasm films.

I figure they were the US label that was rumored to have the contracts ready to be signed and then Rubenstein backed out.

[bb8977]

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

I think this will cause a spike in 4k player sales.

Haha the film isn't that popular

[DukeTogo84]

If a US label DOES have it, they better announce it soon, otherwise everyone is going to buy the Second Sight version.

[ugg]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Or a US label has it, but they’re dragging their feet about annoucing it because they’re waiting for approval on artwork and a Bub action figure?

Bub is not on Dawn of the Dead though.

[Gory]

Originally Posted by Blu2u

I figure they were the US label that was rumored to have the contracts ready to be signed and then Rubenstein backed out.

I believe that was Shout/Scream Factory. They have been trying to get the film for years and came so close one time. I do think they are the ones that have the US Blu-ray rights. And I agree with Duke, whoever has it in the US needs to announce it soon.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by ugg

Bub is not on Dawn of the Dead though.

I think a zombie flyboy would be a great figure or the farm zombie from the cover.

[DukeTogo84]

If a US label does have it, part of me thinks they are waiting for an October release date due to Halloween, but it might be too late by that point as I'm sure many will have imported it by then.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by ugg

Bub is not on Dawn of the Dead though.

Yeah, whatever. You get my point. SF has to be the front runner to get it in the US.

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

If a US label does have it, part of me thinks they are waiting for an October release date due to Halloween, but it might be too late by that point as I'm sure many will have imported it by then.

There was that post from an industry insider after the Second Sight news came out that explicitly said a US label also made a deal with him, but that Rubinstein cancelled it at the last minute. So, as far as anyone knows, that's still the state in the US.

[DukeTogo84]

Originally Posted by cakefactory

There was that post from an industry insider after the Second Sight news came out that explicitly said a US label also made a deal with him, but that Rubinstein cancelled it at the last minute. So, as far as anyone knows, that's still the state in the US.

I believe the deal that fell through at the last minute was a deal from a few years ago. Things could have changed since then.

[Jlouisbarrett]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I believe the deal that fell through at the last minute was a deal from a few years ago. Things could have changed since then.

Yeah, my impression was that story described negotiations from a couple or a few years back. I don’t see Rubinstein allowing a UK release just to leave the US untapped. I feel like he’d go “all in” and license to both territories at the same time when he finally decides to do it.

[Kakihara]

I wonder if the 4K release will have HDR?

[OgamiittoMcJ]

Originally Posted by Kakihara

I wonder if the 4K release will have HDR?

looks like it will

from UK thread

Originally Posted by Manvfilm

From a press release:

Dawn of The Dead is set to be released as a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with HDR and will feature George A Romero’s Original, Unrated US Theatrical Release Cut (2:07), Romero’s Pre-US Release Cannes Cut (2:17) and the foreign edition edited by Dario Argento. There will also be a standard Blu-ray together with a Blu-ray release of Martin.

The scanning, colour grading and restoration of both films will be managed by Final Frame under the supervision of Director of Photography Michael Gornick.
The mastering and encoding will be handled by one of the entertainment technology industry’s most experienced specialists, David Mackenzie of Fidelity in Motion.

Slated for release late summer 2019, complete with brand new special features and more, Second Sight Films will announce further news via its social media channels.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=403

[El_Fez]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

Yeah, whatever. You get my point. SF has to be the front runner to get it in the US.

8" Krishna Zombie or GTFO!

[cakefactory]

Originally Posted by El_Fez

8" Krishna Zombie or GTFO!

When I saw it as a kid I was completely unsure of the sex of that zombie.

We should get a wind-up of the hilariously terrible overacting nurse zombie.

[travisbickle]

Originally Posted by DukeTogo84

I think a zombie flyboy would be a great figure or the farm zombie from the cover.

Originally Posted by El_Fez

8" Krishna Zombie or GTFO!

All have figures already...