The Sting 4K Steelbook (Zavvi Exclusive) (UK)

[Gorgon]

Hello there UnionJackMix;

WCL (World Cinema Library) is a subsidiary of "Discino", a Chinese Blu-ray wholesaler. I'm not altogether certain all what Forums they cater to, nor am I aware of what retailers they support. Possibly YesAsia and PlayAsia?
I personally, am a member of MP and had opportunity to purchase there. I can't in good faith to Blu-ray.com link them here but easy enough to 'search'.
As for remaining copies available in the wild, I don't know. MP sold out a while back.
Sorry to dangle treats without providing means of satisfaction. My intent was just to ident that other eds exist.
Cheers.

edit: BluraySteel (Tony) may also be able to provide info soon on whether BluFans will be moving ahead with an edition for The Sting in the future.

[RBBrittain]

I wonder if, as the mockups show, the Steelbook inside the "gloss UV slipcase" looks like the U.S. Steelbook *except* for not having the title at the top. Usually if studios order different Steelbooks from Scanavo for different countries they're COMPLETELY different, as in the Best Buy U.S. vs. Zavvi UK Steelbooks of Space Jam.

[RBBrittain]

Originally Posted by RBBrittain

I wonder if, as the mockups show, the Steelbook inside the "gloss UV slipcase" looks like the U.S. Steelbook *except* for not having the title at the top. Usually if studios order different Steelbooks from Scanavo for different countries they're COMPLETELY different, as in the Best Buy U.S. vs. Zavvi UK Steelbooks of Space Jam.

Just got my U.S. Steelbook from Target; as other photos suggested, it does have the title printed on the Steelbook itself at top (not a transparent slip). Though it doesn't come with the Zavvi's slipcase or other extras, it appears to differ from the mockup of Zavvi's Steelbook proper *only* in that detail.

Perhaps someone will argue that it's not called "The Sting" in some non-English-speaking countries, especially in Europe; but the mockups I've seen of the French & German Steelbooks have "The Sting" printed ONLY on the spine (like Zavvi but not the U.S.) with its French or German title printed separately on a J-card. Having seen many foreign Steelbooks which when unwrapped looked identical to their U.S. counterparts, it seems odd to me that Universal asked Scanavo, a Danish company, to make separate Steelbooks for the U.S. & Europe (yes, the UK is still "Europe" for many purposes despite Brexit) that differ ONLY in whether or not the title is printed on the front cover. Yet the only other apparent difference between the Zavvi & U.S. Steelbooks proper is a different SKU on the back (the French & German mockups suggest a different color for the back; the U.S. Steelbook mockup has no SKU but its actual SKU is 2136618, one digit off from the J-card's SKU of 2136617 but different from 25590GEN21 on the UK mockup), so perhaps Universal & Scanavo DID go there.