Category: Blade Runner News

UK Total Film interviewed Sir Ridley Scott in their latest edition, here are the Blade Runner bits..

TF : What’s the latest with the Blade Runner Special Edition
RS : It’s finished. a five disc set in a Deckard briefcase comes out in the autumn. We’ve got a reconformed, state of the art digital print, which we haven’t really had for about 15 years. It’ll probably be shown at the Venice Film Festival.

TF : Have any new sequences been shot ?
RS : Not really: we’ve gone back into the original negative, taken some stuff out and popped stuff back in. There’s a littlle bit that’s new, but generally it pretty much stands up.

TF : We hear you’ve touched up the scene where Joanna Cassidy gets retitred …
RS : Originally it was a stunt girl because they didn’t want Joanna running through fake plate glass. I didn’t want her to get hurt so I got a stunt person to do it. We figured today you could remove that stunt gal’s face easy and replace it with Joanna’s, so they did it against a greenscreen. We’ve just improved that little bit.

TF : Has Harrison Ford contributed anything ?
RS : Harrison’s fully onboard; he’s already done his interviews. Everyone’s been interviewed, which is nice. It’s nice that everyone’s still alive!

Sounds very good, right ?.. Still no official news from Warner Bros. on any special package thou but it seems like the now removed ezydvd packaging is what we will get and what we are waiting for.. More about that can be found in last months news in the archive
Source: oscar_merkx at hometheaterforum.com

Highdefdigest.com reports that a promotional flyer for “Blade Runner – The Essential 25’th Anniversary Edition” on HDDVD with October 2007 as release date can be found in Warner Bros. upcoming HDDVD release of “Ultimate Matrix Collection” which is soon to be released.

Inside copies of the ‘Ultimate Matrix Collection’ (arriving this Tuesday, May 22), Warner has included the following advert that gives the first official confirmation of an arrival window for ‘Blade Runner’ (which is now being dubbed ‘The Essential 25th Anniversary Edition’)
Source: Highdefdigest.com
My personal guess is that the correct & official title of the release will be “Blade Runner – The Essential 25’th Anniversary Edition” and that it will be released on all formats this October 2007
This could be the best news on the upcoming release that we have been waiting for so long..

Source: The Home Theater Forum

Okey, Im late reporting this but it’s still interesting news and maybe a special collectors item packaging kind of release. If it will be released outside Australia is unknown at this moment.

The Australian Online DVD store ezydvd.com published an upcomming “Blade Runner – Ultimate Collection” which according to their website cost $199.83 (Australian Dollars). The information at their website is now removed but someone has saved the information in PDF format. For those of you whom want to download the information should click here. This edition comes in a “Blade Runner Brief Case Packaging with handle” and includes

Blade Runner Brief Case packaging with handle
Digi-Package with Foil Enhanced and Embossed Slipcase (5 Discs)
Lenticular motion image from the original feature
Collectible Model Spinner
Collectible Origami Unicorn
Collection of photographs from film
Letter from Ridley Scott

Disc 1: The Final Cut (2007)

Ridley Scott’s definitive new version of his science-fiction masterpiece includes added & extended scenes, added lines and new and cleaner special effects.

Disc 2: Other cuts of Blade Runner

82 U.S. Theatrical version

82 International Theatrical Version

92 Director’s Cut

Disc 3 – “Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner” Documentary

Newly created documentary: Through interviews with the cast and crew, critics and colleagues, this feature-length documentary provides a mainstream-friendly yet meaningful in-depth look at Blade Runner’s literary genesis, its challenging production and controversial legacy. When all is said and done, this will be the definitive documentary on the film.

Disc 4: Enhanced Content Bonus (TBC)

INCEPTION – Featurettes and galleries devoted to Philip K. Dick, the birth of Cyberpunk and adapting the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.

PRE-PRODUCTION – Featurettes and galleries devoted to script development, conceptual design and abandoned sequences.

PRODUCTION – Featurettes and galleries devoted to principal photography and locations.

POST-PRODUCTION – Featurettes and galleries devoted to deleted scenes, music and visual effects.

RELEASE – Featurettes and galleries devoted to marketing and reaction including Trailers, TV Spots and Promotional Featurettes

LEGACY – Featurettes and galleries devoted to the film’s resurrection and impact.

Disc 5: Work Print Version & Enhanced Content

Including the rarely seen Work Print version and potentially the 52 min. Channel Four (UK) documentary which was the first serious documentary created for the film.

Why the information has been taken down from the ezydvd website can be found in the alt.fan.blade-runner newsgroup. It seems that the reason to why the product have been taken out is that they did not have accurate stock numbers for a product that will be in demand, and could have lead to customer disappointment if not managed correctly. (Thanks goes to Lukas Mariman for posting the information)

One imporatant thing to remember is that there is no official word from Warner if any of this is true, people have reported that ezydvd should be considered trustworthy.

Source: The alt.fan.blade-runner newsgroup & The Home Theater Forum

It seems like they have been re-shooting scenes with Joanna Cassidy (Zhora) for the upcomming DVD release of Blade Runner.. Cool news indeed, I wonder what purpose the scenes have, will they be fitted in the movie ?. Whom knows, check out Joanna Cassidy Official Website for upcomming news and details.
From Joanna Cassidy Official Website

Joanna has just finished re-shooting her scenes from the original BLADE RUNNER movie. Joanna is wearing her original outfit (which she kept over from the first production). These new scenes will be part
of the upcoming special BLADE RUNNER DVD re-release. Check back for more details.

Source: The alt.fan.blade-runner newsgroup & Joanna Cassidy Official Website

The Executives at Warner Home Video participated in a on-line chat over at The Home Theater Forum and some of the questions where about the upcomming Blade Runner: Special Edition release that will be out sometime 2007 on DVD, Blue-Ray and HD-DVD..
Here are the Blade Runner hi-lights of the chat, the full transcript can be found here.
[NickH] Any news on the big Blade Runner SE (i.e. release date, contents, etc)?
[WARNER] The Tyrell Corporation is furiously working away on a release to knock your socks off before the holiday season. The contents are still being formulated. All the different iterations of the film will be available, including the new FINAL CUT.
We think you’ll be very pleased, and it will have been worth the wait!

[Chris_Stevens] Any plans to revisit some of your Harrison Ford titles? Fingers crossed for The Mosquito Coast. Thanks!
[WARNER] Given all our activity around BLADE RUNNER, which is one of our biggest, if not the biggest event of this year for our group, we have discussed various ideas to maximize the large catalog of Mr. Ford’s films which we control. We’ll let you know soon.

[JeremyG] Thank you for the chat. Will there be a multi-disc HD set for Blade Runner? Or will HD buyers get only one version, like the Superman: The Movie HD edition? Looking forward to more HD titles this year…any hints as to titles to be announced soon (Harry Potter perhaps…)?
[WARNER] There will be a lot more HD product announced (HD-DVD and Blu Ray Disc) by us in the next few weeks. We hope you’ll be pleased. It is our intention to have the BLADE RUNNER releases all contain the same content, regardless of format.

So, we will hopefully see the new Blade Runner: Special Edition this year before the holiday season and it will contain the same extras on all the releases.

Source: The Home Theater Forum