The Digital Bits has today posted the official details from Warner Bros. on their forthcomming Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2 Disc), Blade Runner: Collectors Edition (4 Disc) and Blade Runner: The Ultimate Collector’s Edition (5 Disc).
The Ultimate Collector’s Edition, in Unique Limited ‘Deckard Briefcase,’ also Available in HD DVD & Blu-ray Disc
Blade Runner: The Final Cut will be included in three stunning DVD editions: a Two-Disc Special Edition (at $20.97 SRP), a Four-Disc Collector’s Edition ($34.99 SRP) and the Five-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition ($78.92 SRP) in Collectible “Deckard Briefcase” packaging.
Simultaneous HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc versions (each $TBD) of the “Deckard Briefcase” will also be released in numbered, limited quantities. HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc 5-Disc Digi Packs with collectible slipcase (each $TBD) will include all of the UCE content. Order due date for all editions is November 13.
The releasedate for the DVD is set to December 18 (so, it’s pushed back from October) according to The Digital Bits. You can find the complete announcement here.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut Special Edition (2 Disc)
Disc 1
Ridley Scott’s new “Final Cut” of Blade Runner
Restored and remastered with added & extended scenes, added lines, new and cleaner special effects and all new 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio.
- Includes
- Commentary by Sir Ridley Scott
- Commentary by Executive Producer/ Co-Screenwriter Hampton Fancher and Co-Screenwriter David Peoples; Producer Michael Deely and production executive Katherine Haber
- Commentaries by visual futurist Syd Mead; production designer Lawrence G. Paull, art director David L. Snyder and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer
Disc 2
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
A brand new documentury, over three and a half hours long
Blade Runner: Collectors Edition (4 Disc)
Includes everything that the 2-Disc Special Edition has together with three other versions of Blade Runner and an “Enhancement Archive” bonus disc of enhanced content that includes 90 minutes of deleted footage and rare or never-before-seen items in featurettes and galleries that cover the film’s amazing history, production teams, special effects, impact on society, promotional trailers, TV spots, and much more.
Disc 1
Ridley Scott’s new “Final Cut” of Blade Runner
Restored and remastered with added & extended scenes, added lines, new and cleaner special effects and all new 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio.
- Includes
- Commentary by Sir Ridley Scott
- Commentary by Executive Producer/ Co-Screenwriter Hampton Fancher and Co-Screenwriter David Peoples; Producer Michael Deely and production executive Katherine Haber
- Commentaries by visual futurist Syd Mead; production designer Lawrence G. Paull, art director David L. Snyder and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer
Disc 2
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Disc 3
This disc contains:
The 1982 Theatrical Version. which is the US theatrical release which contains the voice-over and the happy ending.
The 1982 International Version. Also used on U.S. home video, laserdisc and cable releases up to 1992. Contains some extended scenes and also has the voice-over and happy ending.
The 1992 Directors Cut. Without the voice-over and ends with the elevator doors closing. Contains the “Unicorn Sequence” which suggests that Deckard also might be a replicant.
Disc 4
Bonus Disc – “Enhancement Archive”
- Featurette The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick
- Featurette Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. The Film
- Philip K. Dick: The Blade Runner Interviews (Audio)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Cover Gallery (Images)
- The Art of Blade Runner (Image Galleries)
- Featurette Signs of the Times: Graphic Design
- Featurette Fashion Forward: Wardrobe & Styling
- Screen Tests: Rachel & Pris
- Featurette The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
- Unit Photography Gallery
- Deleted & Alternate Scenes
- 1982 Promotional Featurettes
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Featurette Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art
- Marketing & Merchandise Gallery (Images)
- Featurette Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
- Featurette Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collectors Edition (5 Disc)
The 5-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition includes everything from the previously described 4-Disc Edition, plus the ultra-rare, near-legendary WORKPRINT version of the film, newly remastered. The Ultimate Collector’s Edition will be presented in a unique 5-disc digi-package with handle which is a stylish version of Rick Deckard’s own briefcase, in addition each briefcase will be individually numbered and in limited supply. Included is a lenticular motion film clip from the original feature, miniature origami unicorn figurine, miniature replica spinner car, collector’s photographs as well as a signed personal letter from Sir Ridley Scott.
Disc 1
Ridley Scott’s new “Final Cut” of Blade Runner
Restored and remastered with added & extended scenes, added lines, new and cleaner special effects and all new 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio.
- Includes
- Commentary by Sir Ridley Scott
- Commentary by Executive Producer/ Co-Screenwriter Hampton Fancher and Co-Screenwriter David Peoples; Producer Michael Deely and production executive Katherine Haber
- Commentaries by visual futurist Syd Mead; production designer Lawrence G. Paull, art director David L. Snyder and special photographic effects supervisors Douglas Trumbull, Richard Yuricich and David Dryer
Disc 2
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Disc 3
This disc contains:
The 1982 Theatrical Version. which is the US theatrical release which contains the voice-over and the happy ending.
The 1982 International Version. Also used on U.S. home video, laserdisc and cable releases up to 1992. Contains some extended scenes and also has the voice-over and happy ending.
The 1992 Directors Cut. Without the voice-over and ends with the elevator doors closing. Contains the “Unicorn Sequence” which suggests that Deckard also might be a replicant.
Disc 4
Bonus Disc – “Enhancement Archive”
- Featurette The Electric Dreamer: Remembering Philip K. Dick
- Featurette Sacrificial Sheep: The Novel vs. The Film
- Philip K. Dick: The Blade Runner Interviews (Audio)
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Cover Gallery (Images)
- The Art of Blade Runner (Image Galleries)
- Featurette Signs of the Times: Graphic Design
- Featurette Fashion Forward: Wardrobe & Styling
- Screen Tests: Rachel & Pris
- Featurette The Light That Burns: Remembering Jordan Cronenweth
- Unit Photography Gallery
- Deleted & Alternate Scenes
- 1982 Promotional Featurettes
- Trailers & TV Spots
- Featurette Promoting Dystopia: Rendering the Poster Art
- Marketing & Merchandise Gallery (Images)
- Featurette Deck-A-Rep: The True Nature of Rick Deckard
- Featurette Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
Disc 5
The Workprint version
This rare version of the film is considered by some to be the most radically different of all the Blade Runner cuts. It includes an altered opening scene, no Deckard narration until the final scenes, no “unicorn” sequence, no Deckard/Rachel “happy ending,” altered lines between Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his creator Tyrell (Joe Turkell), alternate music and much more.
Also includes
- Commentary by Paul M. Sammon, author of Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner
- Featurette All Our Variant Futures: From Workprint to Final Cut
Source: The Digital Bits