‘Highlander’ – StudioCanal Celebrating 40th Anniversary of Cult Classic with Epic 4K UHD Boxset this June
There can only be one! But we can never have enough stunning releases of Highlander. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Russell Mulcahy‘s fantasy classic, StudioCanal has announced that not only will the film return to theaters in the UK this May, but a brand new Collector’s Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray Boxset arrive this June!
A special Q&A screening of Highlander with cast member Beatie Edney will take place on April 24th in Bristol as part of The Forbidden Worlds Film Festival. Further Q&A screenings to be announced.
“After inexplicably surviving a mortal wound during a clan battle in the Scottish Highlands in 1536, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) is accused of witchcraft and banished from his village. Years later, he meets Ramirez (Sean Connery), a swordsman who teaches MacLeod the truth about himself: he belongs to an immortal race who can only die when the head is cut from the body. MacLeod fights his way through the centuries until the time of The Gathering, when the few immortals who have survived the ages will come together to fight until just one remains. In 1980s New York City the final fight is about to begin and, in the end, there can be only one…”
The film also stars Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption), Roxanne Hart (The Verdict), Beatie Edney (In The Name of The Father) and Hugh Quarshie (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace).
The Collector’s Edition Boxset will contain the following:
- Brand new artwork by Sophie Bland
- Removable O-ring with additional info
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork – displayable as clean artwork
- 2 disc digipak
- 2 posters
- 100-page collector’s booklet (new essays and production materials)
- 84-page booklet. From Script to Screen: In Search of Lost Scenes & Forgotten Immortals. This will include excepts from the script (scenes that were never filmed and scenes that changed drastically from page to screen) along with new analysis from Highlander expert Jonathan Melville
- 32-page booklet produced by Titan comics
Special Features:
UHD Disc
- THE IMMORTAL ATTRACTION OF HIGHLANDER: Looking back at four decades of Highlander magic
- A KIND OF MAGIC: MUSIC OF THE IMMORTALS: A featurette on the Soundtrack
- CAPTURING IMMORTALITY: Interview with photographer David James
- THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE KURGAN: Clancy Brown remembers Highlander
- Audio Commentary with author Jonathan Melville
- Audio Commentary with Russell Mulcahy
- Audio Commentary with Russell Mulcahy, William Panzer, and Peter Davis
BD Disc
- Interview with Russell Mulcahy
- Interview with Christopher Lambert
- Making of Documentary in 4 Parts
- Deleted Scenes
- Audio Commentary with Russell Mulcahy
- Trailer
Experience The Gathering when Highlander returns to theaters on May 4th, followed by the two-disc Collector’s Edition arriving on June 29th.
Pre-order your copy here.
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