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“Nightbreed” Director’s Cut Extras Announced!

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SCREAM FACTORY has just announced on their Facebook  page the final specs for the NIGHTBREED: DIRECTOR’S CUT release! Read it all below. But first, an announcement from Clive Barker’s office about what the NIGHTBREED: DIRECTOR’S CUT is.

The Nightbreed Director’s Cut is an entirely different film than the one which was released in theaters. Its 20 minutes longer than the theatrical cut, but it contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage. Clive oversaw the reconstruction and edit himself, personally ensuring that, at long last, he was able to tell the story he always wanted to tell, but until now, had never been given the chance. Once the scenes were reordered, and the original film footage restored, the entire film received a brand new sound mix and color pass. It is, in every way, a different movie. It contains more story, more monsters, and there’s even a musical umber. Ultimately, what we’ve delivered is a love story 25 years in the making.

Now for the release specs, verbatim from Scream Factory!

***BREAKING: FINAL SPECS for NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT Revealed!***

We are very excited today to announce the final list of extras that will be available on our two releases of NIGHTBREED: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT (both out on 10/28). We thank every fans of “Midian” for being patient for this long-awaited news and we hope you are pleased.

We begin with an official statement from Clive Barker’s team on this extraordinary project: “The Nightbreed Director’s Cut is an entirely different film than the one which was released in theaters. Its 20 minutes longer than the theatrical cut, but it contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage. Clive oversaw the reconstruction and edit himself, personally ensuring that, at long last, he was able to tell the story he always wanted to tell, but until now, had never been given the chance. Once the scenes were reordered, and the original film footage restored, the entire film received a brand new sound mix and color pass. It is, in every way, a different movie. It contains more story, more monsters, and there’s even a musical number. Ultimately, what we’ve delivered is a love story 25 years in the making.”

The breakdown for each set is as follows:

DVD & BLU-RAY COMBO SPECIAL EDITION SET
• New “Director’s Cut” presentation of the film which contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage
• Introduction by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Tribes of the Moon: The Making of Nightbreed featuring interviews with Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, Doug Bradley and more… (72 minutes)
• Making Monsters – interviews with makeup effects artists Bob Keen, Martin Mercer and Paul Jones (42 minutes)
• Fire! Fights! Stunts! 2nd Unit Shooting – an interview with Andy Armstrong (20 minutes)
• Original Theatrical Trailer
1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 5.1/English Subtitles

LIMITED EDITION 3-DISC BLU-RAY SET (10,000 Numbered Pieces – also includes Collector’s book)

DISC 1: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT
• New “Director’s Cut” presentation of the film which contains over 40 minutes of new and altered footage
• Introduction by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Audio Commentary by writer/director Clive Barker and restoration producer Mark Alan Miller
• Tribes of the Moon: The Making of Nightbreed featuring interviews with Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, Doug Bradley and more… (72 minutes)
• Making Monsters – interviews with makeup effects artists Bob Keen, Martin Mercer and Paul Jones (42 minutes)
• Fire! Fights! Stunts! 2nd Unit Shooting – an interview with Andy Armstrong (20 minutes)
• Original Theatrical Trailer
1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/Dolby Digital 5.1/English Subtitles

DISC 2: BONUS DISC
• Deleted and Alternate Scenes (approx. 20 minutes)
• Monster Prosthetics Master Class
• Cutting Compromise – an interview with editor Mark Goldblatt
• The Painted Landscape: The Concept Art of Ralph McQuarrie
• Matte Painting Tests
• Makeup Tests
• Stop Motion Lost Footage
• Extended Torture Scene
• Rehearsal of Boone’s dream
• Extensive Still Galleries – Early Sketches, Deleted Scene, Posters and Pre-Production art, On the Set, The Cast and Crew

DISC 3: THE THEATRICAL CUT
• New transfer from the inter-positive
1:78 Widescreen/DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/English Subtitles

**NOTE: Those who order the Limited Edition and Special Edition sets directly from us at www.ScreamfactoryDVD.com will also receive an exclusive 18”x24” poster of the newly designed artworks (available while supplies last) plus a 2-week early ship on 10/14.




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  1. Dave

    Thanks for posting this news item, Jose! This is an incredible bunch of extras. More than I dared wish for, actually. Honestly, where in the world did they find rehearsal footage? I remember listing off the dream list of extras I wanted a couple years ago and this is pretty much it, including a feature on Ralph McQuarrie and Bob Keen. About the only thing missing is “David Cronenberg: Why I was Decker.” Ah well, I was just happy he finally gave an interview about Nightbreed in Fangoria, so there is no use in getting greedy.

    We also know there is an interview with Neil Gaiman so they still have a few names that aren’t listed.

    • Jose Leitao

      Absolutely. Very good news! And don’t forget that Shadows in Eden has a great article on Nightbreed, with a lot of Cronenberg quotes from 1989 and 1990 on page 341, chapter 36 “Flights of Fancy”. 😉

  2. Dave

    Hehe I just got my copy of Shadows in Eden out last night. I’ve been trying to stop reading about Nightbreed as much as possible until the director’s cut is in my hands but I can’t help myself.


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