Reports of physical media's death have been greatly exaggerated.

Apologies to anyone with a birthday in the upcoming month, but, let's be honest, January famously kind of sucks. If you're on a comedown from the festive high, never fear – we have a balm for your blues in the form of 10 of the best upcoming 4K and Blu-ray releases hitting horror shelves this January.

They are:

• April Fool's Day (4K UHD) - Kino Lorber Films
• Azrael (Blu-ray) - IFC Films
• Cure (4K UHD) - Eureka Video
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter (Collector's Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray) - Scream Factory
• Incubus (Limited Edition 4K UHD/Limited Edition Blu-ray) - Arrow Video
• Smile 2 (4K UHD SteelBook) - Paramount
• The Substance (Blu-ray/4K UHD + Blu-ray combo) - MUBI
• Se7en (4K UHD SteelBook) - Warner Home Video
• Vampires (4K UHD + Blu-ray Collector's Edition) - Shout Factory
• Yellow Dragon's Village/Visitors (Blu-ray Double Feature) - Terror Vision

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Terrifier 3
2. Transformers One
3. Alien: Romulus
4. Joker: Folie à Deux
5. Deadpool & Wolverine
6. The Wild Robot
7. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
8. Godzilla Minus One
9. Digimon: Digital Monsters - The Movies 1-3
10. The Grinch
11. Twisters
12. Demolition Man
13. Reagan
14. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Pictur eTrilogy
15. Dune: Part Two
16. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
17. Interstellar
18. Seinfeld: The Complete Series
19. Kickboxer
20. The Mean One

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Transformers One
2. Terrifier 3
3. Alien: Romulus
4. Joker: Folie à Deux
5. Demolition Man
6. Deadpool & Wolverine
7. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
8. Interstellar
9. Godzilla Minus One
10. Kickboxer
11. The Grinch
12. Seinfeld: The Complete Series
13. Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Complete Third Season
14. Dune: Part Two
15. Galaxy Quest
16. Stir of Echoes
17. The Wild Robot
18. Star Wars: Ahsoka - The Complete First Season
19. The Holdovers
20. Shaun of the Dead

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 Home Media Sellers (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted)

1. Transformers One (69%)
2. Terrifier 3 (73%)
3. Alien: Romulus (63%)
4. The Wild Robot (45%)
5. Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (29%)
6. Joker: Folie à Deux (63%)
7. Deadpool & Wolverine (61%)
8. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
9. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (32%)
10. Twisters (49%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-12-21
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-12-21
• Blu-ray Sales: December 15-21: Terrifier 3 Isn't Clowning Around on Blu-ray

As streaming and downloadable media increase their dominance, Blu-ray players are being discontinued across the industry, which means that sooner or later you won't find any players on the shelf should your current one give up the ghost. So what now?

In December 2024, LG announced that it would be ceasing production of Blu-ray players, joining Samsung and Oppo who both left the market about half a decade earlier.

LG was one of the last great holdouts making players, but now only Sony and Panasonic are left, and while having fewer players to share the market makes it more viable for them to stay in for a while, I suspect it's only a matter of time before the remaining big brands pull the plug.

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So there's no reason to rush out and do something financially inadvisable. Instead, take this as a medium-term warning that those of us who like collecting media are on notice. If you want your disc library to remain playable for as long as possible, you'll have to do something about it soon.

Luckily, this isn't for grain removal but to fix mistakes that still bugged Fincher.

Fincher got together with Collider’s Perri Nemiroff and told her how AI was used to achieve the restoration. Fincher mentions the scene in a bar where Detectives Somerset and Mills chat about the case. Turns out, the scene had a teeny tiny mistake in it, but Fincher is known as a bit of a perfectionist, so it probably bothered him.

“In this case, there was this unasked-for and unearned camera pan where a character moved, and then the camera panned over to follow them but followed them late and overshot them and ended up seeing more of the bar than was intended,” Fincher described. A character’s jacket proved to be a real problem in trying to fix the shot, but now, with the help of AI, Fincher was able to get the shot he wanted on the new version.

“So we took three or four different shots from earlier, which had a jacket in them that we liked, and then we input that, and then we had it spit back out AI, and then took the background from where the camera landed and just composited them together.”

Easy peasy! Fincher seems to have also found other uses for AI than just the one bar scene.

“There were shots that I didn’t even realize where I would consider today to be unusably out of focus, and some of those things we were able to go in, make mattes of the section that we wanted, and use AI to at least get the focus in the eyes to be on the soft side, but not completely useless,” the director told Collider.

For reasons known only to them, the studios have been saving some of their absolute best and most interesting 4K releases for the waning days of 2024, among them the most hotly debated movies of the past 12 months, as well as cult favorites and a few outright classics. In between the egg nog and the champagne, we pulled together this list of must-see-in-Ultra-HDs for your consideration as we toss another calendar into the recycling bin.

They are:

• The Searchers 4K (Warner Archive)
• No Country for Old Men 4K (Criterion Collection)
• Joker: Folie à Deux 4K (Warner)
• The Wild Robot 4K (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 4K (Warner)
• Demolition Man Limited Edition 4K (Arrow)
• Alien: Romulus 4K (20th Century/Disney)
• Transformers One 4K (Paramount)
• Legends of the Fall 4K (Sony)
• Willow 4K (Walt Disney)

The monstrous Godzilla is colossal in more ways than one, dominating screens since 1954. One of the most recognizable reptilian figures in cultural history, fans lap up the spectacle of this kaiju (a Japanese term for large monster) towering over urban landscapes and battling with other untamed beasts. In 1989, one of the weirdest movies in the genre was released, Godzilla vs. Biollante, becoming a firm franchise favorite for many fans..

Director Kazuki Ōmori delved deep into his imagination for Godzilla vs. Biollante. The film proudly displays some of the coolest special effects of the franchise, one of its strangest antagonists, and some great social commentary. It's been a challenge for anyone to track down a watchable physical copy of the movie, and anything on streaming usually has poorly translated subtitles, but that all ends next spring. Audiences will be able to get their hands on the 4K restoration of the film (with new, properly handled subtitles and a 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack), so they can judge how wonderfully eccentric it is for themselves.

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Along with the restoration, The Criterion Collection release is stuffed with special features as usual:

There's a new audio commentary featuring film historian Samm Deighan, host of the podcast Eros + Massacre and coeditor of the book Revolution in 35mm. There's also a making-of program from 1993 featuring director Kazuki Ōmori and special-effects director Koichi Kawakita, among others. There are deleted special effects, TV spots, and a short documentary from 1993 about the Biollante and Super X2 vehicle concepts.

Robert Eggers has confirmed that “Nosferatu” will be released on 4K Blu-Ray in an extended cut. Is it the near 3-hour version that was test screened earlier in the year? Quite possibly.

In 2023, I read the script and after having seen the released cut, all I can say is that Eggers left a lot of footage out of version we saw in theaters.

Clip of the announcement (if you don't want to watch the full video linked), on Reddit

With 2024 coming to a close, I’m looking back on everything that happened with 4K Blu-ray over the past year. Needless to say, it’s been a year of ups and downs. We’ve seen some excellent releases, especially from independent distributors. We’ve also seen brands and retailers exit the 4K Blu-ray market, whether it’s selling discs or players.

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But 2024 really has been a rollercoaster year for us 4K Blu-ray fans. There have been reports of increasing disc sales from major UK retailers, and then elsewhere you read that the state of physical media is in decline and it’s all very doom and gloom. So what did happen in the world of 4K Blu-ray in 2024?

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4K Blu-ray and physical media in general has faced a year of highs and lows in 2024 and while I’m hopeful for its future in 2025, I know there is still uncertainty. Physical media sales overall remain on the decline and despite rising prices, streaming services are still the main way people watch movies and TV shows.

But, 4K Blu-ray is the best way to enjoy movies on your home theater system and the more people get to experience this wonderful format, the more popular it will become.

Any highlights or low points for you in 2024?

WICKED, one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, arrives on your screen as a generation-defining cinematic sensation. The untold story of the witches of Oz, WICKED stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman who has yet to discover her true power, and Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet at Shiz University and forge an unlikely friendship – before their lives take different paths following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Their extraordinary adventures will ultimately see them fulfill their destinies as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. Wicked is an immersive, cultural celebration you'll want to experience over and over again!

Based on the stage play with music and lyrics by the legendary Grammy and Oscar® winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, WICKED is expertly directed by acclaimed filmmaker Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights). The film also stars Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Crazy Rich Asians), Oliver Award winner and Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers), Tony nominee Ethan Slater (Broadway's SpongeBob SquarePants, Fosse/Verdon), Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), and Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Independence Day).

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
• SING ALONG - ALTERNATE FEATURE-LENGTH VERSION – Rejoicify, it's your turn to sing your way through Oz! Sing-along to all of your favorite Wicked songs as you join Elphaba and Glinda on their magical journey.
• DELETED AND EXTENDED SCENES
  • Pfannee & ShenShen Meet Glinda - Reunited at Shiz University, Glinda, Pfannee, and ShenShen recall their past by performing a twirling routine together.
  • Shiz Gazette Introduces Fiyero - Excitement spreads across Shiz as word gets out that Prince Fiyero is on his way.
  • Toss Toss - Glinda teaches Elphaba the art of Toss Toss, with mixed results.
  • Elphaba & Fiyero in the Forest - The relationship between Elphaba and Fiyero takes a turn as they come to care for a lost lion cub.
  • Elphaba's Promise - Elphaba makes a pledge to Glinda that they both hope will strengthen their friendship.
  • Train Platform Farewell - Glinda, Madame Morrible, and Governor Thropp gather to send Elphaba off to Emerald City.
  • Boq & Elphaba Talk - Elphaba challenges Boq to face the truth about his feelings for Nessa Rose, but she has difficulty doing the same when it comes to Fiyero.
  • Train Ride to Emerald City- Glinda and Elphaba expand their world by taking a luxurious train ride to Emerald City.
  • In the Emerald City - The bustling streets of Emerald City take Glinda and Elphaba one step closer to finally meeting the Wizard.
  • Palace Monkeys Chase - Elphaba and Glinda race through a maddening maze of winged monkeys determined to take them down.
• MAKING WICKED – Return to Oz for a fantastic behind-the-scenes journey with this expansive look inside the characters, choreography, and creativity that make up the movie's unforgettable world.
• WELCOME TO SHIZ – Unlimited imagination, couture fashion, and spectacular production design come together at Shiz University, providing a place for performers and viewers to be fully immersed in the fantasy. Designed from details in L. Frank Baum's books, the uniforms, clever contraptions, and circular sets create a sprawling campus where magic feels like an everyday occurrence.
• A WICKED LEGACY –Take delight in the cast and filmmakers sharing personal memories of their first encounters with the original Broadway production, and how those lasting connections created emotional experiences while making the movie. Also highlighted are the iconic cameos that pay tribute to the cultural phenomenon that became one of the most popular musicals of all time.
• THE WONDERFUL WIZARD – Follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City for an in-depth look at the infamous Wizard of Oz. Inside the palace's throne room, the Wizard himself, Jeff Goldblum, pulls back the curtain to peer at his character's magic and mechanics with senior special effects technician Christopher Clarke, who details how the Wizard's massive robotic head comes to life.
• FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR JON M. CHU
• FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH STARS CYNTHIA ERIVO AND ARIANA GRANDE
• Optional English, French Canadian, and Latin American Spanish subtitles for the main feature

Pre-order: Amazon · GRUV.com

Hailed as "the single greatest movie of the year" (Dave Morales, FOX TV) and "an epic sequel worthy of its Oscar®-winning predecessor" (Scott Mantz, KTLA), GLADIATOR II boasts breathtaking action and sensational performances from a star-powered cast, including Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, and the sublime Denzel Washington in "one of his most charismatic and riveting performances" (Clayton Davis, Variety).

Fans who purchase the film on 4K Blu-ray will have access to over 100 minutes of fascinating behind-the-scenes footage and interviews. Discover the epic journey of the highly anticipated film as the cast and filmmakers share their personal experiences. Explore some of the exotic filming locations, including Malta and Morocco, and see the extraordinary sets that brought the Roman Empire back to life. Plus, enter the arena to find out how carefully choreographed combat and visual effects combined to deliver mind-blowing battles on a truly epic scale.

From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
• A Dream That Was Rome: Origins—Director Ridley Scott and producers delve into the history behind Gladiator II and how the story developed over many years before coming to the screen. What We Do In Life Echoes In Eternity: The Cast—Take an inside look into Ridley Scott's casting process.
• In The Arena: Filmmakers—Go behind the scenes as the cast and crew journey to Malta, Morocco, and the UK for the epic production.
• To Those About To Die, We Salute You: Combat—Discover how Ridley Scott and his team combined choreographed combat with cutting-edge visual effects to take the action to a whole new level.
• Building An Empire: Post-Production—Join the filmmakers for insights into the fascinating process of crafting the finished movie, which includes a scoring session led by composer Harry Gregson-Williams.
• The Making Of Gladiator II—Explore how Ridley Scott, the cast, and crew worked to bring Gladiator II to life.
• Deleted Scenes

Pre-order: Amazon

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Alien: Romulus
2. The Wild Robot
3. Deadpool & Wolveirne
4. Interstellar
5. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
6. Godzilla Minus One
7. No Country for Old Men
8. Reagan
9. Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Complete Third Season
10. Twisters
11. Star Wars: Ahsoka - The Complete First Season
12. The Grinch
13. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
14. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
15. Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
16. Oppenheimer
17. Willow
18. A Charlie Brown Christmas
19. Dune 2-Film Collection
20. Dune: Part Two

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Alien: Romulus
2. Interstellar
3. Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Complete Third Season
4. No Country for Old Men
5. Star Wars: Ahsoka - The Complete First Season
6. Deadpool & Wolveirne
7. Godzilla Minus One
8. The Wild Robot
9. The Grinch
10. Willow
11. Loki: The Complete Second Season
12. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
13. Oppenheimer
14. Riddick
15. Shaun of the Dead
16. Hawkeye: The Complete First Season
17. The Peanuts Holiday Collection
18. Twisters
19. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
20. Dune: Part Two

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 Home Media Sellers (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted)

1. ALien: Romulus (72%)
2. The Wild Robot (47%)
3. Deadpool & Wolveirne (67%)
4. The Grinch (2018) (26%)
5. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (50%)
6. Interstellar (89%)
7. Twisters (48%)
8. A Charlie Brown Christmas (24%)
9. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (32%)
10. The Forge (19%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-12-14
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-12-14
• Blu-ray Sales: December 8-14: Alien: Romulus Still on Top of the Charts in Second Week

A nerdy deep dive on the recent release.

The fact the AI upscale removed diegetic dust and artistic faux grain surprised me. That’s an undeniable mistake/error, IMO.

He also demos audio pitch issues.

He’s a spy. She’s an assassin. Together with their telepathic daughter and their clairvoyant dog, the Forgers make the perfect faux family. But while on vacation, Loid’s mission is put at risk when Anya eats a chocolate hiding the fate of the world.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• Audio: Japanese TrueHD 5.1 and English TrueHD 5.1
• Trailers

Pre-order: Amazon · Crunchyroll Store

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners will also receive a Blu-ray edition, arriving in 2025 to the following territories: Japan, USA, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand. Discover the standalone, ten-episode story of street kid David Martinez trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city of the future — soon available in a physical format!

Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs

1. Alien: Romulus
2. The Wild Robot
3. Deadpool & Wolverine
4. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
5. Star Wars: Ahsoka - The Complete First Season
6. Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Complete Third Season
7. Godzilla Minus One
8. Loki: The Complete Second Season
9. Galaxy Quest
10. Hawkeye: The Complete First Season
11. Twisters
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
13. Dune: Part Two
14. Reagan
15. The Grinch
16. Dune 2-Film Collection
17. The Forge
18. Oppenheimer
19. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
20. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 20 Selling 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs

1. Alien: Romulus
2. Star Wars: Ahsoka - The Complete First Season
3. Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Complete Third Season
4. The Wild Robot
5. Loki: The Complete Second Season
6. Galaxy Quest
7. Hawkeye: The Complete First Season
8. Deadpool & Wolverine
9. Godzilla Minus One
10. Dune: Part Two
11. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy
13. 300
14. Pulp Fiction
15. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
16. Gladiator
17. The Grinch
18. Dune 2-Film Collection
19. The Dark Knight Trilogy
20. The Thing

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Top 10 Home Media Sellers (% of Blu-ray's Market Share Noted)

1. Alien: Romulus (72%)
2. The Wild Robot (57%)
3. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (50%)
4. Deadpool & Wolverine (67%)
5. The Forge (19%)
6. The Grinch (36%)
7. Godzilla Minus One (70%)
8. Twisters (49%)
9. Star Wars: Ahsoka - The Complete First Season (100%)
10. Star Wars: The Mandalorian - The Complete Third Season (100%)

Source: Circana VideoScan (based on unit sales from reporting retailers)

Further Reading:

• Top 20 Selling Blu-ray and 4K Discs for Week Ended 2024-12-07
• Top 20 Disc Sellers for Week Ended 2024-12-07
• Blu-ray Sales: December 1-7: Alien: Romulus Bursts Onto the Charts

Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg— a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.

Special Features:

• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
• Return to Helm's Deep: History Becomes Legend
• Middle-earth & Anime: A Marriage of Creativity
• Héra: A New Hero For Middle-earth

Pre-order: Amazon · GRUV.com

If you're not well-versed in Japanese horror, there's a good chance you might not have heard of Shozin Fukui's 964 Pinocchio. But, trust us, you're gonna want to see this one, post haste.

Thanks to brand new Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases from 88 Films and Media Blasters respectively, the 1991 hallucinogenic cyberpunk body horror is finally getting the physical media upgrade it deserves.

In 964 Pinocchio, a memory-wiped sex slave cyborg, disposed of by his owners for failure to maintain an erection, is taken in by a homeless girl and the pair wreak havoc across the city of Tokyo.

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For those in the UK, 88 Films' release of 964 Pinocchio contains special features such as an exclusive interview with Fukui, as well as two of his short films, Georisuto and Caterpillar. 88 Films' release comes on March 24.

Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) and her daughter, Sarah (Kristen Stewart), play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders—Burnham (Forest Whitaker), Raoul (Dwight Yoakam) and Junior (Jared Leto)—during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

4K BLU-RAY DISC:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION, supervised by Director David Fincher
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK English 5.1
• Optional English subtitles for the main feature

BLU-RAY DISC:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION, supervised by Director David Fincher
• Commentary One by David Fincher
• Commentary Two by Jodie Foster, Forest Whitaker and Dwight Yoakam
• Commentary Three by writer David Koepp and special guest
• PRE-PRODUCTION
  • Six featurettes on the prep phase, from pre-visualization through testing
  • Interactive previsualization — Compare the pre-visualization, storyboards, dailies and final film in a multi-angle, multi-audio feature with optional commentary
• PRODUCTION
  • Shooting Panic Room – An hour-long documentary on the principal photography phase
  • Makeup effects featurette with Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr.
  • Sequence breakdowns – An interactive look at the creation of four separate scenes in the film
• POST-PRODUCTION
  • Twenty-one documentaries and featurettes on the visual effects
  • On Sound Design with Ren Klyce
  • Digital Intermediate and other featurettes dealing with the post-production phase
  • A multi-angle look at the scoring session conducted by Howard Shore Optional English subtitles for the main feature

Pre-orders are not live yet, will update when they become available.

Daybreakers gets a 4K and Blu-ray collector's edition release from Umbrella

Umbrella Home Entertainment is giving the Spierig Brothers' vampire movie Daybreakers a 4K and Blu-ray collector's edition release

By Cody Hamman

December 11th 2024, 10:35am

Back in 2009, the German-Australian sibling duo of Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig, a.k.a. The Spierig Brothers, brought us the sci-fi action horror vampire film Daybreakers -- and now, the Australia-based company Umbrella Home Entertainment is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the film by giving it a 4K and Blu-ray collector's edition release! Copies are available for purchase at THIS LINK.

The plot the Spierig Brothers crafted for Daybreakers has the following synopsis: Ten years after a plague turns most of the world's population into vampires, a critical blood shortage causes panic and gruesome mutations among the reanimated. Edward, a vampire hematologist, tries to develop a blood substitute when he meets Lionel and Audrey, two fugitive humans who claim to have a possible cure. Edward casts his lot with them in the hope of perfecting the cure before it's too late.

The film stars Ethan Hawke as Edward, Willem Dafoe as Lionel, and Claudia Karvan as Audrey. They're joined in the cast by Sam Neill, Michael Dorman, Isabel Lucas, Vince Colosimo, Jay Laga'aia, and Renai Caruso.

Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Daybreakers Collector's Edition includes: -- Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos 4K feature

-- A 100+ page hardback book with never before seen behind-the-scenes, experiences and art provided by director's Michael and Peter Speirig

-- Original poster artwork rigid case and slipcase

-- 8 artcards

-- A3 reversible poster

-- Limited Edition Numbered release

-- Audio Commentary with Co-Directors Peter and Michael Spierig and Creature Designer Steve Boyle

-- "Making of Daybreakers" Feature-Length Documentary

-- NEW! Daybreakers Gag Reel

-- NEW! Animatics

-- NEW! On The Set of Daybreakers Featurette

-- NEW! Art Department and Lighting Tests

-- NEW! Makeup, Costume and Hair Tests

-- NEW! Makeup and Effects Tests

-- NEW! Daybreakers Stunt Department Featurette

-- Trailer