Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2D+3D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[snooloui]

Release date: April 10th , 2017
Purchase link: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (live)
Price: £24.99
Note: This steelbook displays the title on the spine.

Spoiler: Previous Artwork

 

[virkia]

Actually @BluSteel2012

IT all depends on the Breed of cow weather females and males have horns ..

Spot on Scary:-

 

[FN-2187]

As far as I can remember they were never wading through the water like in the artwork, which is what people haven been commenting on and what I was replying to.

The Scene of the Stormtroopers wading through the beach on Scarif is one of the scenes that was left on the cutting room floor during editing.

 

[Noodles]

The Scene of the Stormtroopers wading through the beach on Scarif is one of the scenes that was left on the cutting room floor during editing.

Yep, which is exactly what I said in my original post and was the point I was trying to make.

 

[Noodles]

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I believe that's a still from an unused scene, which (again) I referred to in my original post.

 

[UpsetSmiley]

My feeling is that the mock-up doesn't do this steelbook justice and that the artwork with the finish it's getting will be a pleasant surprise in-hand.
Cool wraparound well-balanced artwork both inside and out and that gorgeous turquoise colour is to die for . . .
Just my personal feeling so nobody need jump down my throat . . . until it's released (lol).

I agree and hope it has a great finish. Apart from the artwork I'll reserve all judgement on the Steelbook itself until in-hand pics are released.

 

[ethnosax]

I agree and hope it has a great finish. Apart from the artwork I'll reserve all judgement on the Steelbook itself until in-hand pics are released.

Though I don't think there's much that can save this poor steelbook, I do think that if the troopers and the title are glossy and embossed in great detail, it may end up better than the JPEG. But I'm not hopeful it'll turn out this way.

Another idea: if they include a sheet of speech balloon stickers, so you can customize your steelbook by making the troopers say ridiculous things--that would work for me.

 

[Arciris]

Why would you claim this is your concept? Signature indicates a moderator here made it

im sorry it was suposed to be a quote from a previous post, new to forums not really familiar with this concept yet[/QUOTE]

 

[virkia]

IMO it matters not that the particular images used for the outside of the steelbook are not in the final cut of the film as, according to reports, some 40% of shot footage was not used, while others have it down as 46 scenes adding up to not much more than 10 minutes.

Whatever the situation, the images on the steelbook are REPRESENTATIVE of the film, which is more a classic war film set in space than anything else, hence we have two opposing sides on opposite sides of the steelbook - seem appropriate artwork to me.
Think WWII and Vietnam with the director staging scenes taken from classic war films with the only difference being the characters' uniforms.

I've even read that these steelbook shots were nothing more than images used for publicity purposes and that the power-that-be liked them so much that they were used in the trailer (lol).

As the director himself said about images used in the trailer and elsewhere (which are not in the completed film) "I know that's not in the film, but the spirit of it is in the film" . . . and as we know these are images taken at the same location - the tropical paradise world of Scarif - and not at some random place unconnected to the film . . . and whilst the particular steelbook storm/death trooper images may have ended up on the cutting room floor there's still similar images to be seen in the finished film such as this one:-

Image via Lucasfilm

As for representative artwork on steelbooks there must loadsout there.
To put it another way, with artwork not actually in the film and two recent examples immediately spring to mind - the severed forearm on SAW and the Tommy gun on the upcoming SCARFACE.

 

[CleverLoginName]

Sorry, I have misunderstood you. @Noodles You're right of course, the actual "wading through the water" scene was not included in the movie. The still picture @lights posted is also not in the final cut of the movie, but it's very close to the Death Troopers' scene.

Please excuse the confusion I caused.

 

[Noodles]

Sorry, I have misunderstood you. @Noodles You're right of course, the actual "wading through the water" scene was not included in the movie. The still picture @lights posted is also not in the final cut of the movie, but it's very close to the Death Troopers' scene.

Please excuse the confusion I caused.

No need to apologise buddy... it's all good! I guess things may have gotten a little lost in translation between us. Glad we cleared it up anyway and were able to confirm that the scene from the steelbook was indeed cut.

 

[Mr Y Fronts]

I pre ordered when the artwork was confirmed. Zavvi promise the title on the spine, so they can't possibly be wrong!

And actually, i don't mind the art, and unlike TFA, it has the 3D, which is what i wanted.

 

[lights]

Can't help thinking the front will be title less.

 

[karl01]

I like the artwork on this i will only buy one version so it this one or the Wallmart exclusive.

 

[virkia]

Can't help thinking the front will be title less.

I'm pretty sure the title on the front is confirmed.

 

[lights]

I'm pretty sure the title on the front is confirmed.

Hopefully!!! It looks so much better with the title.

 

[levi]

"I know that's not in the film, but the spirit of it is in the film"

if the designer of this steelbook had the spirit of the film in mind, they would have came up with better art.

the first objective should be to produce a design that makes people want to buy the product. they failed. i wanted to buy this and now i am actively avoiding it

 

[StifflersDad]

if the designer of this steelbook had the spirit of the film in mind, they would have came up with better art.

the first objective should be to produce a design that makes people want to buy the product. they failed. i wanted to buy this and now i am actively avoiding it

Well said!

 

[lgans316]

if the designer of this steelbook had the spirit of the film in mind, they would have came up with better art.

the first objective should be to produce a design that makes people want to buy the product. they failed. i wanted to buy this and now i am actively avoiding it

Studios don't give a jack about consumers. They will keep re-releasing as long we buy. This has been happening for decades. Nothing new here.

 

[zesty]

Ooookay got here late and just seen that, luckily coverage is already done

 

[virkia]

if the designer of this steelbook had the spirit of the film in mind, they would have came up with better art.

the first objective should be to produce a design that makes people want to buy the product. they failed. i wanted to buy this and now i am actively avoiding it

I certainly would NOT say they failed as the product is well and truly SOLD OUT !

Apart from that fact all I can add is that I'm sorry you don't like the artwork and hope there's another release more to your liking (not with OTT pricing).

If you don't like the artwork there's not much more to say. . . particularly if you're like me with the artwork being more important than the finish . . . except that the U.K. release appears to be THE release of this international steelbook what with the title on the front and on the spine (allegedly/reportedly).