Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (4K+2D Blu-ray SteelBook) (Zavvi Exclusive) [UK]

[Noodles]

Release date: August 3, 2020
Purchase link: Zavvi (Pre-order on May 21, around 9 AM for Red Carpet , at 12 PM general sale - UK time)
Price: £29.99
Note: 3 discs

Spoiler

 

[DMD4k]

I mean... it's good info, don't get me wrong, I liked reading it the first 15 times.

 

[tha_lunatic]

I mean... it's good info, don't get me wrong, I liked reading it the first 15 times.

 

[Steely-Booked]

Blame Black Lives Matter if you must blame anyone.

In 2020 out of sensitivity to BLM HBO pulled GONE WITH THE WIND for its racial stereotyping even though the film has been attacked for years for its depiction of slavery.
In 2020 out of sensitivity to BLM Disney pulled the "Gone With the Wind" Style A STAR WARS V poster for the steelbook because the original poster design was missing African American actor Billy Dee Williams who'd complained to Fox that he wasn’t featured on the poster despite his contractual billing in the film and contractual guarantee to be on promotional posters for the film.
The Style B Darth Vader poster replaced it and became the official main poster with the Vader character voiced by the African American actor with the great voice James Earl Jones.

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Gone with the wind was gone for how long? A week?

The Kastel Draft Poster that included Billy Dee Williams was never used as a Offical Theatrical Poster
That poster was only a draft poster and never used by Fox/Lucasfilms as a cinema poster
It was used only on the back of the soundtrack album sleeve release


Fox/Lucasfilms created an edited version of Kastel image and was removed from the small number of cinemas that used it and was removed very quickly in May 1980
That's this poster and reason why it was removed in May 1980 is because Billy Dee Williams made a complaint
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A few don't realise that there was 2 posters created with Darth Vader Image
A teaser poster image used in 1979
Coming Soon Poster
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The second poster created was the Official Theatrical Poster used for May 1980 Cinema release
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The next official Theatrical Poster used in Cinemas May 1980
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Outside of a USA cinema May 21st 1980 notice It's Darth Vader Image used
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UK Royal Charity Premiere Odeon Cinema May 20th 1980 is using this
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The 2 Official Theatrical Posters for May 1980 release is these 2
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That is why Zavvi steelbook is using the Darth Vader Poster as it is the Official Theatrical Poster used in May 1980

Which explains why it was used for the Laser disk back in the 90s.

 

[paulboland]

Gone with the wind was gone for how long? A week?

Which explains why it was used for the Laser disk back in the 90s.

The Kastel Draft poster with Billy De Williams was never used by Fox as a official poster in Cinemas nor was it used on the laser disc

The image used on the laserdisc was the edited version without Billy De Williams its that poster image that was removed from Cinemas on release due to complaint by Billy De Williams.
Its still a poster image that came after the original cinema poster using Darth Vader.

Only the back of Vinyl Soundtrack Album Sleeve uses the kastel original draft poster that includes Billy De Williams unchanged

These 4K stelbooks are using the original official poster artwork including this one that was used in Cinemas.

 

[tha_lunatic]

this is an endless loop

 

[DMD4k]

this is an endless loop

I don't know what you mean.

 

[Hereticz]

 

[GeoRattray]

this is an endless loop

It's Groundhog Day, just without Andie MacDowell....

 

[Man_of_Steelbooks]

this is an endless loop

this is an endless loop

 

[tha_lunatic]

 

[Strangerbyday]

I mean...I’m still just wondering why they didn’t use the poster that matched the others, instead of the weird Vader head artwork they’ve gone with.
Anyone know?

 

[djjez83]

I mean...I’m still just wondering why they didn’t use the poster that matched the others, instead of the weird Vader head artwork they’ve gone with.
Anyone know?

 

[DMD4k]

 

[ethnosax]

Would somebody please just clearly state which posters were actually theatrical posters already?? That's all we need to know, right?

 

[IT Troll]

This website sells original vintage posters. They list all the variations. The “Coming soon” design used in this steelbook is the Advance poster.

Star Wars Posters | CineMasterpieces | Star Wars Movie Posters | Empire Strikes Back | Return of the Jedi

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www.cinemasterpieces.com

 

[Man_of_Steelbooks]

Would somebody please just clearly state which posters were actually theatrical posters already?? That's all we need to know, right?

 

[virkia]

Would somebody please just clearly state which posters were actually theatrical posters already?? That's all we need to know, right?

The answer is within reach but ...

 

[virkia]

My last reference to GONE WITH THE WIND - Olivia de Havilland (July 1, 1916 – July 25, 2020) ... the last surviving major cast member died on Saturday age 104.

 

[a_o]

i still believe the finish is going to make the confirmed art look cool.

even though it's not the much cooler Kastel draft poster.

 

[davhyl]

I think once this is released, the main issue will be the amount of imperfections people can see. Seems glossy flat black backgrounds show any small blemish.
... or... maybe the issue will still be the wrong choice of art. Nope, definitely will be the wrong choice of art.