Official Press Release from Turbine (with final features).
Univeral Pictures Germany and Turbine present
JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING - DELUXE EDITION (3 BLU-RAY DISCS + CD)
The classic in an optimal picture and audio quality + six hours of bonus materials, including new bonus features, archive discoveries as well as familiar special features. Four audio commentaries and a TV cut.
World premiere: A talk with John Carpenter „Fear on Film“ (1982), Storyboard/Movie comparison, Trailers From Hell as well as an Audio Commentary with Todd Cameron (Webmaster of Outpost31.com Fansite). All bonus features and audio commentaries with German subtitles. Also included: the Prequel from 2011.
The Discs in Detail
Blu-ray Disc 1 - John Carpenter's THE THING
Bild: 2,35:1 (1080p/24)
HD-Master from a 4k-Transfer in perfect quality ("Arrow-Master") – approved by Director John Carpenter and Director of Photography Dean Cundey.
Audio:
• Restored German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track: two missing pieces of dubbing were reconstructed. 2.0 Audio for the first time on BluRay!
• Reconstructed German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track: newly „constructed“ from original elements.
• English DTS-HD Master Audio in 5.1, 2.0 & 4.1 (Original Mix)
All audio tracks worldwide had slight sync issues before. These were corrected.
5 Theatrical trailers, TV & Radio Spots
Four Audio Commentaries: John Carpenter & Kurt Russell, Dean Cundey (DoP), Stuart Cohen (Production) and Todd Cameron (Outpost31.com)
Blu-ray Disc 2 – Bonus Materials
Documentaries
-"Terror Takes Shape" (SD, ca. 86 Min.)
-"The Men From Outpost 31" (ca. 51 Min.)
-"The Visual Effects of THE THING" (ca. 25. Min.)
Interviews
-"Requiem For A Shape Shifter" with John Carpenter (ca. 29 Min.)
-"Assembling And Assimilation" with Editor Todd Ramsay (ca. 11 Min.)
-"Between The Lines" mit Romanautor Alan Dean Foster (ca. 16 Min.)
-"Sounds From The Cold" mit Sound-Gestalter David Lewis Yewdall & Alan Howarth (ca. 15 Min.)
Archival Features:
-"Fear on Film" (1982) – Talk with John Carpenter, John Landis & David Cronenberg (ca. 26 Min.)
-Storyboard/Movie Comparison (ca. 8 Min.)
-Deleted Scenes (ca. 6 Min.)
-Trailers From Hell (2x ca. 3 Min.)
-Promo-Clip-Tape (ca. 13 Min.)
-US-TV-Version* (ca. 94 Min., 4:3)
-The Making of The Thing (ca. 9 Min.)
-The Making of a Chilling Tale (ca. 5 Min.)
-Behind the Scenes (ca. 2 Min.)
-The Flying Saucer (ca. 2 Min.)
-Promo-Scene-Tape (ca. 20 Min.)
-Extensive Text and Image Archive (in English).
Blu-ray Disc 3 THE THING - The Prequel from 2011
Bild: 2,35:1 (1080p/24)
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS 5.1 in German, French, Portuguese and Spanish
Untertitel: Deutsch, Chinesisch (traditionell), Dänisch, Englisch für Hörgeschädigte, Finnisch, Französisch, Chinesisch (vereinfacht), Niederländisch, Norwegisch, Schwedisch, Spanisch
Bonusmaterial: Deleted Scenes (HD, ca. 9 Min.), THE THING in the Making (Making of, HD, ca. 14 Min.), Fire & Ice (HD, ca. 5 Min.), Audio Commentary by Director Matthijs van Heijningen and Producer Eric Newman
CD Soundtrack
A Rare Collector’s Item: The Score by Ennio Morricone and John Carpenter
The Book on the Film
The whole story of the production of the underrated masterpiece and its effects. 136 pages of information and rare images (in German)
Original Book
John W. Campbell‘s original book „Who Goes There“ from 1938 (76 pages, in German).
Fan Items
Movie Posters, Set of Artcards and a high-quality embroidered „Outpost 31“ patch
The Design
Two designs oft he Deluxe Box: Classic and Modern (with the fitting Digipak slipcase)
- Modern Version: with a new neuem (Wraparound-)Artwork by Christopher Shy (Digipak with a rare Struzan Motive in b/w) – Limited and Numbered, 2.000 pieces.
- Classic Version: with the popular theratrical motive by Drew Struzan (Digipak slipcase with UK motive) – Limitid and Numbered, 3.000 pieces.
