World War Z (Blu-ray SteelBook) (WEA)-Embossed & Numbered (Entertainment Store) [UK]

[digitalbabe]

Release Date: October 21st, 2013
Pre-order: Click Entertainment Store
Price: £26.99

Official announcement:

The Entertainment Store is proud to announce the release of its latest Steelbook: World War Z.
The Entertainment Store Exclusive World War Z 2D & 3D Blu-Ray Steelbook features sequential laser etched numbering on each copy, a world first for a Blu-Ray Steelbook.

Limited to 5,000 individually numbered copies worldwide, the Entertainment Store Exclusive World War Z 2D & 3D Blu-Ray Steelbook features:

- Includes 2D and 3D Blu-Rays (2 discs)
- Embossed red Z on front
- Numbering will be at the bottom right on the front
- Entertainment Store Exclusive sticker
- Pile of Zombies will have a black/grey matte finish
- White area is white (not silver) and will feature a "zero finish", described here via Scanavo's website:

Zero varnish is a neutral, low-gloss finish but it maintains high color intensity and brightness. Zero varnish has a high resistance to scratching.

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Specs:

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Audio: English Audio Description ; German;Italian;Castilian Spanish;Parisian French
Subtitles: English;English SDH;German;Dutch;Italian;Danish;Swedish;Norwegian; Finnish;Castilian Spanish;Parisian French
Region: FREE
It is the unrated cut (8mins of extra footage), although this is on the 2D disc only (for some reason Paramount didn't do it on the 3D disc)

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Update 8/20/2013​

Below is an informative 'Road to an ES Steelbook' interview that the team at 'The Entertainment store' provided exclusively to HDN

READ MORE HERE:

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HDN: Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed for this special HDN Exclusive community feature. We hope you can share with our members what kinds of processes and considerations are part of your Steelbook releases-provide a ‘peek behind the curtain’ so to speak!

Q-HDN: How do you determine what titles will receive the Steelbook treatment?

A-ES: The process for new release titles (i.e. those that have just been out in the cinema and are being released in Steelbook at the same time as they are in amaray) and for catalogue titles (older films) is quite similar. We ask ourselves a number of questions before starting discussions...
1.Is it a cool title that would offer something extra above the standard release?
2.Can we make it exclusive and premium?
3.Is it a title that people will want to buy in Steelbook? We can’t imagine anyone ever wanting a Steelbook of a teen romcom movie, regardless of whether it includes 3D!

Q-HDN: What is the most challenging aspect of moving a release from concept to the market?

A-ES: There’s no one area which is more challenging than any other to be honest – artwork selection, finish options, release date etc etc can all be difficult. It tends to vary from release to release. Everyone involved in the process, whether here at ES or at the studio, wants the same thing – a great product that people will love.

HDN: Who chooses the art and any special finish on the Steelbook? The studio or the retailer?

A-ES: It’s a bit of both really. The studio ultimately has the final say on what artwork can be used on a steelbook since they own or license the film, and they may in turn need to get the artwork signed off by the director, production company or the actors. Generally the bigger the film, the more likely someone involved in actually making the film will need to say yes or no on what artwork can be used – this is often why you see the same artwork used all over the world. It’s not the studios being lazy!

Special finishes (e.g. embossing, gloss, slip covers etc) tend to be down to time – in theory on a catalogue title this is endless, since there is no particular reason why something like Forbidden Planet needs to be released in November and not December, but other factors can influence this timing. There is a desire to have new release Steelbooks come out at the same time as their amaray counterparts, so like with Star Trek Into Darkness what we’d hope we could do we ultimately ran out of time on.

That all sounds like the studios dictate everything, and retailers like The Entertainment Store have no say in the finish product. We always try to influence the end product as much as we can and a lot of the time we go to the studio with an idea and the end product isn’t too far from that original idea (Forbidden Planet and Natural Born Killers are pretty much what we asked for). Of course, like all retailers we ultimately have the ability to say ‘no’ if we feel the release isn’t to our liking.

Q-HDN: What, to you makes a perfect Steelbook release?

A-ES: A film that you love with great artwork that captures the essence of what the film is about, with the best disc(s) that are available in the UK inside.

The UK Warner Bros. wave of classic titles that used the original poster art (e.g. Maltese Falcon) were fantastic and a great example of titles that didn’t need to be overly embossed or glossed to look gorgeous – they just used the full space available on a Steelbook to display the art well.

Q-HDN: How long does it generally take from initial discussion to production for a Steelbook?

A-ES: It varies incredibly, but at a minimum 2-3 months from the initial conversation to the finished product landing on people’s doormats.

Q-HDN: Given the significant amount of feedback our community shares daily, would you consider releasing a Steelbook where the art was designed by a member of our community?

A-ES: The short answer is yes, we would. See 2 questions up for the artwork constraints we work within though...

Q-HDN: Can you share what would be on your own ‘personal dream list’ of titles that you would love to see released in Steelbooks?

A-ES: This is a tough one, because some of the titles on our dream list here at ES are films that we hope someday we can release on steelbook ourselves! There are also a whole raft of titles that are unlikely to ever get a blu-ray release, let alone a steelbook. But, since you asked here are some suggestions from Team ES (that sadly will probably never see the light of day):

1.Baraka – the photography on this is so beautiful and varied that you could potentially do 3 or 4 steelbooks, each on a different theme from the film.
2.Team America – it’s already being released, but a version of this which uses the Russian style propaganda posters in Kim Jong Il’s palace for all of the artwork would be amazing.
3.Cross of Iron – a great Peckinpah film that has so much metal imagery in it (barbed wire, machine guns, actual Iron Crosses) it’s practically begging for a steelbook.
4.Dollars Trilogy done as individuals using character shots as the front covers. You could even do 3 steelbooks for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
5.More westerns!

Q-HDN: Is there anything else you would like to share with the community?

We’re looking forward to announcing more exclusive Steelbooks in the coming months through HDN.

HDN is a great online community, and we’re proud to work closely with you guys through our contact at Play – you’re the reason the ES sticker was created!
We’re happy to take any follow up questions you may have…

HDN: Thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us. We look forward to seeing what else the Entertainment Store has planned for the months ahead.[

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Update 8/19/2013
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We're thrilled to be the first to bring you exciting news and an inside look about the next Steelbook release from
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Enjoy and thanks for being part of our community at HDN!

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Since its arrival in March 2013 The Entertainment Store has been working closely with Paramount Home Entertainment and have already teamed up to release exclusive Blu-Ray Steelbooks such as GI Joe: Retaliation, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters and Star Trek: Into Darkness but this latest release looks to be the most exciting yet. The E-tailer distributes product directly from the Studio warehouses so the product is guaranteed as authentic and of the highest quality.

The Entertainment Store Exclusive World War Z 2D & 3D Blu-Ray Steelbook will be available to pre-order at midday (BST) Friday 23rd August 2013 on Play.com, when the price and release date will be revealed.

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[wayne71]

This will be a piece of history in steelbooks, the laser etching will make this awesome

 

[vurt]

I personally don't think this should cost more than their Star Trek steel, as I believe that was originally going to be getting the same 'special treatment'. So don't see why this should be more than £24.99.

 

[nekromantik]

I personally don't think this should cost more than their Star Trek steel, as I believe that was originally going to be getting the same 'special treatment'. So don't see why this should be more than £24.99.

Agreed,
I will only buy if its same price and not any higher!

 

[rAmhz]

17 pages on 1 day? :movie:

 

[Revolver31]

For me its a 5k run that doesn't warrant any more than £23.99 if ES want to charge £25-£30 they need to make it more exclusive i.e. lower more ltd numbers not a case of just jump onto e-bay and there you can can buy them a dime a dozen.

to put it another way the ES versions of g.i. joe 2 run 2k and there not hard to get on ebay and ES still hasn't sold there stock H&G sold out fast run 1k much harder to get sealed & jack reacher is the same my god even RR ran 3k and they're not easy to get sealed there's only a dozen or so posted on e-bay they were £15.

In short if you want to sell large print runs keep the price low if you want to bump up the price then reduce the print run accordingly. easy yet this seems to be way over the head of some retailers I won't name anyone but you know who you are.

 

[surfury]

He'll probably shoot me but was waiting for this as a present for son who worked on it.

Some very nice features and artwork, don't want them to go overboard with embossing etc.

 

[tridon]

I'll get this. I'm a sucker for white Steelbooks and the laser etching sounds cool. It was a good, fun zombie flick, too.

 

[SlyFondle]

Presumably we're going to end up in a situation where lower numbers are considered more desirable than higher, and mean that group buy organisers are going to receive numerous requests for low numbers

 

[Antman]

Late to the party as usual, but this all sounds great!

I've not bothered with any of the ES exclusives to date (other than to help my fellow Ninjas)as the films were of no interest, but everything about this one sounds Awesome!!

Anyone know if there's a max order on ES steels?

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Presumably we're going to end up in a situation where lower numbers are considered more desirable than higher, and mean that group buy organisers are going to receive numerous requests for low numbers

Well I'm after 1111, 1511, 1608, 2309 or 3974

 

[Naughtius Maximus]

@Antman ES steels tend to have a limit of 3 steels per person max nowadays.

 

[Antman]

@Antman ES steels tend to have a limit of 3 steels per person max nowadays.

Any way round that? I already have 3 requests from Ninja friends and I'd quite like to get it myself too this time!!

 

[D4vem88]

Presumably we're going to end up in a situation where lower numbers are considered more desirable than higher, and mean that group buy organisers are going to receive numerous requests for low numbers

Don't forget #5000, the last one!

 

[Kekeao]

Any news about the language on it ? Maybe German too ??

 

[slayerdaniel]

Any news about the language on it ? Maybe German too ??

i read, that german audio will be on disc

btw love UK for such steels, very good! Outstanding in europe!

 

[dvdjunkie]

Am I right in thinking we can expect to pay the same price as previous releases? It better be as ES stated they were not able to reduce the price for Star Trek so the laser treatment must be a free process...

Anyone else think that as the film is World War Z they could play on the wording a bit more and have World War Z in ZD?

Personally the artwork is lazy, if the back is a the reverse of the front how does the Z vanish? Also I would prefer the number on the back and I think there will be a nicer release elsewhere but only time will tell.

 

[pd13159]

Like the artwork, not what I expected but should be nice in white with the embossed red Z. The numbering is pretty cool too and something ES prob should have had from the start. I've got all but the GI Joe ES release so will definitely get this. What I do like is the level of detail being given on the artwork; telling us the finish, the colour and embossing etc, would it really be that hard for other retailers to provide even some of the details like this!

 

[townterrier]

Cancelled a load of orders lately, money very tight.....think this might be one of my last......purchased every other ES steelbook, be rude not to!

 

[Kuzco]

does the pre-order live at play.com?... any link?...

 

[kenny222]

I reckon this'll be £31.99. Hope I'm wrong. But I loved the film and I can push the boat out once in a while!

 

[merowinger]

great steelbook...
i hope we will get one in germany ;(