By MICHAEL GINGOLD
One of George A. Romero’s zombie classics and the remake of another are rising again on Collector’s Edition Blu-rays courtesy of Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory line. The complete specs have been announced; read on for those along with the cover art.
Shout! will release Romero’s LAND OF THE DEAD (pictured) and Zack Snyder’s DAWN OF THE DEAD on two-disc sets October 31, each containing both the theatrical and unrated cuts in new HD transfers. The special features are:
LAND OF THE DEAD
DISC ONE: Theatrical Cut
- New 2K scan of the interpositive
- New “Cholo’s Reckoning”: an interview with actor John Leguizamo
- New “Charlie’s Story”: an interview with actor Robert Joy
- New “The Pillsbury Factor”: an interview with actor Pedro Miguel Arce
- New “Four of the Apocalypse”: an interview with actors Eugene Clark, Jennifer Baxter, Boyd Banks and Jasmin Geljo
- DREAM OF THE DEAD: The director’s cut with optional commentary by director Roy Frumkes
- Deleted footage from DREAM OF THE DEAD
- Deleted scenes
- Theatrical trailer
DISC TWO: Uncut Version
- New 2K scan of the interpositive with HD inserts
- New audio commentary by zombie performers Matt Blazi, Glena Chao, Michael Felsher and Rob Mayr
- Audio commentary by writer/director George A. Romero, producer Peter Grunwald and editor Michael Doherty
- “Undead Again: The Making of LAND OF THE DEAD”
- “Bringing the Dead to Life”
- “Scenes of Carnage”
- “Zombie Effects: From Green Screen to Finished Scene”
- “Scream Test”: CGI test
- “Bringing the Storyboards to Life”
- “A Day with the Living Dead,” hosted by John Leguizamo
- “When Shaun Met George”
DAWN OF THE DEAD
DISC ONE: Theatrical Version
- New HD master derived from the digital intermediate archival negative
- New “Take A Chance on Me”: an interview with actor Ty Burrell
- New “Gunn for Hire”: an interview with writer James Gunn
- New “Punk, Rock & Zombie”: an interview with actor Jake Weber
- New “Killing Time at the Mall: The Special Effects of Dawn of the Dead”: an interview with special makeup effects artists David Anderson and Heather Langenkamp Anderson
- Deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Zack Snyder and producer Eric Newman
- Theatrical trailer
- Still gallery
DISC TWO: Unrated Version
- New HD master derived from the digital intermediate archival negative with HD inserts
- Audio commentary by director Zach Snyder and producer Eric Newman
- “Splitting Headaches: Anatomy of Exploding Heads”
- “Attack of the Living Dead”
- “Raising the Dead”
- “Andy’s Lost Tape”
- “Special Report: Zombie Invasion”
- “Undead and Loving It: A Mockumentary”
- “Drawing the Dead” featurette
- Storyboard comparisons
- Hidden Easter egg
Retail price is $34.93 each, but you can pre-order LAND and DAWN from Shout! for $27.93 each and get them two weeks early, accompanied by free 18×24-inch posters of the new cover art while supplies last.
