By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The outer space shocker is coming in a Collector’s Edition disc crammed with bonus features.
Shout! Factory releases Paul W.S. Anderson’s EVENT HORIZON on Blu-ray March 23, featuring a new 4K scan of the original camera negative, presented in 2.35:1 widescreen. The film stars Sam Neill, Laurence Fishburne and Kathleen Quinlan as part of an interstellar crew voyaging to find out what happened to the titular research spacecraft, and discovering the horrifying truth on board. The extras are:
- NEW “Reflecting on Hell”: an interview with director Paul W.S. Anderson
- NEW “Ghost Galleon”: an interview with writer Philip Eisner
- NEW “Organized Chaos”: an interview with actress Kathleen Quinlan
- NEW “Compassion in Space”: an interview with actor Jack Noseworthy
- NEW “The Doomed Captain”: an interview with actor Peter Marinker
- NEW “Space Cathedral”: an interview with production designer Joseph Bennett
- NEW “Something New”: an interview with set decorator Crispian Sallis
- NEW “Taking Care of It”: an interview with production manager Dusty Symonds
- NEW “Reinforcements”: an interview with 2nd unit director Robin Vidgeon
- NEW “Almost Real”: an interview with location manager Derek Harrington
- NEW “Screams from the Cosmos”: an interview with sound designer Campbell Askew
- Audio commentary by director Paul W.S. Anderson and producer Jeremy Bolt
- THE MAKING OF “EVENT HORIZON”: a five-part documentary
- THE POINT OF NO RETURN: a four-part look at the filming of EVENT HORIZON with narration by Paul W.S. Anderson
- “Secrets”: deleted and extended scenes with director’s commentary
- “The Unseen EVENT HORIZON”: The unfilmed rescue scene and conceptual art with director’s commentary
- Theatrical trailer
- Video trailer
Retail price is $34.98; the Blu-ray can be pre-ordered at the Shout! website for $28.43, and it will come with an exclusive 18 x 24-inch rolled poster of the new cover art while supplies last.
