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Spawn 4K Limited-Edition Is Up for Preorder (and On Sale)
You can preorder a new 4K restoration of the 1997 movie Spawn, and it comes with a ton of bonuses.
Spawn, the 1997 cult-classic movie adaptation of the then-ultra-popular comic book, is getting the 4K treatment from Arrow Video. It’s a limited-edition 4K Blu-ray release that includes the movie itself, plus tons of extras, which you can find detailed below. It has a steep MSRP of $50, but Amazon has it on sale for $38.02 at the moment. It’s set to release October 7, but preordering now locks in the sale price and guarantees you’ll pay the lowest price it drops prior to release.
Spawn 4K Limited Edition
Created by Todd McFarlane, Spawn was the premier superhero and comic book from the then-nascient Image Comics. He’s an anti-hero of the ‘90s through and through. Spawn is the reincarnation of Al Simmons, a government assassin who died, went to hell, and made a deal with the devil to see his wife once again. Unfortunately for Al, he comes back to life five years later, after his wife has moved on – and he’s also a “hellspawn,” with skin burned beyond recognition, and he’s missing many of his memories.
The early issues of the Spawn comic had gorgeous art drawn by McFarlane himself. The comic was popular enough to get an HBO animated series as well as this feature film in 1997. The movie isn’t universally beloved, but plenty of people liked it, including Roger Ebert, who gave it 3.5 stars out of 4. It has an absolutely killer performance from John Leguizamo, who plays Violator. And the movie's soundtrack remains terrific to this day.
This new 4K release of the movie really is the full package. It comes with 4K restorations of both the theatrical and director’s cut of the movie. It has a reversible sleeve with two original artwork options. It also comes with an illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Torrani and a double-sided poster. Here's the full rundown:
Spawn 4K Bonus Materials
- 4K restorations of both the Director’s Cut and Theatrical Cut of the film from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films
- Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Torrani
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options
- DISC 1 – DIRECTOR’S CUT
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new audio commentary with comic book expert and podcast host Dave Baxter
- Audio commentary with Todd McFarlane, Mark A.Z. Dippé, Clint Goldman, and Steve Williams (1998)
- Hell’s Perfect Son, a brand new interview with actor Michael Jai White
- Spawn Support, a brand new interview with actors Melinda Clarke and D.B. Sweeney
- The Devil’s in the Details, a brand new interview with animatronic creature and special makeup effects artists Howard Berger and Greg Nicotero
- The Devil’s Music, a brand new interview with music supervisor Happy Walters
- Order Out of Chaos, a brand new interview with editor Michael Knue
- Todd McFarlane: Chapter & Verse, an archival featurette from 1998 in which Spawn creator Todd McFarlane reflects on how the film adaptation stacks up against his original comic book vision
- The Making of Spawn, archival behind-the-scenes featurette
- Preview: Todd McFarlane’s Spawn – The Animated Movie
- Theatrical trailer
- Scene-to-storyboard comparisons
- Original Todd McFarlane sketches
- Spawn concept and sketch gallery
- DISC 2 – THEATRICAL CUT
- 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio and lossless stereo audio options
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
What I’m Looking Forward To
Spawn isn’t the only older movie getting the 4K treatment these days. The 1999 teen sex comedy American Pie is getting a 4K release, and you can also preorder the Karate Kid Ultimate 6-Movie Collection as well. Check out our full list of upcoming Blu-ray release dates for even more.
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