Second Sight Planning George A. Romero’s ‘DAWN OF THE DEAD’ and ‘MARTIN’ for UK Blu-ray
British label Second Sight Films have officially announced plans for new Blu-ray editions of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and Martin in the UK. Both releases are currently scheduled for later this year.
Not many details are available as of this writing but the label has said on social media that there is “a lot planned”.
From Second Sight:
“Incredibly excited to officially announce our acquisition of George A Romero’s DAWN OF THE DEAD and MARTIN for UK Blu-ray and VOD following a deal with New Amsterdam Entertainment. We will release later in the year and have a lot planned. More news as it happens…”
**UPDATE**from Second Sight’s Facebook page:
“GEORGE A ROMERO’S DAWN OF THE DEAD is coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in the UK and will feature ’Theatrical’, ‘Cannes’ and ‘Argento’ cuts!! We will also be releasing on standard Blu-ray together with our Blu-ray release of MARTIN. Many thanks to producer Richard P Rubinstein for allowing us access to the original elements, which includes the original camera negative for Dawn and dupe negative for Martin. New 4K scans are underway at Final Frame in New York which will be followed by grading and extensive restoration supervised by DP Michael Gornick. It will then be over to David Mackenzie at Fidelity in Motion for mastering and encoding. Currently slated for a late summer release, more news to follow….”
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