The Thing - 2x Deluxe Edition (Turbine)

[TheHutt]

Release Date: March 2019

Limitation:
- 3.000 pieces (Classic Version)
- 2.000 pieces (Modern Version)

Contents: 4 Dics.
- Original
- Prequel
- Bonus
- Original Soundtrack by Ennio Morricone

Price: 59,99€ (Rakete Shop)

Order Links:
Rakete-Shop - Classic Version - Modern Version
Amazon.de - Classic Version - Modern Version
Mediamarkt.de - Classic Version - Modern Version


Version 1: Classic Design


Version 2: Modern Design



Old artworks:

[Show spoiler]

Official Press Release from Turbine (with final features).

Univeral Pictures Germany and Turbine present
JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING - DELUXE EDITION (3 BLU-RAY DISCS + CD)

The classic in an optimal picture and audio quality + six hours of bonus materials, including new bonus features, archive discoveries as well as familiar special features. Four audio commentaries and a TV cut.
World-exclusive Bonus Features: A talk with John Carpenter „Fear on Film“ (1982), Storyboard/Movie comparison, Trailers From Hell as well as an Audio Commentary with Todd Cameron (Webmaster of Outpost31.com Fansite).
All bonus features and audio commentaries with German subtitles. Also included: the Prequel from 2011.

The Discs in Detail

Blu-ray Disc 1 - John Carpenter's THE THING

Bild: 2,35:1 (1080p/24)
HD-Master from a 4k-Transfer in perfect quality ("Arrow-Master") – approved by Director John Carpenter and Director of Photography Dean Cundey.

Audio:
• Restored German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track: two missing pieces of dubbing were reconstructed. 2.0 Audio for the first time on BluRay!
• Reconstructed German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track: newly „constructed“ from original elements.
• English DTS-HD Master Audio in 5.1, 2.0 & 4.1 (Original Mix)
All audio tracks worldwide had slight sync issues before. These were corrected.
5 Theatrical trailers, TV & Radio Spots
Four Audio Commentaries: John Carpenter & Kurt Russell, Dean Cundey (DoP), Stuart Cohen (Production) and Todd Cameron (Outpost31.com)


Blu-ray Disc 2 – Bonus Materials

Documentaries
-"Terror Takes Shape" (SD, ca. 86 Min.)
-"The Men From Outpost 31" (ca. 51 Min.)
-"The Visual Effects of THE THING" (ca. 25. Min.)

Interviews
-"Requiem For A Shape Shifter" with John Carpenter (ca. 29 Min.)
-"Assembling And Assimilation" with Editor Todd Ramsay (ca. 11 Min.)
-"Between The Lines" mit Romanautor Alan Dean Foster (ca. 16 Min.)
-"Sounds From The Cold" mit Sound-Gestalter David Lewis Yewdall & Alan Howarth (ca. 15 Min.)

Archival Features:
-"Fear on Film" (1982) – Talk with John Carpenter, John Landis & David Cronenberg (ca. 26 Min.)
-Storyboard/Movie Comparison (ca. 8 Min.)
-Deleted Scenes (ca. 6 Min.)
-Trailers From Hell (2x ca. 3 Min.)
-Vintage EPK (ca. 13 Min.)
-US-TV-Version* (ca. 94 Min., 4:3)
-The Making of The Thing (ca. 9 Min.)
-The Making of a Chilling Tale (ca. 5 Min.)
-Behind the Scenes (ca. 2 Min.)
-The Saucer (ca. 2 Min.)
-Vintage Product Reel (ca. 20 Min.)
-Extensive Text and Image Archive (in English).


Blu-ray Disc 3 THE THING - The Prequel from 2011

Picture: 2,35:1 (1080p/24)

Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS 5.1 in German, French, Portuguese and Spanish

Subtitles: German, Chinese, Danish, English HoH, Finnish, French, Netherlands, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish
Bonus Material: Deleted Scenes (HD, ca. 9 Min.), THE THING in the Making (Making of, HD, ca. 14 Min.), Fire & Ice (HD, ca. 5 Min.), Audio Commentary by Director Matthijs van Heijningen and Producer Eric Newman


CD Soundtrack
A Rare Collector’s Item: The Score by Ennio Morricone and John Carpenter


The Book on the Film
The whole story of the production of the underrated masterpiece and its effects. 136 pages of information and rare images (in German)


Original Book
John W. Campbell‘s original book „Who Goes There“ from 1938 (76 pages, in German).

Fan Items
Movie Posters, Set of Artcards and a high-quality embroidered „Outpost 31“ patch

The Design
Two designs oft he Deluxe Box: Classic and Modern (with the fitting Digipak slipcase)
- Modern Version: with a new neuem (Wraparound-)Artwork by Christopher Shy (Digipak with a rare Struzan Motive in b/w) – Limited and Numbered, 2.000 pieces.
- Classic Version: with the popular theratrical motive by Drew Struzan (Digipak slipcase with UK motive) – Limitid and Numbered, 3.000 pieces.


Comparison to other editions

Exclusive on this edition:

• "Fear on Film" - Talk with John Carpenter, John Landis & David Cronenberg
• Storyboard/Movie comparison
• Trailers From Hell
• Audio Commentary with Todd Cameron (Webmaster of Outpost31.com Fansite).

Missing from Arrow Edition:

• Who Goes There? In Search of The Thing (77:47 Min.; HD)
• 1982: One Amazing Summer (27:20 Min.; HD)
• NoThing Left Unsaid: Texas Frightmare Panel (55:08 Min.; HD)
• The Thing: 27,000 Hours (with optional commentary) (6:01 Min.; HD)

Missing from Shout Factory Edition:

• The Art of Mike Ploog (12:21 Min.)
• Back Into the Cold (11:16 Min.)

[Skopos]

No 4K UHD disc in 2019?

[Geoff D]

What's the third disc? The remakequel?

[bigrob]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

What's the third disc? The remakequel?

discs logos look like original, remake and a bonus disc with disc 4 being the soundtrack to the premake

[Skopos]

#noUHDnoparty

[TheHutt]

I would have wished for a ping-pong ball among the goodies.

[Dickieduvet]

Originally Posted by TheHutt

I would have wished for a ping-pong ball among the goodies.

A bottle of J&B too

[Member-320773]

Originally Posted by TheHutt

I would have wished for a ping-pong ball among the goodies.

Be careful what you wish for - it's prone to disappear!

[jimidini]

Originally Posted by TheHutt

I would have wished for a ping-pong ball among the goodies.

I would prefer a Whiskey bottle.

[TheHutt]

Amazon links added. Not live yet.

[Portista]

These look super nice...but the next time I lay down cash for this flick, it will be for the 4K version.

[Andrew354]

Questions for Turbine...

Will you be using the most recent 4K master for this release ?

Will you be including the Network TV version of the film (as featured on the US Scream Factory edition) ?

Will the 2011 prequel or the 1951 film 'The Thing From Another World' be included in this set ?

Will you be licensing any of the extras (documentaries, audio commentaries etc.) from the Scream Factory or Arrow Video releases ?

[paulboland]

Originally Posted by Andrew354

Questions for Turbine...

Will you be using the most recent 4K master for this release ?

Will you be including the Network TV version of the film (as featured on the US Scream Factory edition) ?

Will the 2011 prequel or the 1951 film 'The Thing From Another World' be included in this set ?

Will you be licensing any of the extras (documentaries, audio commentaries etc.) from the Scream Factory or Arrow Video releases ?

Info is in the OP and on the retailer websites

Films included
The Thing 1982
The Thing 2011

Extras
Bonus Blu-ray disc with extras details listed on website
Terror is taking shape" Featurette
The Men of Outpost 31
Interviews "Behind the Chameleon
Who Goes There? In Search of The Thing
Requiem for a Shape Shifter "Interview with John Carpenter" Assembling and Assimilation
Interview with Film Editor / Cutter Todd Ramsay" Sounds from the Cold Interview with Music and Special Sound Effects Editor Alan Howarth
Between the Lines" Interview with Author Alan Dean Foster
Interview with Manfred Lehmann, the German Voice of Kurt Russel
Fear on Movie" Interview with John Carpenter, David Cronenberg and John Landis
The Art of Mike Ploog Photo Slideshow Outtakes, Features, Storyboards, audio commentary, etc.

CD soundtrack of the The Thing 1982

[Partyslammer]

"John Carpenter's Ding" has a nice.... er... ring to it.

[brian9229]

The one 4K uhd STILL not announced. And yet another BD special edition. Sorry, but no 4K, no deal! 11 years on BD is long enough. Let's go Universal!!

[TheHutt]

I guess the labels who sublicense the title (or do it in cooperation for that matter) are not allowed to make an UHD before the mothership (i.e. Universal) does it first.

[Geoff D]

Originally Posted by TheHutt

I guess the labels who sublicense the title (or do it in cooperation for that matter) are not allowed to make an UHD before the mothership (i.e. Universal) does it first.

Most likely true, although it would help if any indies were brave enough to take the UHD plunge. Kino were handed the UHD rights to the Dollars films (this being from MGM, who don't give a single bratwurst about home video in general these days) but it remains to be seen if they will act upon them. Easy for me to say when I'm not running the business, I grant you.

[TheHutt]

Detailed bonus materials added to the OP.

[Martoto]

Oooooooooooooh. Aaaaaaaaaaaah.

Modern Version methinks. Like that box art. Looks more in keeping with the filmmaker's preferred poster campaign. And I've got the parka lamp dude on other versions I'm not about to get rid of.

[Ruined]

Turbine guy:

Is this the new 4k scan?

If so, did Turbine fix the gamma error that's present through most of the Arrow transfer, or is it a direct port of that transfer?


Also, wish I could get the modern design insides within the classic design box. Love that classic thing poster but not the silly vhs tape packaging.