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Pitch Black Director's Cut 3-Disc Ultimate Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with NEW ATMOS Audio Coming From Turbine Media Group

Posted Apr 29, 2022 at 12:23 PM PDT by Matthew Hartman
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Hope you have 20 Menthol Kools ready for that shine job - Riddick's first adventure gets a new 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultimate Edition from Turbine Media Group


German boutique label Turbine Media Group gives Vin Diesel's star-making outing Pitch Black a new 3-Disc Ultimate Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release. Not only will you get the film presented in 4K with Dolby Vision HDR (and HDR10), Turbine is sweetening the deal with a brand new exclusive Atmos audio mix! If their work on Twister or The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is any indication, that Atmos track should be a beast. 

But wait there's more!

Not to stop with a new audio mix, the set comes with two extra Blu-ray discs loaded with archival bonus features from previous releases (including the animated Dark Fury) but the set will also come with new exclusive cast and crew interviews. If that's not enough you also get a bunch of slick swag including reprint lobby cards, ID, patch, and posters. To cap it off there's also a 180-page booklet included - in German. Now normally I'd be a little bummed about the booklet appearing only in German, but I've had some pretty good luck lately with the Google Text Translate app on my phone - not an ideal solution but it actually works pretty well! 

Pitch Black Director's Cut -Ultimate Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Cover A Limited to 2,222 Copies 

The Swag Package

 

Pitch Black Director's Cut -Ultimate Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Cover B Limited to 1,111 Copies 

 

The Swag Package 

 

And here's a full breakdown of the bonus features coming our way. 

Bonus Material (Bonus Blu-ray)

New, mostly world exclusive interviews (HD, approx. 2.5 hours):
  • David Twohy (director, approx. 24 min.)
  • Keith David (Imam actor, approx. 27 min.)
  • David Eggby (camera, approx. 15 min.)
  • Peter Chiang (F/X, approx. 28 min.)
  • Ken Wheat (story writer, approx. 15 min.)
  • John Cox (monster animation, approx. 19 min.)
  • Brian Murray (storyboards, approx. 26 min.)
  • David Melvin (TV prequel director, approx. 15 min.)

The Bridge to RIDDICK - CHRONICLES OF A WARRIOR (SD, approx. 80 min.):
  • RIDDICK: WARRIORS OF DARKNESS aka DARK FURY - The Animation (approx. 35 min.)
  • Pre-Animation (approx. 33 min.)
  • The Creator - Peter Chung (approx. 5 min.)
  • INTO THE LIGHT (approx. 5 min.)
  • The structure of the action (approx. 2 min.)

Universal Archive (SD, over 2 hours):
  • Director's introduction (approx. 2 min.)
  • INTO PITCH BLACK - TV Prequel (approx. 45 min.)
  • Storyboard movie comparison (approx. 4 min.)
  • SLAM CITY - Animation Internet Clip (approx. 8 min.)
  • Behind the scenes I + II (approx. 18 + 12 min.)
  • Making of I + II (approx. 9 min.)
  • Johns' Hunt Log (approx. 7 min.)
  • Visual Encyclopedia (approx. 2 min.)
  • Computer game promotion (approx. 2 min.)
  • Promotion parties (approx. 21 min.)
Bonus material with optional German & English subtitles

Both sets are up for pre-order right now. Just follow the links at the top of each listing page to go right over to Turbine's shop. If you can't read German, don't worry, your browser's translate function should take care of everything! We hope to cover this release as soon as it comes in.