UK盤『フラッシュ・ゴードン』 8月3日リリース(米国盤/発売日=TBA)

FLASH GORDON - 4K UHD BLU-RAY with BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION

FLASH GORDON:COLLECTOR'S EDITION(UK/US=TBA)

FLASH GORDON:STEELBOOK(UK=Zavvi Exclusive SteelBook/US=TBA)

UKスタジオカナルから、ディノ・デ・ラウレンティス製作カルトSF大作『フラッシュ・ゴードン』(80)の4K UHD BLU-RAYリリース・アナウンスが届きました。製作40周年を記念した、35mmオリジナルネガからの4Kデジタルレストア版。監修と最終承認は監督のマイク・ホッジス。HDRはHDR10とドルビービジョンを採用。UHD BLU-RAYとBLU-RAY(UK BLU-RAYはR-B仕様の予定)所収のスタンダード・エディション、スチールブック・エディション(3枚組)、映像特典やメモラビア満載のコレクターズ・エディション(5枚組)での登場予定となります。米国盤発売日は現時点で未アナウンス(TBA)(Based on information as of May 06, 2020)

FLASH GORDON - Official Trailer - Cult Classic newly restored in 4K

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かのジョージ・ルーカスも映画化を熱望したスペース・オペラ!原作はアレックス・レイモンドによる新聞連載マンガ。監督は『狙撃者』『電子頭脳人間』のマイク・ホッジス。主演はサム・ジョーンズ。共演にメロディ・アンダーソン、オルネラ・ムーティ、マックス・フォン・シドー、トポル、ティモシー・ダルトン、マリアンジェラ・メラート。

撮影は『ビートルズがやって来る/ヤァ!ヤァ!ヤァ!』『博士の異常な愛情』『オーメン』『スター・ウォーズ』の名撮影監督ギルバート・テイラー。トッドAO 35/35mmアナモフィック撮影。音楽は我らがクイーンと『デュエリスト/決闘者』『失われた航海』のハワード・ブレイク。

For the new 40th Anniversary 4k restoration, Flash Gordon was scanned from the original 35mm negative to produce 4K files. Over 500 hours of manual restoration repaired serious damage that included image instability, scratches and intermittent flicker. The sound was scanned from the original track negative and underwent restoration to improve issues ranging from audio drop-outs throughout the feature and during reel changes, digital clicks and optical distortion. The film was colour graded for theatrical, home entertainment and 4K HDR release, using previous digital releases and 35mm prints as a reference. In line with the Director's vision and the original 35mm cinema release, VFX work was applied to remove the strings in all scenes where visible. This restoration was approved by Director Mike Hodges in May 2020, and will include the first 4K HDR Dolby Vision master of Flash Gordon.

"I'm very grateful to STUDIOCANAL for this brilliant 4k restoration. The restoration captures perfectly the vivid colours of the sets, skies and costumes. It also corrects some of the problems encountered with the special effects system we used. With Chroma key compositing we could insert skies, rocket ships, hawk-men, pretty well whatever we wanted, into the blue backing built into the studio sets. The problems came later when we had to eliminate, for example, the wires used on the hawk-men. We were eventually successful but even then some 35mm prints were variable and the wires would be back again. With this new restoration that problem is thankfully laid to rest. Of course Chroma key is primitive by the side of the current process, CGI (Computer Generated Imaging). That said I'm pleased we stuck with the old fashioned system. CGI would have been too slick. After all Flash Gordon was a cartoon strip from the 1930s brought back to life on celluloid some five decades later." Mike Hodges, April 2020

SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE - 4K BLU-RAY

  • BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM, SUPERVISED AND APPROVED BY DIRECTOR MIKE HODGES
  • New Lost in Space: Nic Roeg's Flash Gordon (also iTunes extra)
  • Audio commentary with Mike Hodges
  • Audio commentary with Brian Blessed
  • Behind the scenes of Flash Gordon
  • Stills gallery (also iTunes extra)
  • Storyboards gallery (also iTunes extra)
  • Original theatrical trailer

DISC TWO - BLU-RAY

  • Interview with Mike Hodges
  • Interview with comic book artist Alex Ross TBC
  • Interview with screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, Jr. TBC
  • Episode 24 of Flash Gordon (1979-1982): The Survival Game / Gremlin's Finest Hour
  • Sam Jones's acting start
  • Entertainment Earth on Flash Gordon merchandise
  • Bob Lindenmayer discusses deleted scenes and original endings
  • 35th Anniversary Greenroom
  • 35th Anniversary reunion featurette
  • Renato Casaro extended interview
  • Brian Blessed anecdotes
  • Melody's musings
  • On the soundtrack (Brian May & Howard Blake)
  • Easter Eggs

THE FIVE-DISC COLLECTOR'S EDITION INCLUDES

  • The 4K Blu-ray plus two Blu-ray discs
  • BONUS BLU-RAY DISC OF LIFE AFTER FLASH, the 2017 feature documentary celebrating the film and it's star, directed by Lisa Downs
  • ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD by Queen & Howard Blake
  • 32 page booklet
  • 16 page Titan mini book (The Story of Flash Gordon)
  • Reproduced booklet of the first strip of original comic books
  • Poster of original artwork
  • 4 artcards of various incarnations of Flash film posters across the years
  • 1 sew on 'Flash patch'

DISC SPECS

TitleFLASH GORDON
ReleasedAug 02, 2020 (from Studio Canal)
SRP£49.99
Run Time112min
CodecHEVC / H.265 (Resolution: 4K / DOLBY VISION / HDR10 compatible)
Aspect Ratio2.39:1
Audio FormatsEnglish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24bit) ※other format(s) TBA
SubtitlesEnglish SDH ※other subtitle(s) TBA

FILM SPECS

タイトルフラッシュ・ゴードン
1980
監督マイク・ホッジス
製作ディノ・デ・ラウレンティス
製作総指揮バーナード・ウィリアムズ
脚本ロレンツォ・センプル・Jr, 《原作》アレックス・レイモンド
撮影ギルバート・テイラー
音楽クイーン, ハワード・ブレイク
出演サム・ジョーンズ, マックス・フォン・シドー, メロディ・アンダーソン, オルネラ・ムーティ, ティモシー・ダルトン, スーザン・ダニエル, マリアンジェラ・メラート, トポル, ブライアン・ブレッスド, ロビー・コルトレーン