Lionsgate Limited also screened 4K movies in U.S. theaters in October
Lionsgate will mark 25th anniversary of live-action film battle royale The film will be specially released in 4K Ultra HD on December 9th. The release includes the director’s cut and theatrical versions of the film, as well as special features. Pre-orders start on Tuesday.
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The promotional image shows a T-shirt. SteelBook artwork was drawn by Oliver Barrett.
As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, Lionsgate released the film in 4K resolution in U.S. theaters on October 12, 13 and 15.
The 1999 original novel tells the story of a group of middle school students who are forced to play a deadly game. On a deserted island, they must hunt each other down, and the last student alive wins. The novel inspired two live-action films that gained a cult following, and the title of the original novel is now often used by other creators to describe similar stories that center on characters caught up in a brutal game of last-person death.
battle royale The film was first released in Japan in 2000, but was not released theatrically in the United States at the time, in part due to the aftermath of the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Colorado. The film did receive a DVD release in the UK, Hong Kong and other territories at the time.
visual media The original novel was published in North America, gray kasuolu imprint reissue Novel with newly revised text. visual media besides publish this Battle Royale: Angel Frontier Spin-off comics. tokyo pop Published 15 volumes of Taguchi manga version in North America.
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