 Vinegar Syndrome is releasing the Reptilicus 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Slipcase, this is a three disc set, limited to 6000. Check out the full details below. This special limited edition 3-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Matt Frank) and is limited to 6,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them. A group of mining engineers prospecting for copper in the mountains of Lapland make an incredible discovery when their drilling unearths the remains of a giant, prehistoric amphibious reptile. A section of the creature’s tail is exhumed from beneath the frozen tundra and transported to the National Aquarium in Copenhagen, where it’s placed in a cold room to be studied by Professor Otto Martens and his research team. But when the door to the room is accidentally left ajar, the tail segment begins to thaw, quickly regenerating itself into a gigantic beast! Now loose and embarking on a cross-country rampage, the military are forced to employ all means necessary to rout the creature - now dubbed “Reptilicus” - before it launches a full-scale attack on the capital. A Danish-American co-production, REPTILICUS is a delirious creature feature which serves as the Scandinavian answer to Godzilla, complete with astonishing scenes of its titular monster causing carnage in Copenhagen. Filmed in both Danish and English language versions, directed by Poul Bang and Sidney W. Pink (Journey to the Seventh Planet) respectively, REPTILICUS features a nearly identical cast to its Danish counterpart but adds in unique special effects flourishes such as the beast spewing acid saliva on its victims. The monster maniacs at Vinegar Syndrome are thrilled to regenerate REPTILICUS in a new 4K restoration from the original negative for its world UHD premiere, alongside an HD transfer of the Danish-language version - available on disc for the first time ever in the U.S. - and an array of newly-produced bonus features. Directed by: Sidney W. Pink, Poul Bang Starring: Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen, Povl Wøldike, Ann Smyrner, Mimi Heinrich, Reptilicus 1961 / 82 min / 1.66:1 / English 1.0 Mono Retail price: Sale Price $37.99, Regular Price $54.98 Additional info:
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 Classic Tokusatsu Collection
Get ready to be transported back to the sixties to experience some of the early, eye-popping Tokusatsu films from Toei. Fiends from outer space! Amphibious gill-men from an underwater city! A superhuman mummy ready to save Earth! Sonny Chiba fighting robot-men! This stupendous box set is your ticket to the best of the colossal-est genre of them all! DISC ONE: PRINCE OF SPACE (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / B&W / 57 min.) A mysterious hero must intervene when a nefarious presence from outer space arrives to steal a powerful new rocket fuel. INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / B&W / 75 min.) Sonny Chiba stars in this fantastical adventure about repelling invaders arriving from a distant planet to attack Tokyo. DISC TWO: WATARI THE NINJA BOY (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Color / 86 min.) When the evil leaders of two ninja clans con their members into a relentless war, only a young ninja boy can save the day. GOLDEN NINJA (aka THE GOLDEN BAT) (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / B&W / 73 min.) An evil alien threatens Earth, and a group of scientists travel to Atlantis to awaken a superhuman mummy defender in this thriller starring Sonny Chiba! DISC THREE: DRAGON SHOWDOWN (aka THE MAGIC SERPENT) (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Color / 85 min.) A young prince must summon all his powers to take back a throne stolen from his family by a treacherous murderer! NINJA SCOPE (1080p High-Definition (1.33:1) / Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Color/B&W / 52 min.) Powerful ninjas and otherworldly creatures inhabit this adventure of Watari, a young ninja boy in feudal Japan. DISC FOUR: BONUS FILM TERROR BENEATH THE SEA (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.78:1) / English Dubbed DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / Color / 79 min.) Sonny Chiba stars in this tale about a group of surface dwellers who happen upon an underwater city ruled by a mad scientist and his amphibious servants. Bonus Features for Blu-ray NEW English Language Subtitle Translations For Prince Of Space (1959), Invasion Of The Neptune Men (1961), Watari The Ninja Boy (1966), Golden Ninja (1966), Dragon Showdown (1966), And Ninja Scope (1969).
This ShoutFactory.com EXCLUSIVE BLU-RAY BOX SET is a limited edition of 2,500 units. The first 600 orders will receive an exclusive 18" x 24" poster featuring our brand new artwork! Product Information
 Shout Factory is releasing the The Blob Collector's Edition, it features a slipcase, and two posters, check out the full details below.
The Blob Collector's Edition+ 2 Posters + Slipcover Bonus Features for UHD/BD DISC ONE (4K UHD): NEW 4K Master Of The Film By Sony Pictures HDR-10 Compatible Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 Audio Commentary With Director Chuck Russell, Cinematographer Mark Irwin, And Special Effects Artist Tony Gardner, Moderated By Filmmaker Joe Lynch Audio Commentary With Actress Shawnee Smith DISC TWO (BLU-RAY): NEW 4K Master Of The Film By Sony Pictures Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 2.0 Audio Commentary With Director Chuck Russell, Cinematographer Mark Irwin, And Special Effects Artist Tony Gardner, Moderated By Filmmaker Joe Lynch Audio Commentary With Actress Shawnee Smith Audio Commentary With Chuck Russell and film Producer/Film Historian Ryan Turek "It Fell From The Sky!" – Interview With Director Chuck Russell Pt. 1 “I Killed The Strawberry” – Interview With Director Chuck Russel Pt. 2 “Try to Scream!” – Interview With Actor Bill Moseley “Shoot Him!” – Interview With Cinematographer Mark Irwin “I Want That Organism Alive!” – Interview With Blob Mechanic Peter Abrahamson "We Have Work To Do" – Interview With Actor Jeffrey DeMunn "Minding The Diner" – Interview With Actress Candy Clark "They Call Me Mellow Purple" – Interview With Actor Donovan Leitch Jr. "The Incredible Melting Man" – Interview With Special Effects Artist Tony Gardner “Monster Math” - Interview With Special Effects Supervisor Christopher Gilman “Haddonfield To Arborville” – Interview With Production Designer Craig Stearns “The Secret Of The Ooze” – Interview With Mechanical Designer Mark Setrakian “Gardner’s Grue Crew” – Behind The Scenes On The Blob Theatrical Trailer TV Spot Still Gallery Special Offer: Order from ShoutFactory.com and get the NEW 4K UHD releases of THE BLOB, an exclusive 18” x 24” rolled poster of the original theatrical artwork, a second exclusive 18” x 24” rolled poster featuring a new design, and two slipcovers (see description for complete details). Run time: 95 min Discs: 2 Retail price: $39.98 Release date: October 17, 2023 There is also a standard version without the slipcover and poster bonuses.  UNIVERSAL CLASSIC MONSTERS LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION SHOWCASING EIGHT CLASSIC UNIVERSAL MONSTER FILMS PACKED WITH OVER 12 HOURS OF BONUS FEATURES OWN ON 4K AND DIGITAL ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT Press release Universal City, California, September 6, 2023 – Return to the world of Universal Classic Monsters with this new Limited Edition Collection on 4K and Digital on October 3, 2023 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. From the era of silent movies through present day, Universal Pictures has been regarded as the home of the monsters and this collection showcases 8 of the most iconic monsters in motion picture history including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, Phantom of the Opera and Creature from the Black Lagoon. Exclusive to Amazon, this limited collection consists of book-style packaging with rare photos, bios, trivia, and original cover art by renowned artist Tristan Eaton. With eight classic films exploring the origins of the beloved Universal Monsters, each film has been digitally restored from high resolution film elements for the ultimate classic monster experience all in one exclusive collectible book. Starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Jr., Claude Rains and Elsa Lanchester in the roles that they made famous, these original films set the standard for a new horror genre with revolutionary makeup, mood-altering cinematography, and groundbreaking special effects. The collection features over 12 hours of revealing bonus features including behind-the-scenes featurettes, production photographs, and insightful feature commentaries. Now is the perfect moment to immerse yourself in this captivating “new world of Gods and Monsters” (The Bride of Frankenstein). Tristan Eaton has a long history creating art inspired by the Universal Classic Monsters. His murals for Dracula, Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein and Creature from the Black Lagoon are on display on the Universal Studios back lot. Tristan is perhaps best known for his large-scale public murals, found throughout the world from New York to Paris to Shanghai, which he executes in freehand spray paint; a technical and personal nod to his own history and respect for graffiti culture, while honoring traditional painting and muralism with his thoughtful and dynamic subject matter and compositions. His work can be seen in the Museum of Modern Art’s (MoMA) permanent collection as well as the Cooper Hewitt Museum and Long Beach Museum of Art. In 2023, Tristan was commissioned to create new art depicting all 8 classic monster characters from Universal Pictures exclusively for this collection. Filmmakers DRACULA (1931) FILMMAKERS:
FRANKENSTEIN FILMMAKERS:
THE MUMMY (1932) FILMMAKERS:
THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) FILMMAKERS:
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN FILMMAKERS:
THE WOLF MAN (1941) FILMMAKERS:
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1943) FILMMAKERS:
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON FILMMAKERS:
Product Description Bonus Content: Disc 1 - Dracula (1931):
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Disc 7 - Phantom of the Opera (1943):
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Specifications Run time: 10 hours and 10 minutes Release date: October 3, 2023 Subtitles: Italian, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese Language: Japanese (Dolby Digital 4.0), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1), English (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0) Studio: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Number of discs: 8 Retail price: $129.99 Pre-order here. ABOUT UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). UFEG produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms, as well as consumer products, interactive gaming and live entertainment. The global division includes Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Brand Development, Fandango, DreamWorks Animation Film and Television. UFEG is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.  
   While it hasn't been in theaters very long yet the Blu-ray releases are being announced for Meg 2: The Trench. There will be 4K, standard Blu-ray, and digital releases, but most interesting so far is the Steelbook releases, Best Buy will have a 4K/Blu-ray Steelbook, Walmart will have a Blu-ray/DVD Steelbook, they will retail for $37.99 and $29.96 respectively. Blu-ray release is Oct 24th 2023, the digital release is Aug 25th. Bonuses are below
  “A DEEPER LOOK” : HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST 3-D WAVE, 1953-1954 FESTIVAL CELEBRATING 70th ANNIVERSARY OF 3-D CRAZE SELECT SCREENINGS THROUGH NOVEMBER Press release, Opens August 6 and 7 With Restored 3-D Cult Classic ROBOT MONSTER Includes Hitchcock's DIAL M FOR MURDER, Jack Arnold's CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, André De Toth's HOUSE OF WAX, New Restorations of THE DIAMOND WIZARD and I, THE JURY, and more. Presented in Association with 3-D Film Archive “A DEEPER LOOK”: HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST 3-D WAVE, 1953-1954, a celebration of the 70th anniversary of Hollywood’s 3-D craze of the early 1950s, will run at Film Forum, beginning with the NYC theatrical premiere of the 3-D Film Archive’s new restoration of the cult classic ROBOT MONSTER, considered the PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE of 3-D movies, screening on August 6 at 8:25 and August 7 at 6:00. The festival will continue with select screenings through November, with 3-D features, shorts, trailers, and special presentations. In ROBOT MONSTER, an alien gorilla in a fishbowl space helmet decimates Earth with death rays and soap bubbles. George Nader, longtime friend (and one time lover) of Rock Hudson, stars, with music by a pre-TEN COMMANDMENTS Elmer Bernstein. Critic/historian Leonard Maltin wrote of it, ”One of the genuine legends of Hollywood: embarrassingly, hilariously awful…and dig that bubble machine with the TV antenna!” The series includes the first NYC 3-D screening ever THE DIAMOND WIZARD (1954), starring Dennis O’Keefe as a U.S. treasury agent sent to England to track down a ring of diamond counterfeiters, in a brand new 3-D Film Archive restoration, and Mickey Spillane’s I, THE JURY (1953), a stereoscopic Film Noir starring Biff Elliott as Spillane’s private dick Mike Hammer, restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, PKL Pictures, and Romulus Films Ltd. In 1953, seventy years ago, 3-D conquered Hollywood. After years of speculation and experimentation, stereoscopic movies finally caught fire, luring audiences away from their televisions. Within the first few months of the year, every major studio was looking to explore the third dimension in every movie genre: horror (HOUSE OF WAX, THE MAZE), Film Noir (MAN IN THE DARK, I THE JURY), big-budget musicals (KISS ME KATE), thrillers (INFERNO, DIAL M FOR MURDER), monster movies (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON), slapstick comedy (the Three Stooges’ SPOOKS and PARDON MY BACKFIRE), animation (Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Casper The Friendly Ghost and Popeye cartoons), war pictures (CEASE FIRE!), Westerns (HONDO, GUN FURY, TAZA SON OF COCHISE, WINGS OF THE HAWK), and sci-fi A pictures (IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE) and Z pictures (ROBOT MONSTER). Some of Hollywood’s top directors jumped on the band wagon: Alfred Hitchcock, Budd Boetticher, William Cameron Menzies, Roy Ward Baker, George Sidney, Jack Arnold. Douglas Sirk, Raoul Walsh, and André de Toth (the latter two each with a single functioning eye that prevented them from enjoying the final effect). Nearly fifty 3-D feature films were produced in the years 1953 and 1954 alone, but the craze soon came to an abrupt end, aced by a newer and more enduring movie vogue: CinemaScope. But those two years can now be looked on as the Golden Age of 3-D Movies and Hollywood's first great 3-D Wave. Film archivist, 3-D Film Archive founder and CEO Robert Furmanek, one of the world’s leading experts on stereoscopic movies, will introduce select screenings, as well as a special compilation of stereoscopic shorts restored by the Archive called 3-D RARITIES (see description below). Bob Furmanek has played an important behind-the-scenes role in film preservation for more than forty years. Among his achievements, he is recognized for his restoration work with the films of Abbott and Costello and Jerry Lewis. In 1990, he began his ongoing efforts to save and restore our stereoscopic film heritage. Since 2014, the Archive has released over thirty acclaimed restorations on Blu-ray. Top-quality Poloroid 3-D glasses provided! Public Screening Schedule: Additional titles to be announced ROBOT MONSTER U.S., 1953 NYC THEATRICAL PREMIERE OF 3-D RESTORATION Directed by Phil Tucker Starring George Nader, Claudia Barrett, George Barrows Approx. 79 min. 3-D Film Archive restoration courtesy Bayview Entertainment. -With- STARDUST IN YOUR EYES U.S., 1953 Directed by Phil Tucker Starring Slick Slaven 3-D short that accompanied ROBOT MONSTER on its original release. Approx. 7 min. SAVING SLICK, a 2-D documentary on the restoration of the short, will precede it. Approx. 6 min. Sunday, August 6 at 8:25* Monday, August 7 at 6:00* *Introduced by Robert Furmanek, 3-D Film Archive Founder and CEO HONDO U.S., 1953 Directed by John Farrow Starring John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond Approx. 88 min. 3-D restoration courtesy Batjac Productions (thanks to Gretchen Wayne). Monday, August 14 at 6:15 I, THE JURY NYC 3-D RESTORATION PREMIERE U.S., 1953 Directed by Harry Essex Starring Biff Elliot, Preston Foster, Peggie Castle Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Approx. 97 min. 3-D DCP courtesy Studiocanal and Rialto Pictures. Monday, August 28 at 6:00 Friday, September 8 at 9:50 MISS SADIE THOMPSON U.S., 1953 Directed by Curtis Bernhardt Starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, Aldo Ray Approx. 91 min. 3-D DCP restoration courtesy Sony Pictures. Monday, September 4 at 6:00 3-D RARITIES Robert Furmanek, founder of the 3-D Archive, presents this eye-popping collection of the Archive’s restorations, including the earliest (1922) extant 3-D film; NEW DIMENSIONS, the first full-color American 3-D movie, first shown at the New York World’s Fair in 1940; Allen H. Miner's DOOM TOWN, a once-banned anti-nuke movie; “I’ll Sell My Shirt,” a racy 3-D burlesque short unseen for six decades; BOO MOON, a Casper the Friendly Ghost “stereotoon”; animated puppet sci-fi short “The Adventures of Sam Space,” and a stereoscopic Nat King Cole! Approx. 94 min. 3-D DCP courtesy Flicker Alley. Monday, September 11 at 6:00 THE DIAMOND WIZARD NYC 3-D PREMIERE U.S., 1954 Co-directed by Dennis O’Keefe and Montgomery Tully Starring Dennis O’Keefe, Philip Friend, Margaret Sheridan Approx. 83 min. 3-D Film Archive restoration courtesy Park Circus. Monday, September 18 at 6:10 EL CORAZÓN Y LA ESPADA Mexico, 1953 Directed by Edward Dein and Carlos Véjar hijo. Starring Cesar Romero, Katy Jurado Approx. 80 min. 3-D Film Archive restoration. Monday, October 9 at 6:10 GUN FURY U.S., 1953 Directed by Raoul Walsh Starring Rock Hudson, Lee Marvin, Neville Brand Approx. 83 mins. 3-D restoration courtesy Sony Pictures. Tuesday, October 10 at 6:10 HOUSE OF WAX U.S., 1953 Directed by André de Toth Starring Vincent Price, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Frank Lovejoy Approx. 88 mins. 3-D restoration courtesy Warner Bros. Friday, October 13 at 6:00 Sunday, October 15 at 6:00 CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON U.S., 1954 Directed by Jack Arnold Starring Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning Approx. 87 mins. 3-D restoration courtesy Universal Pictures. -With- SPOOKS U.S., 1953 Directed by Jules White Starring The Three Stooges Approx. 16 min. 3-D DCP courtesy Sony Pictures. Saturday, October 14 at 8:50 Sunday, October 29 at 11 Tuesday, October 31 at 6:20 MAN IN THE DARK U.S., 1953 Directed by Lew Landers Starring Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Totter, Ted de Corsia First 3-D feature released by a Hollywood studio. Approx. 90 min. 3-D restoration courtesy Sony Pictures. Sunday, November 5 at 5:10, 8:40 DIAL M FOR MURDER U.S., 1954 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, Anthony Dawson, John Williams Approx. 105 min. 3-D restoration courtesy Warner Bros. Friday, November 10 at 3:10 Tuesday, November 14 at 2:15 Thursday, November 16 at 12:15 ADDITIONAL TITLES TO BE ANNOUNCED. Programmed by Robert Furmanek, founder and CEO of 3-D Film Archive, and Bruce Goldstein, Film Forum Repertory Artistic Director  Robot Monster At last, “can” and “must” meet on the graph, as the most demented, delirious, and delightful 3-D film of the Golden Age arrives in this showcase edition loaded with out-of-this-world extras. A cosmic catastrophe has wiped out humanity, and now the last six survivors must outwit that strangely iconic alien menace, Ro-Man (George Barrows). Taking orders from the pitiless Great Guidance, Ro-Man wavers in his pursuit of human annihilation when he falls in love with a girl (Claudia Barrett). Can dashing young Roy (George Nader) save her? Filmed in the Tru-Stereo process, Robot Monster boasts excellent 3-D that rivals big studio efforts of its day. CONTAINS OVER TWO HOURS OF BONUS FEATURES! BLU-RAY
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Pre-order here. About Bayview Entertainment For over 20 years, BayView Entertainment has been a full service media company with a catalog of over 3,500 titles across a wide range of genres. Our educational catalog includes Public Performance Rights (PPR) for libraries, schools, non-profit organizations, etc. Streaming rights available upon request.    The Giant Gila Monster (1959) With Bonus Film, The Killer Shrews (1959) Blu-ray (Film Detective)
Drive-in schlock favorites The Giant Gila Monster & The Killer Shrews, originally released on a double-bill oversized animals unite once again! The classic era of drive-in schlock was near its end in 1959, but there was still time for The Giant Gila Monster and The Killer Shrews, a pair of no-budget howlers from producer Gordon McLendon. In The Giant Gila Monster, a lizard takes on a small town. If that's not enough for you, there are plenty of cool cars and some ersatz rock 'n' roll sung by the movie's star, Don Sullivan (The Monster of Piedras Blancas). The Killer Shrews stars James Best (The Dukes of Hazard) as a riverboat pilot stuck on an island where the shrews are the size of German Shepherds. The cast includes Ken Curtis (Gunsmoke) and Ingrid Goude (Miss Universe, 1957). These two features were originally released on a double-bill. Trust us - they belong together! Description: After a couple of teenagers go missing in a small Texas town, everyone assumes they've run off to the big city. But, when their bodies are found in a nearby creek, the sheriff (Fred Graham) is puzzled as to what could have killed them. Chase Winstead (Don Sullivan), the leader of a local hot rod group, agrees to help the sheriff, and together they discover evidence of a giant lizard roaming the desert. Soon the lizard is terrorizing the town, and only Chase can stop it before it's too late. Special Features and Technical Specs:
Retail price: $21.99  “Getter Robo,” the original Japanese manga created by Go Nagai & Ken Ishikawa, will celebrate its 50th anniversary with the release of a live-action film in 2025. Press release Getter Robo (the original manga by Go Nagai & Ken Ishikawa) will be released as a live-action film to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025. The production of a proof-of-concept trailer begins now! BIGONE Inc. (Headquarters: 6-11-18 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan/Representative: Junya Okabe) announces the production of a live-action film Getter Robo, based on the original manga series by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa. To raise funds for the production of a proof-of-concept trailer, focused on developing advanced visual effects techniques, the company is running a three-week Kickstarter campaign until May 1st, 2023. Kickstarter： https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigone-inc/live-action-getter-robo-trailer-short-film “Getter Robo” Live-action film Official site ： https://getterrobo.jp/en.html The Mother-of-all-Transforming-and-Merging-Giant-Robots Debuts as a Live-Action Film! Getter Robo is the story of giant robots by Go Nagai & Ken Ishikawa written between 1974 and 1975. It ran as a manga series on Weekly Shonen Sunday and also as a TV series on Fuji Television. The pinnacle of Japanese giant robot stories, Getter Robo is credited with introducing the “combining forces” element to the genre. While the TV series adopted a simple storyline of goodness prevailing over evil to appeal to a younger demographic, the original manga series by Ken Ishikawa had a more violent and harsh tone, which is celebrated by hardcore fans. The seminal masterpiece, appealing to a wide variety of anime and manga fans for many years will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025. The film will be written, produced, and directed by Junya Okabe, whose previous works include “Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie,” “Cat Shit One,” “Brave Storm,” “ZvP (Zatoichi vs. Predator),” and many others. Previous works by Junya Okabe:
Our live-action film Getter Robo (based on the original manga series by Go Nagai ＆ Ken Ishikawa), will be action-packed, and set in a gritty, violent, modern world. Investors in the project - with prospects for participating in the eventual feature-film production - are being accepted at this time. Inquiries: [email protected] Kickstarter Campaign for Proof-of-Concept Trailer We are planning to release the feature film in theaters in 2025, in honor of Getter Robo's 50th anniversary. Realizing the unique look of the original manga will require many technically-challenging visual effects. To develop and test these effects properly, we are planning to produce a short, proof-of-concept film in collaboration with our team of talented artists at home and abroad. On large-scale Hollywood films, such tests would be covered by a portion of the feature film budget. Japanese films, however, are much more modestly budgeted and require separate funding for such tests. With Getter Robo, our mission is to surpass all existing live-action adaptations of manga and anime produced in Japan, and these tests are a critical part of meeting that goal. We are launching a Kickstarter campaign, and are humbly asking you, our fellow manga and Getter Robo fans, to help us bring this amazing series to the big screen! The crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter is presently underway and will remain so for about three weeks - until Monday, May 1st (PST). Rewards include exclusive online access to the proof-of-concept trailer prior to the general release, as well as access to the Making of Getter Robo documentary, and inclusion of the supporters’ names in the end credits. Feature Film Outline of the live-action “Getter Robo”
*Design, story direction and staff may change in the course of the trailer/short film production as necessary.     
  Press release Hollywood based Epic Pictures Group have acquired North American distribution rights, sales rights ex-Asia, and has also taken an investment position in Thailand's highly anticipated giant monster movie THE LAKE. Plans are to release the film March 10 in limited theatrical, followed by March 14 on digital platforms, and May 16 the film is set to hit physical media. Blu-ray pre-orders will launch on March 14. Discs will be available in retail stores on June 13. A Hollywood Thailand production, directed by Lee Thongkham and produced by Watson Boy Homsangpradit with executive producer Patrick Ewald. In the film, an eco-thriller; 'A gigantic and bloodthirsty monster emerges from a lake after its egg is stolen and unleashes its fury on a town’s inhabitants, leaving a trail of destruction and death in its wake. The town of Bueng Kan, now cut off from the outside world, must mobilize its officials and citizens, as well as a group of scientists that are in town conducting research, to catch this predator before it's too late.' The film's impressive gigantic monster, designed by Hollywood special effects wizard Jordu Schell, was brought to life using a combination of life-sized practical animatronics and CGI. Director Lee Thongkham had this to say "This movie will bring back the nostalgia of when we first loved the original monster movies with animatronics and puppets. But the most exciting thing about the movie is watching this monster movie with 40% CGI. You will feel the real and spectacular scope and scale from Thai cinema. The realness of the monster stomps. The realness of our monster roars and so forth. This monster genre has been used in so many territories. But what makes our monster stand out from the rest is that it is real and it has a unique ability which we can’t give out the main plot point. But be assured that there will be a reason why we chose to use animatronic gigantic monsters in the story" Epic Pictures Group CEO Patrick Ewald adds; "Inspired by the effects of real world environmental disasters, The Lake is a gripping movie that utilizes both practical and visual effects in truly impressive fashion. Following in the massive footsteps of Godzilla from Japan and The Host from Korea, The Lake is Thailand’s bold answer to the creature feature. We are so excited to unleash this ferocious beast upon audiences." Launched in 2013, Epic Pictures Releasing is a US focused, theatrical and home entertainment label specialized in distributing professionally curated action, genre and independent films. As a leader in independent film distribution, Epic Pictures Releasing titles can be seen across a variety of platforms, including theatrical, digital, subscription and cable VOD, packaged media and broadcast television. Epic Pictures Releasing distributes 20-30 titles per year. THE LAKE SYNOPSIS When a mysterious monster emerges from the Mekong River, the northern province of Bueng Kan, Thailand, is suddenly cut off from the outside world. Officials, scientists and local citizens must mobilize to stop the rampaging Kaiju before it’s too late and the whole town is destroyed. But this monster may not be alone after all... CAST Thai Cast
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT This movie will bring back the nostalgia for when we first loved the original monster movies with animatronic and puppets. But the most exciting thing about this movie is watching it with 40% CGI. You will feel the real and spectacular scope and scale from Thai cinema. The realness of the monster stomps. The realness of our monster roars and so forth. The monster genre has been used in so many different ways. But what makes our monster stand out from the rest is that it is real and has a unique ability which we can’t give away... But be assured, there’s a reason we chose to use animatronic gigantic monsters in the story. THE WORLD OF THE STORY The whole movie setting takes place in the countryside of Thailand, showing how people from different technological backgrounds work together to deal with a phenomenon like a giant monster rising from the Lake. We decided to create a character-based perspective, grounded in the real world, and then layered otherworldly elements into that world. IN CINEMAS: August 18th, 2022 (Thailand) GENRES: Action / Thriller / Drama / Monster TITLE (EN): The Lake TITLE (TH): บงึ กาฬ (Bueng Kan) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Thailand DIRECTOR: Lee Thongkham |
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