From Variety, below.
What's confusing is a DVD "Director's Cut" -- the 1992 re-tooled issue
WITHOUT Harrison Ford's 1982 voice-over -- arrives in stores this September.
The "true final" cut -- which director Ridley Scott says represents his
original version -- under-no-rush conditions -- gets a box office release
next year (followed by yet another DVD issue with all three versions of
Blade Runner). Included is an "international version" previously unseen in
the USA.
-koose.
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VARIETY MAGAZINE
MAY 26, 2006
Blade Runner Final Cut is Coming
Warner Home Video has disentangled the rights issues for Blade Runner to
pave the way for a September reissue of the remastered "Director's Cut"
version, followed by a theatrical release of a version promised to be truly
Ridley Scott's final cut.
Variety says that Warner's rights to Blade Runner lapsed a year ago, but the
studio has since negotiated a long-term license.
The film, now considered a sci-fi classic, has had a troubled history from
the start: When Scott ran overbudget, completion bond guarantors took
control of it and made substantial changes before its 1982 theatrical
release, adding a voiceover and happy ending.
That version was replaced by the much better-received director's cut in
1992, but Scott has long been unhappy with it, complaining that he was
rushed and unable to give it proper attention.
The helmer started working on the final cut version in 2000, but that
project was shelved by Warner soon after, apparently because the studio
couldn't come to terms with Jerry Perenchio over rights issues.
The trade adds that the restored "Director's Cut" will debut on home video
in September, and remain on sale for four months only, after which time it
will be placed on moratorium.
"Blade Runner: Final Cut" will arrive in 2007 for a limited 25th anniversary
theatrical run, followed by a special edition DVD with the three previous
versions offered as alternate viewing: Besides the original theatrical
version and director's cut, the expanded international theatrical cut will
be included. The set will also contain additional bonus materials.
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