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Pushed Back Again, Scream Factory’s ‘TCM: Next Generation’ Blu-ray Will Include Two Cuts and Commentary
Since being announced, Scream Factory‘s Collector’s Edition Blu-ray release of Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation has already hit a couple snags, the first of which was the company being forced to remove stars Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger from the cover art. Now, the release date has been pushed back yet again.
Originally set for release on September 25, the Blu-ray was recently bumped to October 30. Then it was bumped to November 13. The new date, as of today? December 11.
Scream announced today, “We will have two cuts of the film + Director commentary! More extras to be announced next month.”
Here are some other early details on the release:
• This will be branded as a “Collector’s Edition” that will come with a slipcover (guaranteed for three months after its original release date). U.S. and Canada territories (Region A).
• Extras and specs are still in progress and will be announced soon. What Scream can confirm is that they will have a high-definition transfer of the theatrical cut. It seems they have now obtained the extended version, which they were hoping to include.
• The newly-commissioned artwork pictured below comes from Joel Robinson. This art will be front-facing and the reverse side of the wrap will the original theatrical poster design.
Get ready for double the fun, protagonists, and body count when Ready or Not 2: Here I Come explodes on streaming next week.
Just in time for the fireworks, the sequel makes its streaming debut on Hulu and Disney+ on July 2.
Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett are back, along with Samara Weaving, for more hide and slay mayhem.
Picking up moments after the all-out attack from the Le Domas family in the first Ready or Not movie, Grace (Weaving) discovers she’s reached the next level of the nightmarish game — and this time with her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton) at her side. Grace has one chance to survive, keep her sister alive, and claim the High Seat of the Council that controls the world. Four rival families are hunting her for the throne, and whoever wins rules it all.
That means a higher body count and even more explosive carnage. Just how much? A whopping 325 gallons worth, the directors previously told BD.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Varun Saranga, and Daniel Beirne also star.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “More is more in Ready or Not 2. Bigger stakes, larger playing field, a higher (and more gruesome) body count, and even double the protagonists. It’s all designed to deliver maximum crowd-pleasing fun.”
The horror-comedy sequel is written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy.
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