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Oscar Shortlisted ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Gets Special 4K UHD Release from Second Sight Films
Body horror fairytale The Ugly Stepsister, the feature debut by Emilie Blichfeldt that’s just been shortlisted for the Oscars, is getting a brand new Limited Edition 4K UHD release from Second Sight Films.
The Limited Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray release of The Ugly Stepsister is now available to preorder for the February 23, 2026, release.
In the film, “An impressionable and idealistic young woman dreams of marrying the kingdom’s prince, but her beautiful stepsister becomes her greatest rival. Increasingly desperate, she resorts to extreme measures in a quest for the physical perfection she believes will win the prince’s heart.”
Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss, and Ane Dahl Torp star in the Cinderella movie with a body horror twist.
“It’s elegant, stylish, and gnarly,” I wrote in my review of one of 2025’s best horror movies that may potentially earn an Oscar nomination for “Makeup and Hairstyling.”
Read on for all the extras and special features on this release, including a new audio commentary by yours truly.
Special Features
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Dual format edition including both UHD and Blu-ray with main feature and bonus features on both discs
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UHD presented in HDR with Dolby Vision
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New audio commentary with Director Emilie Blichfeldt and Filmmaker Patrik Syversen
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New audio commentary by Meagan Navarro
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This Is My Ball: a new interview with Emilie Blichfeldt
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Generational Trauma: a new interview with Actor Lea Myren
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Take Up Space: a new interview with Actor Thea Sofie Loch Næss
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Character and Gore: a new interview with Effects Artist Thomas Foldberg
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The Beauty of Ugly: The Effects of The Ugly Stepsister
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A Cinderella Story: Kat Hughes on The Ugly Stepsister
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Deleted Scene
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Short Films: How Do You Like My Hair? and Sara’s Intimate Confessions
Limited Edition Contents
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Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Ann Bembi
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120-page book with Cinderella’s Stepsister by Emelie Blichfeldt, storyboard comparisons and new essays by BJ Colangelo, Michelle Kisner, Kimberly Leszak, Jolene Marie Richardson, Katie Rife and Amber T
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6 collectors’ art cards
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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