The cult recruitment is spreading for the Lovecraftian thriller The Endless (read our review) as Arrow Films & Arrow Video reveal their plans for Benson and Moorhead’s movie in the UK. The swirling vortex sky art by Brandon Schaefer is recreated on the quad poster as well as the Blu-ray. Set a date for seeing it in the cinema and on Digital HD from June 29th, while the physical media manifests on July 2nd.
“When brothers Justin (Benson) and Aaron (Moorhead), former members of a “crazy UFO death cult”, receive a mysterious videotape in the mail, they find an eerie calling card from their past inviting them back to attend an event called “The Ascension”.
Despite Justin’s initial apprehension, the two agree to return for one day. At first, their old cult friends seem warm and welcoming, but things soon begin to turn strange and the two brothers find themselves drawn ever more into a vortex of bizarre rituals, strange messages, unseeable forces and sinister supernatural secrets that threaten to tear apart the very fabric of reality.”
BLU-RAY TWO-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of The Endless and Moorhead & Benson’s first feature, Resolution
• DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Reversible sleeve with a choice of artwork designs
• Limited edition collector’s booklet containing new writing on the films by critics Jamie Graham and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
BLU-RAY DISC ONE: THE ENDLESS
• Audio commentary by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
• Brand-new interview with Benson and Moorhead, recorded exclusively for this release
• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Breaking the News, Benson and Moorhead pull a practical joke on actor Vinny Curran
• Casting Aaron, Benson, Moorhead and producer Dave Lawson audition for the role of Aaron
• Casting Smiling Dave, Lawson auditions for the role of Smiling Dave
• VFX Breakdown
• UFO Cult Comedy, improvised short film made whilst Benson and Moorhead were on the festival circuit
• Vinny’s Story, a behind-the-scenes documentary filmed on-set by Curran
• Michael Felker, a tongue-in-cheek featurette referencing The Endless’s editor
• Seven deleted scenes
• Outtakes
• Theatrical Trailer
BLU-RAY DISC TWO: RESOLUTION
• Audio Commentary with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, and actors Peter Cilella and Vinny Curran
• Audio Commentary with Benson and Moorhead
• Audio Commentary with Carmel the Dog
• Brand-new interview with Benson and Moorhead, recorded exclusively for this release
• Archive interview with Benson and Moorhead • Behind the scenes featurette
DVD SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS
• Standard Definition presentation
• 5.1 audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
• Brand-new interview with Benson and Moorhead, recorded exclusively for this release
• Behind-the-scenes featurette • Breaking the News, Benson and Moorhead pull a practical joke on actor Vinny Curran
• Casting Aaron, Benson, Moorhead and producer Dave Lawson audition for the role of Aaron
• Casting Smiling Dave, Lawson auditions for the role of Smiling Dave
• VFX Breakdown
• UFO Cult Comedy, improvised short film made whilst Benson and Moorhead were on the festival circuit
• Vinny’s Story, a behind-the-scenes documentary filmed on-set by Curran
• Michael Felker, a tongue-in-cheek featurette referencing The Endless’s editor
• Seven deleted scenes
• Outtakes
• Theatrical Trailer
• Reversible sleeve with a choice of artwork designs
