We’ve been talking a lot about Ari Aster‘s extended cut of Midsommar, which is said to run around three hours in length, 30-minutes longer than the theatrical cut that’s now in theaters.
Aster had teased a potential festival screening prior to this fall’s Blu-ray release, and this morning news hit of a World Premiere to take place at
the Lincoln Center in New York City on August 17th. The screening will be of what they’re calling a “director’s cut” as opposed to just an extended cut, which implies it was Aster’s original vision before the MPAA got involved (it was originally an NC-17 for six weeks).
Aster will appear in person for a Q+A following the screening. We’re jealous.
While details are slim, Aster previously explained that we can expect a more developed picture between several relationships: “A more nuanced picture of Harga, more rituals and more nuance for the relationship between Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor), and more by way of the thesis competition between Josh (William Jackson Harper) and Christian.”
Expect a release on video this fall.
