Lionsgate has the teenage werewolf film Ginger Snaps transform into a new 4K Blu-ray
It’s a full moon out tonight and some changes are happening. Blu-ray.com has revealed that the high school horror flick Ginger Snaps from 2000 is about to get a new upgraded physical media release from Lionsgate Home Entertainment and Vestron Video. The film stars Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers, Jesse Moss, Danielle Hampton, John Bourgeois, Peter Keleghan, Lindsay Leese, and Pak-Kong Ho. Lionsgate Limited will be bringing the film to 4K Blu-ray this summer on May 19.
The description reads,
“The cult favorite returns, in hair-raising 4K! Ginger Snaps is the story of death-fixated teenage sisters Ginger and Brigitte, who are attacked one night by a creature drawn to Ginger’s first menstrual period. Bitten by the creature, Ginger soon exhibits sudden aggression and bizarre transformations that convince Brigitte her sister is turning into a werewolf…and that Ginger’s embrace of her liberating new condition may be terminal.”
Special Features and Technical Specs:
TWO-DISC (4K BLU-RAY/BLU-RAY) COMBO PACK RELEASE
4K RESTORATION OF THE IFLM
DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
NEW The Pact: Ginger Snaps Forever
Audio Commentary with Director John Fawcett
Audio Commentary with Writer Karen Walton
“Ginger Snaps: Blood, Teeth, and Fur” Featurette
“Growing Pains: Puberty in Horror Films” Featurette
“Making of” Featurette
Cast Auditions and Rehearsals
Creation of the Beast
Being John Fawcett
Production Design Artwork
Deleted Scenes
TV Spots
Theatrical Trailers
Optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
HDR: Dolby Vision, HDR10
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Subtitles
English, English SDH
Discs
4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-100, 1 BD-50)
Digital
Digital copy included
Packaging
Slipcover in original pressing
Reversible cover
Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A (B, C untested)
Director John Fawcett revealed that he initially approached a pre-fame Scarlett Johansson to play a part in the film. He revealed, “We were prepping for Ginger Snaps the same year as the Columbine shooting. There was a lot of focus in the media on how movies made kids violent, and the idea of a bloody film set in a high school didn’t go down too well with casting directors in Canada. Some of them joined forces to boycott our film, and the National Post ran an article on it. All the schools we asked turned us down but, luckily, another film production had a set of just three tiny school hallways that we could shoot on. We sent Scarlett Johansson a script to see if she was interested in Brigitte, but her mother had read the National Post article and didn’t want her daughter involved.”
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