Forthcoming Kubrick Box

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FrauBlucher · #1 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:17 pm

Coming Soon

flyonthewall2983 · Sat Jun 20, 2026 12:17 am

I’m springing for it for sure.

ivuernis · #3 Post by **ivuernis** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 2:59 pm

Hopefully it will have both cuts of The Shining.

Drucker · #4 Post by **Drucker** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 3:43 pm

I'm wondering if it ends up being 4k only. I was about to offload all of my old Kubricks and realized I should hold off before that's confirmed.

#5 Post by **Finch** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 4:09 pm

Have they ever shifted all extras onto a UHD disc before? They'll still have BDs for the extras. My preference would be for a set with UHDs for the films and BDs for the extras, and a separate set for the Blu-ray crowd with the films on BDs. That way neither camp of buyers has to contend with a larger set to house an extra dozen discs on a format they won't be interested in using. But I figure Criterion will have the films on both formats in a single set. Not great for shelf space though.

Lowry_Sam · #6 Post by **Lowry_Sam** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 4:49 pm

Can someone move the long thread on this in the random speculation thread to here now that it has a life of its own? It would help curtail duplicate discussions on the same thing and keep other speculations from interfering with the discussion.

dwk · #7 Post by **dwk** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 4:53 pm

Finch wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 4:09 pm Have they ever shifted all extras onto a UHD disc before? They'll still have BDs for the extras. My preference would be for a set with UHDs for the films and BDs for the extras, and a separate set for the Blu-ray crowd with the films on BDs. That way neither camp of buyers has to contend with a larger set to house an extra dozen discs on a format they won't be interested in using. But I figure Criterion will have the films on both formats in a single set. Not great for shelf space though.

The Singleton set is just like that, separate Blu-ray and UHD editions with the UHD edition having a Blu-ray with all the special features (I thought that the Carax set was like this too, but I was wrong.)

I assume Criterion will either do dual format or only a UHD only edition with no corresponding Blu-ray only version .

#8 Post by **Matt** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 6:36 pm

Lowry_Sam wrote:Can someone move the long thread on this in the random speculation thread to here now that it has a life of its own? It would help curtail duplicate discussions on the same thing and keep other speculations from interfering with the discussion.

I’ll get on that shortly.

FlickeringWindow · #9 Post by **FlickeringWindow** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:24 pm

Think it's more likely the Kubrick box will be dual format. Singleton Hood Trilogy and Life of Brian are both Sony, Playtime was StudioCanal. Think the latter was more because 99% of the people buying Playtime on 4K already have the Tati box set.

Most obvious packaging concept would be to literally use the archival box Kubrick commissioned for his personal archive, with stickers or silk-screening. They're available for sale online from the original manufacturer to this day.

#10 Post by **Finch** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 7:48 pm

Wouldn't surprise me if they went for something like the Taschen archive book.

Lowry_Sam · #11 Post by **Lowry_Sam** » Sat Jun 20, 2026 8:01 pm

Matt wrote: Sat Jun 20, 2026 6:36 pm I’ll get on that shortly.

Thanks!

If it's a book, hopefully it's not cardboard sleeves for the discs.

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