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The Devils - 2027 UHD + BD releases

#1 Post by HardNight'sDay »

Possible home media release announcement on Nov. 10th. What we thinking, WA or Criterion?
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Either Criterion or Warner Clockwork under their own label.
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#3 Post by Finch »

I don't think Criterion ever made a special announcement for a single title, only their boxsets. Although - if they were breaking with precedent, The Devils would be the title to do it with, especially after the better-than-anticipated theatrical run. Still, my guess it'll be Warner themselves.
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#4 Post by HardNight'sDay »

Finch wrote: Wed Nov 04, 2026 6:50 pm I don't think Criterion ever made a special announcement for a single title, only their boxsets.
They did it for WALL-E.
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#5 Post by Finch »

Oh, so they did. I did not remember that at all. I would prefer it being Criterion, especially since they were reportedly promised that they could have the film if Warner leadership ever changed its mind about it.
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#6 Post by CSM126 »

HardNight'sDay wrote: Wed Nov 04, 2026 6:51 pm
Finch wrote: Wed Nov 04, 2026 6:50 pm I don't think Criterion ever made a special announcement for a single title, only their boxsets.
They did it for WALL-E.
And also for Benjamin Button, I believe.
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#7 Post by domino harvey »

November 10th would be around when Warner Archive announcements come out
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MannFan wrote: Wed Nov 04, 2026 6:48 pm Either Criterion or Warner Clockwork under their own label.
You're right. Clockwork just posted this image.
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#9 Post by ryannichols7 »

I've waited 15ish years for people to stop asking if Criterion will release this. finally seeing the light of day on it is lovely
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#10 Post by swo17 »

Do we think BFI will do a UK release?
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#11 Post by Matt »

So this is an announcement of the announcement? I hate this trend.
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#12 Post by Finch »

For those of us who don't want to give X and Instagram traffic or clicks, could we in the future just embed the images in the posts instead of linking to the sites?
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#13 Post by Matt »

Image
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Matt wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2026 1:51 am Image
Watch this sell out in the first five minutes
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#15 Post by Finch »

Thank you, Matt!
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#16 Post by sabbath »

Leaked on Amazon.

Collector's Edition ($79.99)
Standard Edition ($39.99)
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#17 Post by andyli »

Different run time listed. I'd hate the non-limited edition to miss content.
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#18 Post by spectre »

Well, per the screenshots, the collector's edition has three discs, so it may be reasonable to assume there are a lot of special features or alternative cuts there that may not be included in the standard edition.

Odd though that the standard edition carries an R-rating whereas the collector's edition is NC-17. Given both sets clearly feature the director's cut rather than the older R-rated US cut – and the standard edition does look like a pretty thick box in the image, which would be odd for a single-disc release without a book or whatever else the collector's edition includes – perhaps the product details on the former should be taken with a grain of salt for now.

(Edit: I also noticed that the product details on the collector's set states that it has two discs whereas the image clearly shows three.)
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#19 Post by Finch »

Double the price for the book and the third disc but it's The Devils. One of the fastest preorders I ever made though it'll be a placeholder until the boutiques are putting up their allocations. The third disc should contain Hell on Earth and since it's an NC17 release, Clockwork presumably kept the bit in where someone from the film's production thought the censors/WB were all cunts. I would be looking forward to any Guillermo Del Toro input since he did do pre-rerelease interviews so it may be that but perhaps in longer form. Kermode is going to be all over it and quite rightly so.
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#20 Post by Big Ben »

A genuinely bizarre feeling to see this release being taken so seriously. I'm hoping the release is unapologetic because like Mark Kermode just recently said on the radio the film could not possibly be more timely and I could not agree more. Thank you sabbath for posting those links!
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#21 Post by Jean-Luc Garbo »

sabbath wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2026 12:30 pm Leaked on Amazon.

Collector's Edition ($79.99)
Standard Edition ($39.99)
Page Not Found FYI
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#22 Post by therewillbeblus »

Must've taken them down before the official announcement tomorrow
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#23 Post by mfunk9786 »

Wonder what could possibly be included that's worth $40 extra.
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#24 Post by Lowry_Sam »

mfunk9786 wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2026 9:42 pm Wonder what could possibly be included that's worth $40 extra.
Commemorative rosary beads & cross.
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#25 Post by Finch »

Ben Stoddart suggested elsewhere that the Limited Edition will exclusively have all three or four cuts of the film. I'm only really interested in Russell's preferred version so if the censored cuts (as important as they are from a historical perspective, I wouldn't watch any of them again) and the book are the main draw for the LE, I might switch over to the standard after all.
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