The Iron Giant returns to theaters with remastered new scenes (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

DIRECTOR BRAD BIRD’S CLASSIC​

ANIMATED FAMILY FILM​

THE IRON GIANT:​

SIGNATURE EDITION​

COMES BACK TO THEATERS FROM​

WARNER BROS. AND FATHOM EVENTS​

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REMASTERED WITH NEW SCENES​

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See the Special Event Screening on September 30​

Encore to Follow on October 4​

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Burbank, CA, July 8, 2015 – Warner Bros. Pictures is proud to announce that the animated action adventure “The Iron Giant” will be re-released this fall, remastered and enhanced with two all-new scenes as “The Iron Giant: Signature Edition.” It will be released in theaters for a limited engagement through Fathom Events. “The Iron Giant: Signature Edition” arrives to theaters for a special event screening on Wednesday, September 30 at 7:00PM local time, with an encore event in select markets on Sunday, October 4 at 12:00PM local time.


The ticket on-sale date and theater locations for “The Iron Giant: Signature Edition” will be announced this August online atwww.FathomEvents.com. The event will be presented in select movie theaters around the country through Fathom’s Digital Broadcast Network.


When “The Iron Giant” arrived in theaters, it was hailed as an “instant classic” (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal). “Imagine E.T. as a towering metal man, that’s the appeal of this enchanting animated feature” (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times). And the world soon learned another “giant” had arrived as well: filmmaker Brad Bird, who made his stunning directorial debut with this film and has gone on to win two Oscars, as well as worldwide acclaim for his work on both animated and live-action features.


Winner of nine Annie Awards, “The Iron Giant” is the tale of an unlikely friendship between a rebellious boy named Hogarth (voiced by Eli Marienthal) and a giant robot, voiced by a then little-known actor named Vin Diesel. The voice cast also included Jennifer Aniston and Harry Connick Jr.


The film was produced by Allison Abbate and Des McAnuff from a screenplay written by Tim McCanlies. Adapted from poet Ted Hughes’ book, The Iron Man, “The Iron Giant” was first released in the summer of 1999 by Warner Bros.


Following the re-release of the film in theaters, a high-definition version of “The Iron Giant: Signature Edition” will be available to purchase from digital retailers in the fall of 2015.

 

[Mark-P]

Following the re-release of the film in theaters, a high-definition version of “The Iron Giant: Signature Edition” will be available to purchase from digital retailers in the fall of 2015.

But no Blu-ray?

 

[TravisR]

^ I think that's just an oversight in the press release. I'd be flabbergasted if they don't release a Blu-ray and DVD.

 

[John Sparks]

Just watched it with in my HT in SD upscaled with my granddaughters...they loved it, I fell asleep. I've seen it so many times, I would love to see it in BD...but, not until it has been reviewed. I have a great HT setup, and the SD upscaled looks great.


Not believing that BS about just because it's been restored means it looks better on a HT setup!

 

[Joseph Bolus]

Bill Hunt is reporting at his site that the Blu-ray of this title will be released, complete with a statue of the Robot:


http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/070815_1100


So this is *definitely* an oversight with the press release.


(Thank Goodness!! Following The Simpsons fiasco, and the ongoing Disney 3D Blu fiasco, things are getting a little on the paranoid side for us Blu-ray fans!)

 

[Mark-P]

There are already Blu-ray pre-orders up for Germany and Spain, so it's a pretty safe bet that there will be a domestic release as well.

 

[Edwin-S]

Bill Hunt is reporting at his site that the Blu-ray of this title will be released, complete with a statue of the Robot:


http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/070815_1100


So this is *definitely* an oversight with the press release.


(Thank Goodness!! Following The Simpsons fiasco, and the ongoing Disney 3D Blu fiasco, things are getting a little on the paranoid side for us Blu-ray fans!)

What Simpsons fiasco?

 

[steve jaros]

I recall seeing this film during the summer of 1999. Everyone else was seeing "Star Wars", LOL. I loved it then so not sure why they are adding deleted scenes?


When a movie is great in its theatrical release, usually it's because good decisions were made in the editing room at the time. I can think of a couple of exceptions (Dances With Wolves is best in its 4-hour version), but most films that give us deleted scenes are diminished by them (see Apocalypse Now, for starters).


Not going to look a gift horse in the mouth, but I wish WB had just released the OG version.

 

[TravisR]

What Simpsons fiasco?

A few months ago, Fox announced that they'll stop releasing the DVDs and Blu-rays of The Simpsons in favor making the commentaries available exclusively on the Simpsons World website.

 

[Joseph Bolus]

What Simpsons fiasco?

Edwin,


This link elaborates on the Travis' reply (Have you been off the board for awhile?)


http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/10/8382545/the-simpsons-dvd-releases-ending-blu-ray-fox

 

[Johnny Angell]

Bill Hunt is reporting at his site that the Blu-ray of this title will be released, complete with a statue of the Robot:


http://www.thedigitalbits.com/columns/my-two-cents/070815_1100


So this is *definitely* an oversight with the press release.


(Thank Goodness!! Following The Simpsons fiasco, and the ongoing Disney 3D Blu fiasco, things are getting a little on the paranoid side for us Blu-ray fans!)

That column calls the statue "massive" which makes no sense. Are they going to package it with a large, cheap toy, and therefore make it way to expensive? Hope they release a disc only version.

 

[Edwin-S]

Edwin,


This link elaborates on the Travis' reply (Have you been off the board for awhile?)


http://www.polygon.com/2015/4/10/8382545/the-simpsons-dvd-releases-ending-blu-ray-fox

Thanks for the link. I may have been off it for a while when this news came out. I was out of town for a couple of months.

A few months ago, Fox announced that they'll stop releasing the DVDs and Blu-rays of The Simpsons in favor making the commentaries available exclusively on the Simpsons World website.

Thanks. It's nothing more than I would expect from a company that cancelled "Futurama" and "Firefly".

 

[Craig S]

That column calls the statue "massive" which makes no sense. Are they going to package it with a large, cheap toy, and therefore make it way to expensive? Hope they release a disc only version.

Bill's wording in the linked Bits' item is more than a little awkward. The "massive statue" he's referring to is a real statue they've put up at ComicCon, NOT to a pack-in with the Blu-ray release. You can see a pic on Bird's Twitter feed.

 

[Sam Favate]

A blu-ray of this movie is long overdue. That it will come with additional scenes is just a bonus.

 

[Tony J Case]

So, I cant wait for the studio to screw up the marketing again. Man, those were some of the worst trailers I ever saw. . . .

 

[Sean Bryan]

I loved this movie.

In the climax when the Iron Giant hears Hogarth's voice in his head "You are who you choose to be" and the Giant says in his moment of sacrifice "Superman" always got me all misty. It still does thinking about it just now, and its a concept I've always tried to carry with me.

Looking forward to revisiting this.

 

[TonyD]

Pete Townshend was a big reason this movie was made.
He was a fan of the author of the children's book

this is based on and recorded a solo record based on it too.

That album is essentially the last Who record as far as I'm concerned.

And has 2 songs billed as who songs.

Iron Giant is one of my 10 favorite movies.
My wife and I may have been the only people in the theater watching it.


[SIZE=13.3333330154419px]Really looking forward to seeing this again at the movies.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=13.3333330154419px]​I really hope it isnt a satellite feed.. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=13.3333330154419px]The Fathom event I saw a couple years ago was barely dvd quality.[/SIZE][SIZE=13.3333330154419px] [/SIZE]

 

[Sam Favate]

Townshend's album came out in '89, and contained two songs by the Who (who spent a good portion of that year touring together). The other songs were definitely solo works by Pete, and yet other songs were performed by the likes of John Lee Hooker and Nina Simone. It was called The Iron Man: A Musical. Definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of the film.