Press Release PHE Press Release: Super 8 (4k UHD) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

CELEBRATE THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF DIRECTOR J.J. ABRAMS’ THRILLING ADVENTURE AS IT ARRIVES ON 4K ULTRA HD FOR THE FIRST TIME



Newly Remastered Film Debuts May 25, 2021 with Over Two Hours of Bonus Content

Writer/director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg join forces for the extraordinary tale of youth, mystery, and adventure SUPER 8, debuting on 4K Ultra HD May 25, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment.

Originally released on June 10, 2011, SUPER 8 celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Newly remastered for this 4K Ultra HD release, the critically acclaimed film stars Joel Courtney (The Kissing Booth), Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”), and Elle Fanning (“The Great”). Hailed upon its release as “the year’s most thrilling, feeling mainstream movie” (Richard Corliss, Time), SUPER 8 is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

The 4K Ultra HD release includes access to a digital copy of the film and more than two hours of previously released bonus content as detailed below:

4K Ultra HD Disc
· Feature film in 4K Ultra HD
· Commentary by J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, and Larry Fong
· The Dream Behind Super 8 (HD)
· The Search for New Faces (HD)
· Meet Joel Courtney (HD)
· Rediscovering Steel Town (HD)
· The Visitor Lives (HD)
· Scoring Super 8 (HD)
· Do You Believe in Magic? (HD)
· The 8mm Revolution (HD)
· Easter Eggs (HD)
· Deconstructing the Train Crash (HD)
· Deleted Scenes (HD)

Synopsis
SUPER 8 tells the story of six friends who witness a train wreck while making a Super 8 movie, only to discover that something unimaginable escaped during the crash. They soon discover that the only thing more mysterious than what it is, is what it wants.

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About Paramount Home Entertainment
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SUPER 8
Street Date: May 25, 2021
U.S. Rating: PG-13 – intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use


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[NorgeRunner]

Thanks for the heads up on this fun gem. I'm going to watch it tonight on Hulu with my son since he loves Stranger Things and this has a real ST vibe to it.

 

[Tommy R]

Oh my! This came out 10 years ago?!?!

I saw it in the theater and liked it, but haven’t seen it since and haven’t really had any desire to. But I’m happy for those who want it on 4K, and I always like to hear about more and more films getting a 4K disc release.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Hopefully this will mean an iTunes upgrade for my digital copy.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Here is the preorder for the steelbook release. Still waiting for the standard 4k packaging...

 

[John Sparks]

...another one of those titles...why 4K?

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Standard 4k preorder added to original post

 

[Johnny Angell]

...another one of those titles...why 4K?

It’s for those of us who love the movie. Also I’m hoping it will have Atmos. The train wreck alone would be fabulous in Atmos.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

...another one of those titles...why 4K?

Huh? Why not?

 

[NorgeRunner]

My son loved the movie. He said it really had a Stranger Things vibe.

Why 4K?

Like saying, why 3D?

 

[Tommy R]

Why HD at all?!?! I’m still watching VHS tapes on my tube tv and couldn’t be happier!

 

[Johnny Angell]

Why HD at all?!?! I’m still watching VHS tapes on my tube tv and couldn’t be happier!

Well, ok. YMMV

 

[Malcolm R]

My son loved the movie. He said it really had a Stranger Things vibe.

Funny how the generations have different points of reference. I think at the time, many people said it had a "Goonies" vibe.

 

[John Sparks]

I guess I’m not just woke enough to jump on the band wagon to say that this film should be released in 4K, when there are others that should be, IMO.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I guess I’m not just woke enough to jump on the band wagon to say that this film should be released in 4K, when there are others that should be, IMO.

Please, woke has nothing to do with it! Either you like the movie or you don't which in your case is the latter. Such an opinion is fine because I'm sure there are some film titles you really like and want to see on 4K disc that I don't care for. It's called film appreciation and it has little to do with being woke.

 

[Tommy R]

Funny how the generations have different points of reference. I think at the time, many people said it had a "Goonies" vibe.

Yeah, I remember the Goonies comparison. I honestly didn’t think it had the “vibe” at all of the 80’s movies it was compared to, but just had certain tropes. I think Stranger Things did what Super 8 was doing a lot better.

 

[NorgeRunner]

I guess I’m not just woke enough to jump on the band wagon to say that this film should be released in 4K, when there are others that should be, IMO.

Wow

 

[dpippel]

I guess I’m not just woke enough to jump on the band wagon to say that this film should be released in 4K, when there are others that should be, IMO.

It doesn't matter whether or not you "jump on the bandwagon." Super 8 IS being released in 4K. How about just being happy for the people who DO like this film that it's happening?

 

[TravisR]

It doesn't matter whether or not you "jump on the bandwagon." Super 8 IS being released in 4K. How about just being happy for the people who DO like this film that it's happening?

Beyond that, it makes total sense that Super 8, which is just under ten years old and directed by a big-name director like J.J. Abrams, would come to 4k. It's not like a random low-budget movie like Friday The 13th Part 2 is coming to UHD.

 

[Colin Jacobson]

I guess I’m not just woke enough