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UK to finally get Watchmen: Director’s Cut in November (UPDATED w/ Disc Details))

By brenden ⋅ October 5, 2009 ⋅ Email This Post Email This Post ⋅ Print This Post Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

What?! Huh?! While we’re set to get the Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut 4 Blu-ray disc set on November 3rd here in the US and Canada, the UK will only see the Watchmen: Director’s Cut finally hitting store shelves November 30th?! Are you serious?! Wow…I feel awful for fans of this film on the other side of the Atlantic…

DVDActive is reporting that Paramount will ship a new 2 Disc Special Edition set in the UK priced at around £26.99 but doesn’t yet have any details on the release. Is it possible that Paramount, as the British distributor of the film could be at the mercy of Warner, producer and owner of the film and its elements, when it comes to available cuts of the film? Is Warner only doling them out to Paramount UK as transfers become available? Warner offered up this Director’s Cut to North America in July as, at the same time Paramount was only able to offer UK fans the Theatrical Cut. While the UK version contained some featurettes that we missed out on (all of which will be on the Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut Blu-ray discs. Details here…), the Warner version contained a wealth of exclusive bonus content, the most amazing of which could only accompany the longer Director’s Cut of the film - the Maximum Movie Mode!

Will Paramount’s edition of the Watchmen: Director’s Cut feature the Maximum Movie Mode or is it a Warner-only extra? Will the disc have all the other special features the UK initially missed out on? And what about the Watchemen: The Ultimate Cut Blu-ray that ships to North American stores in November? Will the UK ever have the opportunity to see this complete, much longer version?

So many questions…

UPDATE: We just got a hold of the disc details. NO MAXIMUM MOVIE MODE and a NEW commentary! Here’s exactly what you get:

Disc One

  • 2.40:1 Widescreen Transfer (1080p)
  • Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Audio
  • New Commentary from Zack Snyder and Dave Gibbons

Disc Two

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