On April 23rd, Fox Home Entertainment will deliver Ridley Scott’s Alien on 4K Ultra HD physical and digital formats for the very first time in celebration of the film’s 40th anniversary this year.
Last year 20th Century Fox at Company 3/Deluxe Entertainment Services Group restored Alien in 4K. The restoration 4K scans were performed by EFilm. Scott and Pam Dery supervised the process to ensure the restoration remained faithful to the director’s vision.
Both the inclusive Blu-ray and 4K versions will feature 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. The theatrical version only will also include 4.1 DTS-HD Master Audio as an alternative option.
Bonus features include:
- 1979 Theatrical Version
- 2003 Director’s Cut
- 2003 Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott and the Cast & Crew
- 1999 Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott (1979 Theatrical Version Only)
- Final Theatrical Isolated Score – Dolby Digital 5.1 (1979 Theatrical Version Only)
- Composer’s Original Isolated Score – Dolby Digital 5.1 (1979 Theatrical Version Only)
- Deleted Scenes
Best Buy will exclusively offer a Steelbook version of the Alien 4K 40th Anniversary release that you can check out and pre-order.
The Alien 4K 40th Anniversary release is not currently available for pre-order at Amazon at the time of this article.
