{"id":47537,"date":"2020-05-06T19:06:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T23:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=47537"},"modified":"2020-05-13T19:03:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T23:03:36","slug":"flash-gordon-4k-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2020\/05\/06\/flash-gordon-4k-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"1980 FLASH GORDON Getting 4K Restoration And Home Video Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47539\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-339x170.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flash Gordon isn&#8217;t going to just save the universe, but he will be saving your 4K home theater setup as well.<\/p>\n<p>The classic 1980 adaptation of the Alex Raymond comic strip <strong>Flash Gordon<\/strong> has gotten a 4K restoration which will be hitting home video this summer in time to celebrate the film&#8217;s 40th anniversary. To announce the August 3 release of the newly restored film which starred Sam Jones as the titular all-American pulp hero, Studio Canal released the following trailer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Flash Gordon | Official Trailer [4K]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O6uOHnxf85g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The film will come in three different editions which have an increasing amount of additional special features.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flash Gordon Single-Disc Release (4K UHD, Blu-ray or DVD)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Lost in Space: Nic Roeg\u2019s Flash Gordon (also iTunes extra)<br \/>\nAudio commentary with Mike Hodges<br \/>\nAudio commentary with Brian Blessed<br \/>\nBehind the scenes of Flash Gordon<br \/>\nStills gallery (also iTunes extra)<br \/>\nStoryboards gallery (also iTunes extra)<br \/>\nOriginal theatrical trailer<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flash Gordon 2-Disc Special Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything in the single-disc release, as well as the following special features:<\/p>\n<p>Interview with Mike Hodges<br \/>\nInterview with comic book artist Alex Ross TBC<br \/>\nInterview with screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, Jr. TBC<br \/>\nEpisode 24 of Flash Gordon (1979-1982): The Survival Game \/ Gremlin\u2019s Finest Hour<br \/>\nSam Jones\u2019s acting start<br \/>\nEntertainment Earth on Flash Gordon merchandise<br \/>\nBob Lindenmayer discusses deleted scenes and original endings<br \/>\n35th Anniversary Greenroom<br \/>\n35th Anniversary reunion featurette<br \/>\nRenato Casaro extended interview<br \/>\nBrian Blessed anecdotes<br \/>\nMelody\u2019s musings<br \/>\nOn the soundtrack (Brian May &amp; Howard Blake)<br \/>\nEaster Eggs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flash Gordon 5-Disc Collector\u2019s Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything included on the 2-disc special edition, as well as the following bonus discs and items:<\/p>\n<p>Bonus Blu-Ray Disc of LIFE AFTER FLASH, the 2017 feature documentary celebrating the film and it\u2019s star<br \/>\nOriginal soundtrack by Queen &amp; Howard Blake<br \/>\n32 page booklet<br \/>\n16 page Titan mini book (The Story of Flash Gordon)<br \/>\nReproduced booklet of the first strip of original comic books<br \/>\nPoster of original artwork<br \/>\n4 artcards of various incarnations of Flash film posters across the years<br \/>\n1 sew-on \u2018Flash patch\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Some of these special features are carryovers from previous home video iterations of the film. The two commentary tracks from director Mike Hodges and actor Brian Blessed and the Hodges interview are from previous British releases of the film, while the Alex Ross and Lorenzo Semple Jr interviews are from a previous US blu-ray release.<\/p>\n<p>Now it should be noted that as of right now this is strictly a UK-only release and playable only on Region B or all-region blue-ray players. However, it is most likely that this edition will be picked up by a distributor for US consumers as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-box.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-box.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-box-339x241.jpg 339w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-print.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-47541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-print-678x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-print-678x509.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-print-339x254.jpg 339w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-print-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-print-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/flash-gordon-40th-anniversary-print.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Flash Gordon isn&#8217;t going to just save the universe, but he will be saving your 4K home theater setup as well. 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