Sam Raimi was already a name to know with his Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 being VHS tapes you needed to rent in the ’80s. At the start of the ’90s, he got a breakthrough hit in movie theaters with Darkman. Rami brought his love of horror and comic books together in this superhero influenced film. This was an original idea about a scientist (Liam Neeson) who experiments with synthetic skin. When things go wrong with a mobster, he becomes the Darkman. The film was a summertime hit. Now the movie is coming out on 4K UHD in various packages from Scream Factory. Here’s the press release with the boxsets that include posters, lobby cards and more:
SCREAM FACTORY™
Presents
DARKMAN COLLECTOR’S EDITION 4K UHD™ + BLU-RAY™
&
DARKMAN LIMITED EDITION STEELBOOK
DARKMAN LEAPS ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES
FEBRUARY 20, 2024 FROM SCREAM FACTORY™
“Raimi’s live-action comic book aims to deliver scares spiked with laughs. That it does.”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Experience Sam Raimi’s classic masterpiece as you’ve never seen it before! On February 20, 2024, SCREAM FACTORY™ will unleash DARKMAN Collector’s Edition 4K UHD™+ Blu-ray™ combo pack and DARKMAN Limited Edition SteelBook (2-Disc 4K UHD™+ Blu-ray™). Available for the first time being released in 4K UHD format, this highly anticipated release features new 4K restoration from the original camera negative in Dolby Vision approved by visionary Director Sam Raimi and Director of Photography Bill Pope, and comes loaded with new audio commentary by filmmaker Josh Ruben (Scare Me, Werewolves Within) and special bonus content on Blu-ray.
Oscar® nominee and Golden Globe Awards winner Liam Neeson (Schindler’s List, Taken) and Oscar® winner Frances McDormand (Fargo, Nomadland ) star in Darkman – the explosive, action-packed thriller from director Sam Raimi (the Spider-Man trilogy).
Dr. Peyton Westlake (Neeson) is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in the creation of synthetic skin when his laboratory is blown up by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with his former love (McDormand).
Also starring Colin Friels (Dark City), Larry Drake (Dr. Giggles), Danny Hicks (Evil Dead 2), and Nicholas Worth (Swamp Thing), DARKMAN is “a frenetic funhouse ride that has you laughing and screaming at the same time” (The Washington Post)!
Loyal fans and collectors, please note the following exciting bundle offers from ShoutFactory.com
- DARKMAN Collector’s Edition 4K UHD™+ Blu-ray™ | Pre-order here
- DARKMAN Limited Edition SteelBook | Pre-order here
- DARKMAN Collector’s Edition 4K UHD™+ Blu-ray™ + Prism Sticker + Poster | Pre-order here
*Order from ShoutFactory.com and get the NEW 4K UHD release of DARKMAN, a liedition 18” x 24” rolled poster of the original theatrical artwork, and a 2.5”x 3.5 retro prism sticker from Gutter Garbs, featuring artwork by Matthew Skiff, designed to replicate vintage vending machine horror
prism stickers from the last 80s and early 90s (limited to 1,000 units).
- DARKMAN Collector’s Edition 4K UHD™+ Blu-ray™ + Prism Sticker + Poster + Lobby Cards | Pre-order here
*Order from ShoutFactory.com Order from ShoutFactory.com and get the NEW 4K UHD release of DARKMAN, a limited edition 18” x 24” rolled poster of the original theatrical artwork, and a 2.5”x 3.5 retro prism sticker (limited to 1,000 units), a limited edition 18” x 24” rolled poster of the original theatrical artwork, a collectible DARKMAN enamel pin from Gutter Garbs (limited to 500 units), a set of five retro lobby cards (limited to 500 units).
- DARKMAN Limited Edition SteelBook + Prism Sticker + Poster + Lobby Cards
Pre-order here
*Order from ShoutFactory.com and get the New 4K UHD SteelBook release of DARKMAN, an exclusive retro prism sticker (limited to 1,000 units), an exclusive poster of the SteelBook artwork, an exclusive enamel pin (limited to 500 units), and an exclusive lobby card set (limited to 500 units).
- DARKMAN Collector’s Edition + Limited Edition SteelBook + Pin + Prism Sticker + 2 Posters + Lobby Cards | Pre-order here
*Order from ShoutFactory.com and get the New 4K UHD release of DARKMAN, the New 4K UHD SteelBook release of DARKMAN, an exclusive retro prism sticker, 2 exclusive posters (poster of the original artwork and poster of the SteelBook artwork), an exclusive enamel pin (limited to 500 units), and an exclusive lobby card set (limited to 500 units).
DARKMAN 4K UHD + BLU-RAY™
DISC 1 (4K UHD):
- NEW 4K Restoration From The Original Camera Negative In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible) Approved by Director Sam Raimi And Director Of Photography Bill Pope
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 2.0
- NEW Audio Commentary With Filmmaker And Darkman Superfan Josh Ruben
- Audio Commentary With Bill Pope
DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):
- NEW 4K Transfer From The Original Camera Negative Approved By Sam Raimi And Bill Pope
- Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, 2.0
- NEW Audio Commentary With Josh Ruben
- Audio Commentary With Bill Pope
- NEW Deleted Scenes
- “Dissecting Darkman” – An Interview With Actor Liam Neeson
- Interview With Actor Frances McDormand
- “The Name Is Durant” – An Interview With Actor Larry Drake
- “The Face Of Revenge” – Interview With Makeup Designer Tony Gardner
- “Henchman Tales” – Interviews with Actors Danny Hicks and Dan Bell
- “Dark Design” – An Interview With Production Designer Randy Ser And Art Director Philip Dagort
- Vintage “Making-Of” Featurette – Featuring Interviews With Sam Raimi, Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, And More…
- Vintage Interviews With Sam Raimi, Liam Neeson And Frances McDormand
- Theatrical Trailer
- TV Spots
- Still Galleries – Posters And Production Stills, Behind The Scenes, Make-Up Effects And Storyboards