The Devils - 2027 UHD + BD releases

[Aunt Peg]

I've pre order the US and UK limited editions. I like to have copies from different regions of my favourite films.

[tenia]

Really seems overkill on this one, though, as this clearly is the same release, albeit with a specific distributor in the UK.
I'm not even sure the BD will be locked if it's indeed the same disc is all these countries.

[Zot!]

Yeah, I mean after all the churn you are entitled to own two, but all you are buying is an additional BFI logo on the box it would seem. If you went standard edition for one, at least the artwork would differ. Looks great by the way, so the enthusiasm is respectable.

[DeprongMori]

If memory serves, just about all of Warner’s Blu-rays have been all-region. If so, it would be unsurprising if this was all-region, even under a sub-label like Clockwork or a distributor’s logo like BFI.

[nicolas]

Plaion will be releasing the collectors edition in Germany too and surely with the same discs.

[midnitedave]

If memory serves, just about all of Warner’s Blu-rays have been all-region. If so, it would be unsurprising if this was all-region, even under a sub-label like Clockwork or a distributor’s logo like BFI.

This is what I've understood as well. While I have a region-free player, the chatter online has made me pause about which link to send to friends who are region A locked. Guess we'll wait and see!

Any indication as to how actually limited this edition is?

I'm under the impression that they're just going to take the preorder amount and multiply it, similar to how Arrow Video operates these days. It would be silly to hard number such a huge release.

[rapta]

Devils are coming from BFI in Apr '27 on both 4K and BD

Actually looks like there's no BD release as of yet. So far the options are either the Collector's Edition (4K UHD Director's Cut + UK Cut BD + US Cut BD) or just a Standard Edition (4K UHD Director's Cut only), but surprisingly no Blu-ray edition in sight.

Perhaps this was due to Warner Bros calling the shots on the release? I imagine they might do a standard Blu-ray edition eventually. Also worth mentioning that 4K currently sells significantly better than Blu-ray, so maybe they decided to keep options simple? Still fairly surprising as it'll alienate plenty of casual collectors who don't own a 4K player.

[jlnight]

Isn't it: Collector's edition = UHD of director's cut + BD(s) of director's cut + UK 'X' + US 'R', while the Standard edition has just the UHD of the director's cut? If you want the blu-ray then you have to get the Collector's edition.

That's how I read it.

[Roger Ryan]

Devils are coming from BFI in Apr '27 on both 4K and BD

Actually looks like there's no BD release as of yet. So far the options are either the Collector's Edition (4K UHD Director's Cut + UK Cut BD + US Cut BD) or just a Standard Edition (4K UHD Director's Cut only), but surprisingly no Blu-ray edition in sight…

According to Clockwork’s press release (and the packaging contents), the “Director’s Cut” appears on Blu-ray in the Collector’s Edition along with the original U.K. and U.S. cuts (the press release specifies the Collector’s Edition presents the Blu-ray debut of the “Director’s Cut” as well as the 4K UHD debut of the edit). EDIT: As “jlnight” noted above.

The standard edition is just one 4K UHD disc with the “Director’s Cut”, commentary, and selected extras whereas the Collector’s Edition adds two Blu-ray discs containing all three versions plus copious bonus features. My question would be if the 4K UHD disc in that set only contains the “Director’s Cut” or if it mirrors the standard edition disc with just the additional bonus features showing up on a Blu-ray disc?

[rapta]

Sorry yes, I saw three discs in the packshot and had assumed it was 1x UHD (DC) + 2xBD (UK + US cuts), but judging by the specs it sounds like it actually might be 1x UHD (DC) + 2x BD (DC + UK/US cuts). In other words, you get the DC on both UHD and BD, and a separate 'bonus' BD of the other two cuts.

BFI are usually good at spelling out exactly what they're selling, so it's surprising there's a lot of confusion around this. Also doesn't explain why they aren't doing a standard edition of the DC at the very least...

Anyway, I've pre-ordered from Amazon UK for a good price (wish me luck).

[andyli]

Perhaps because the release strategy, product design and press release are all done by Warner/Clockwork? Announcing stuff this far into the future is rarely BFI's thing and despite the logo on the UK cover everything else looks exactly the same as the US release.

[midnitedave]

On his livestream yesterday, Marc from Orbit states that he doesn't know what the region code is for the BFI collector's edition and labeled it as region B to play it safe. He adds that BFI would probably say it's region locked even if it isn't, then goes into how convoluted it's been to get the US version.

[tenia]

The UK Press Release, though sent the BFI channel, was clearly written and overseen by Clockwork.
This being written, the wording is :
Ken Russell’s The Devils 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray Collector’s Edition contains the following:
* The first ever 4K UHD presentation of Ken Russell’s The Devils – the uncensored, definitive director’s cut – encoded by Fidelity In Motion with a newly restored monaural soundtrack.
* The first ever official Blu-ray presentations of Ken Russell’s The Devils, the uncensored, definitive director’s cut (114 mins); the UK X-Rated version (111 mins); and the US R-Rated version (108 mins), with a newly restored monaural soundtrack.

So the uncensored DC will be on a UHD and a BD, while the 2 other cuts will only be on BD.