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'The Black Cauldron: Special Edition' DVD coming 2009

posted 16 years ago by Beck11
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Our first indication that "The Black Cauldron" was going to see a re-release came on New Years.

A Thailand-based DVD distributor held a New Year's party and handed
out booklets that showed their 2009 Disney DVD release slate.

"The Black Cauldron" was listed in the book for a 2009 re-release:

http://www.gler.info/images/2008dvd15kb0.jpg

I e-mailed Disney's consume relations but their response was:

"We don't have any information on that title as of yet."

Well, there's information now!

Disney's imported, dubbed film "The Secret of the Magic Gourd " is coming to DVD on January 27th. One of the previews is for a 'The Black Cauldron: Special Edition'.

...this was revealed on the Hi-Def Digest forums:

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/blu-ray-software-general-discussion/71 104-disney-chooses-re-release-mary-poppins-dvd-not-blu-ray-4.html#post 1376273

All there is is a trailer. We have no further information. This could possibly contain some of the infamous cuts made to the film, that is not known. Also, The film was restored around 2002 by a comapny called Lowry Digital to make a 2k Master from the original negative. This restored version of the film has been put on DVD in France and Korea, but not in the U.S..

There has only been one Region 01 DVD release in the states before, and many have complained about the edits, the lack of anamorphic widescreen, and a poor transfer.

This 'special edition' may be Disney's response to that.

Don't hold your breath for the cuts being on the DVD, but it's safe to say this will have the anamorphic widescreen restoration.

UPDATE: From www.ultimatedisney.com --- In other Disney animation DVD news, a Special Edition DVD reissue for 1985's The Black Cauldron is being promoted on upcoming releases. Extras touted: "an all-new game, deleted scenes, and more." Based on Disney's past release patterns, we can probably expect this disc in June.

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[–] patrick_bateman_90056 16 years ago

The artwork in that magazine was rather grotesque. I wish they'd reuse the art from the original VHS.

I'm super excited for this, especially reading that it's gonna come with the deleted scenes. Here's to hoping for a good 16x9 transfer.

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[–] alesahavnes 16 years ago

That's great news!

[–] faeria 16 years ago

The Black Cauldron's Wiki entry says that yes, there will be a DVD release this year. Other sites have said it as well so I think we can count on it happening.

The Wiki entry says the DVD will be out this summer.

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[–] cswitzer82 15 years ago

one website is saying June 2010. I believe it is ultimatedisney.com.

[–] zakima2 15 years ago

they are usually accurate on their dvds but I am not holding my breath.

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