Mutant & Arrow Video Partner for ‘Donnie Darko’ Limited Edition 4K UHD Mediabook

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Mutant & Arrow Video Partner for ‘Donnie Darko’ Limited Edition 4K UHD Mediabook

Mutant, the art and collectible brand from the former creative team behind Mondo, has teamed with genre distributor Arrow Video to launch an exclusive line of physical media releases under the banner Mutant Mediabook.

The partnership kicks off with Donnie Darko on 4K Ultra HD. Due out in January, pre-orders are live for $50.

Both the theatrical and director’s cuts of the 2001 cult classic have been restored in 4K from the original camera negatives, supervised by writer-director Richard Kelly and cinematographer Steven Poster, with Dolby Vision HDR and original DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 audio.

The two-disc set features a 32-page mediabook housed inside a rigid slipcase featuring artwork Greg Ruth and a layout by Craig Oldham. The first pressing of 2,000 includes an exclusive, numbered slipcase.

Disc 1 – Theatrical Cut (4K UHD):

  • Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal
  • Audio commentary by Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick and actors Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Beth Grant, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross and James Duval
  • Deus ex Machina: The Philosophy of Donnie Darko – Making of documentary with writer-director Richard Kelly, producer Sean McKittrick, cinematographer Steven Poster, editor Sam Bauer, composer Michael Edwards, costume designer April Ferry, production designer Alec Hammond, and actor James Duval
  • 20 deleted and alternate scenes with optional commentary by Richard Kelly
  • The Goodbye Place – Richard Kelly’s 1996 short film
  • Trailer

Disc 2 – Director’s Cut (4K UHD):

  • Audio commentary by writer-director Richard Kelly and filmmaker Kevin Smith
  • The Donnie Darko Production Diary – documentary charting the film’s production, with optional commentary by cinematographer Steven Poster
  • Interviews with Richard Kelly, actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Noah Wyle and Katharine Ross, producers Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala, and cinematographer Steven Poster
  • They Made Me Do It and They Made Me Do It Too featurettes
  • #1 Fan: A Darkomentary featurette
  • Storyboard comparisons
  • B-roll footage
  • Cunning Visions infomercials
  • “Mad World” music video by Gary Jules
  • Galleries
  • Director’s cut trailer
  • TV spots

In Donnie Darko, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.

Jake Gyllenhaal stars with Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, James Duval, and Seth Rogen in his film debut.

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