Cult Classics The Devil’s Rejects & Daybreakers Get 4K SteelBook Upgrades This Fall

Rob Zombie’s brutal road horror and the Spierig Brothers’ sleek vampire thriller arrive in exclusive 4K SteelBook editions.

Two cult genre favorites are making their long-awaited 4K Ultra HD SteelBook® debuts this fall, with both theatrical celebrations and exclusive collector’s releases. Rob Zombie’s blood-soaked opus The Devil’s Rejects marks its 20th anniversary with a nationwide theatrical event on October 6 and 8, presented by Fathom Entertainment and Lionsgate, featuring a brand-new introduction from Zombie himself. The second entry in Zombie’s demented Firefly trilogy, the film plunges viewers back into the carnage as revenge-driven Sheriff Wydell closes in on the murderous clan. When Otis and Baby escape a law enforcement siege and reunite with the deranged Captain Spaulding, they carve a bloody path through anyone in their way—culminating in one of horror’s most unrelenting final showdowns. On October 14, the anniversary celebration continues with the Amazon Exclusive 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital SteelBook, boasting striking new Graham Humphreys artwork and packed with legacy extras, from the exhaustive 30 Days in Hell making-of documentary to commentary tracks, deleted scenes, commercials, and a Matthew McGrory tribute.

Joining the party is the slick, vampiric sci-fi actioner Daybreakers, celebrating its 15th anniversary with a LionsgateLimited.com exclusive SteelBook release on September 16. Directed by Peter and Michael Spierig, the film stars Ethan Hawke as Edward Dalton, a conflicted vampire scientist in a plague-ravaged future where the human race is on the brink of extinction. With most of humanity turned into bloodthirsty immortals, the dwindling supply of humans pushes society toward collapse. Dalton’s search for a blood substitute takes a radical turn when he encounters Cormac (Willem Dafoe), a human who has been cured of vampirism. Together, they join forces with a band of rebel vampires to save what’s left of mankind. This 4K edition features new special features—diving into the film’s production design, performances, and effects work—alongside legacy extras like the Making of Daybreakers, the Spierig Brothers’ short film The Big Picture, and commentary with the filmmakers and creature designer Steve Boyle.

With The Devil’s Rejects returning to the big screen in October and Daybreakers arriving in September for home viewing, genre fans have two reasons to clear space on their shelves and calendars. Whether it’s the sunburned, nihilistic carnage of Rob Zombie’s vision or the sleek, world-building dread of the Spierig Brothers’ vampire future, these 4K SteelBook releases are a reminder of why both films have carved lasting spots in cult cinema history.

The Devils Rejects

SYNOPSIS

The Devil’s Rejects – the second installment of writer-director Rob Zombie’s demented Firefly trilogy – celebrates 20 years of depravity and dismemberment with a nationwide theatrical release on October 6 & 8. Brought to you by Fathom Events, and with a new introduction by Rob Zombie, the film begins with revenge-crazed Sheriff Wydell and his men surrounding the Fireflys’ homestead, guns blazing – but when the smoke clears, Otis and his sister, Baby, have managed to escape. Taking refuge – and hostages – in a back-road motel, the most-wanted siblings rendezvous with their deranged partner in crime, Captain Spaulding, killing whoever happens to stand in their way. But as the body count mounts higher, Sheriff Wydell decides to “cross the line” and take the law into his own hands, paving the way for one of the most terrifying, mayhem-filled showdowns in cinematic history. See it on the big screen in theaters October 6 & 8 only, for an exclusive two-night event.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

SteelBook® Artwork by: Graham Humphreys

Year of Production: 2005

Title Copyright: © 2005 Cinelamda Internationale Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co. 1 Beteiligungs-KG. All Rights Reserved.

Closed-Captioned: No

Feature Run Time: 109 mins.

Subtitles: English, Spanish

Feature Run Time: 109 Mins.

Format: 16x9 Widescreen (1.85)

Audio: English 6.1 (DTS-HD Master Audio)

LEGACY SPECIAL FEATURES

Audio Commentary with Director Rob Zombie

Audio Commentary with Actors Sid Haig, Bill Moseley and Sheri Moon Zombie

Blooper Reel

The Morris Green Show - Ruggsville's #1 Talk Show

Mary the Monkey Girl Commercial

Spaulding Christmas Commercial

Cheerleader Missing - The Otis Home Movie

Satan's Got to Get Along Without Me - Buck Owen's Video

Deleted Scenes

Make-up Tests

Matthew McGrory Tribute

Still Gallery

Theatrical Trailer

TV Spots

30 Days in Hell: The Making of The Devil's Rejects (rt 144 minutes)

FILM INFO

Genre: Horror, Crime, Drama

Rating: Rated R

Fathom Theatrical Re-release: October 6 & 8

Amazon Steelbook Release: October 14

Running Time: 109 minutes

Directed by: Rob Zombie

Written by: Rob Zombie

Cast: Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon Zombie, Ken Foree, Matthew McGrory, William Forsythe, Leslie Easterbrook, Geoffrey Lewis, Priscilla Barnes, Dave Sheridan, Kate Norby, Lew Temple, Danny Trejo, Dallas Page, Brian Posehn

Produced by: Michael Ohoven, Marco Mehlitz, Andy Gould, Mike Elliott, Rob Zombie

DAYBREAKERS

SYNOPSIS

Four-time Academy Award® nominee Ethan Hawke stars as Edward Dalton, a scientist-researcher in the midst of a global plague that has transformed most of the human population into vampires. As the ferocious Vampire Army clamors to harvest the remaining humans’ blood, Dalton reluctantly works to engineer a blood substitute for the largest supplier of blood, run by Charles Bromley (Sam Neill). When Edward encounters Cormac (Willem Dafoe), a human cured of vampirism, they team up with a group of rebel vampires to try to save humanity in this 15th-anniversary edition of the stylish and intense sci-fi action-thriller.

SPECIAL FEATURES  

The Lionsgate Limited edition 4K also includes new special features:

• Building the World of Daybreakers

• Art and Craft: The Actors of Daybreakers

• Gag Reel

• Art Department and Lighting Tests

• Costume, Hair, and Make-up Tests

• First Subsider Test

• Make-up Effects Tapes

• Stunt Department

• On the Set of Daybreakers

Legacy Special Features also included:

• Making of Daybreakers 

• The Big Picture (The Spierig Brothers Short Film)

• Audio Commentary with Co-Directors Peter and Michael Spierig and Creature Designer Steve Boyle

• Theatrical Trailer

• Poster Art Gallery

CAST

Ethan Hawke (The Black Phone, The Guilty, Leave the World Behind)

Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse, Poor Things, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice)

Claudia Karvan (June Again, Infidel, “The Other Guy”)

Michael Dorman (The Invisible Man, Goldstone, “Territory”)

Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Bring Him to Me, “Apples Never Fall”)

PROGRAM INFORMATION

SteelBook® artwork by: Tom Ralston

Year of Production: 2009

Title Copyright: Daybreakers © 2008 Lionsgate and Paradise Pty Limited, Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited and Pacific Film and Television Commission Pty Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Rating: R

Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Horror

Audio: English Dolby Atmos, English 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio™ (Blu-ray only)

Subtitles: English and Spanish Subtitles, English SDH

Closed-Captioned: N/A

Feature Run Time: 98 minutes

4K Format: 2160 Ultra High Definition Widescreen (2.40:1) in Dolby Vision® HDR