U.S. label Blue Underground has confirmed that it is preparing a Blu-ray release of director Dick Maas' film
Down a.k.a.
The Shaft (2001), starring Naomi Watts, James Marshall, Eric Thal, Michael Ironside, and Edward Herrmann. The release is expected to arrive on the market this summer.
Synopsis: When the elevator in the 102-story Millennium Building starts to malfunction the management sends in a mechanic to solve the problem, but not everyone is happy about it-especially the elevator. After several of New York's finest are killed, the government, fearing terrorism, seals off the building. Now it is up to the mechanic and a reporter (Naomi Watts) to face an enemy whose bloodthirst is only met by its unpredictability...an enemy that is determined to fight off any intruder looking for the dark secret that lurks inside the belly of The Shaft.
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The Shaft is an English-language remake of director Mass' film
The Lift (1983). Blue Underground are also preparing a Blu-ray release of the original film, which is expected to arrive on the market
later this year.