Terrence Malick's award-winning film
The Tree of Life will enter the Criterion Collection. According to a new article published by Variety, for some time now the boutique label has been working with director Malick on a longer version of the film, which is expected to be released on Blu-ray later this year.
The new version of the film will be fully redone in 4K and color graded under the supervision of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. A new sound mix that includes the additional footage has also been worked on.
According to Variety, currently there is no planned theatrical release for the new version of the film. (You can access Variety's article
here).
*In the United States, the original theatrical version of
The Tree of Life is already out on Blu-ray courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Click on the link to see our listing and review of this release.