Warner Home Video has announced the Blu-ray release of '
Natural Born Killers: Director's Cut' for August 25. No specs have been released, but you can expect a 1080p VC-1 video encode and Dolby TrueHD audio. This release will include a new high-def introduction from director Oliver Stone and a 44-page booklet on the film's production.
Also included will be a new featurette titled "NBK Evolution: How Would It All Go Down Now?," illustrating how current communication technology would impact the film if it were made today.
'
Natural Born Killers' had already been published on Blu-ray in June 2008, but that release only included the theatrical cut, which Oliver Stone had to perform at the time in order to secure an "R" rating by the MPAA. The director's cut had been released before on DVD only by a different studio, and it contains about four more minutes of footage, mostly graphic violence.
Extras for this release include:
Disc 1
- Introduction by Oliver Stone (New Intro, in HD)
- Commentary by director Oliver Stone (included in 2008 Theatrical Cut BD)
Disc 2
- NBK Evolution: How Would It All Go Down Now? – New documentary providing a look at how the film might be different if today's technology advancements were available (in HD)
- Chaos Rising: The Storm Around Natural Born Killers - Shocking ‘making-of' documentary about the storm of controversy surrounding the film (previously only available on Warner Theatrical Cut DVD)
- Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Oliver Stone (included in 2008 Theatrical Cut BD)
- The Desert
- Steven Wright
- The Courtroom
- The Hun Brothers
- The Drive-In
- Denis Leary
- Alternate Ending with introduction by Oliver Stone (included in 2008 Theatrical Cut BD)
- Charlie Rose Interview – Charlie Rose interviews Oliver Stone on the making of this violent film (included in 2008 Theatrical Cut BD)
- NBK Director's Cut Trailer (previously only available on Lionsgate Director's Cut DVD)