Filmmaker Edgar Wright, who directed one of the fake trailers embedded in Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's
Grindhouse, posted yesterday on his Twitter account that he's soon going to record a commentary for that trailer, and added: "Some of you will know what that means is finally happening" – namely, that a release of the
Grindhouse theatrical experience is around the corner.
Grindhouse was conceived, edited and shown theatrically (in the US) as a typical exploitation double-feature as one could attend at cheap theaters in the 1970s: it consisted of two features (
Planet Terror, by Robert Rodriguez, and
Death Proof by Quentin Tarantino), interspersed with fake trailers and bumpers.
However, the film underperformed theatrically and the films were released separately (in expanded versions) on home video. The Grindhouse double feature wasn't even released theatrically in Europe, and its only DVD release so far is a coveted special edition from Japan.
A year ago (see blu-ray.com,
June 23, 2009),
Grindhouse was expected to be released on disc at the same time as
Inglourious Basterds, but that never happened. Now would be an ideal time for its release, tying in with the theatrical and/or home video release of
Predators, produced by Rodriguez, and especially
Machete, co-directed by Rodriguez and the object of another celebrated
Grindhouse fake trailer.