Shout! Factory Unveils
2017 San Diego Comic-Con International Lineup
Highlights from Pop-Culture Purveyor Include Cast Signings, Convention
Exclusives and Two Highly Anticipated Panels:
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return ... and New Destinations!
and
Breaking News from Shout! Factory and Scream Factory
A
mainstay at San Diego Comic-Con International, pop-culture purveyor
Shout! Factory returns to the convention in 2017 with a dynamic lineup,
featuring captivating panel events, a showcase of new and upcoming
theatrical and home entertainment releases, new official Mystery Science Theater 3000 merchandise,
Comic-Con exclusive items and engaging booth activities, including a
signing with the cast of the critically acclaimed Netflix Original
Series Mystery Science Theater 3000. Fans and convention attendees are invited to join in on the excitement at the Shout! Factory booth (#4118) on the main convention floor.
Genre and horror film buffs, collectors and pop culture enthusiasts alike won’t want to miss Breaking News from Shout! Factory and Scream Factory.
At 8 pm on Friday, July 21st in Room 4, join Jeremy Whitham
(Development Director), Brian Ward (Sr. Director of Blu-ray and DVD
Production) and Jeff Nelson (Sr. Marketing Director) as they make
special announcements and unveil exclusive sneak peeks of upcoming
Blu-ray collector’s editions and new movies coming to theaters this
fall. A fan-driven insider’s event filled with lively discussion and a
few surprises, this panel discussion and Q&A will be moderated by
Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits.
Calling all MSTies! In the not too distant future—Saturday, July 22nd at 3 pm at the Horton Grand Theatre, to be precise—join the cast of MST3K for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return ... and New Destinations! Following a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, the new season of MST3K is now a Netflix Original Series. What was it like to bring the show back and what’s next for MST3K? Join creator Joel Hodgson and cast members Felicia Day, Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount and Rebecca Hanson, along with moderator Erik Adams of The A.V. Club, as they take you behind the scenes!
On Saturday, July 22nd at 1 pm, join MST3K creator Joel Hodgson and cast members Felicia Day, Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount and Rebecca Hanson for a cast signing at the Shout! Factory booth (4118).
MSTies are also invited to join Joel, Jonah and the bots for
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live! Watch Out For Snakes! Tour
on Friday, July 21st and Saturday, July 22nd at 7:00 pm at the Balboa
Theatre. Each show will include all the elements expected from a
MST3K
experience: a cheesy “B” movie, hilarious riffing, wisecracking robots,
silly sketches plus – for the first time – audience participation! Show
# 1 is the
MST3K favorite “Eegah” featuring all new riffs and
sketches. Show # 2 is a “Secret Surprise Film!”-- a fun sci-fi thriller
never-before featured on
MST3K. For tickets and more information regarding the two San Diego performances, please visit
www.mst3k.com/tour
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Shout! Factory Event Highlights at Comic-Con 2017 Include:
Friday, July 21st
7 pm Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live! Watch Out For Snakes! Tour
8 pm Breaking News from Shout! Factory and Scream Factory
Join
Shout! Factory’s Jeremy Whitham (Development Director) Brian Ward (Sr.
Director of Blu-ray and DVD Production) and Jeff Nelson (Sr. Marketing
Director) as they make special announcements and unveil exclusive sneak
peeks. Moderated by Bill Hunt of The Digital Bits.
*Room 4, Convention Center
Saturday, July 22nd
1 pm Mystery Science Theater 3000 cast signing with creator Joel Hodgson and cast
members Felicia Day, Jonah Ray, Hampton Yount and Rebecca Hanson
*Shout! Factory Booth #4118
3 pm Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return ... and New Destinations! Panel
Following a record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, the new season of MST3K is
now a Netflix Original Series. What was it like to bring the show back and what’s next for MST3K?
Join creator Joel Hodgson and cast members Felicia Day, Jonah Ray,
Hampton Yount and Rebecca Hanson, along with moderator Erik Adams of The
A.V. Club, as they take you behind the scenes!
*Horton Grand Theatre. This is a ticketed event.
7 pm Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live! Watch Out For Snakes! Tour
Shout! Factory Booth (#4118) Comic-Con Exclusives
· 
Scream
Factory’s highly sought-after button packs are back! Celebrate Scream
Factory 5th Anniversary with this fan-favorite item. Stop by the Shout!
Factory booth (#4118) for your 2017 Scream Factory Button Pack
· My Little Pony poster featuring Equestria Girls and Friendship Is Magic
· Brand new Mystery Science Theater 3000 Poster
New Official Mystery Science Theater 3000 Merchandise
Straight from the Satellite of Love, we have brand new, officially licensed Mystery Science Theater 3000 merchandise, including pint glasses, mugs, bottle openers and t-shirts!
Shout! Factory, Shout! Kids And Scream Factory Home Entertainment
Highlights For SDCC 2017
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension (Collector’s Edition)
Shout
Select’s inaugural release is the Collector’s Edition of the beloved
’80s cult classic! On Blu-ray for the first time, this Collector’s
Edition comes loaded with bonus features, including a comprehensive retrospective featuring brand-new interviews with members of the cast and crew,
and an additional disc of bonus features. Brilliant brain surgeon
Banzai (Peter Weller) just made scientific history. Shifting his
Oscillation Overthruster into warp speed, he's the first man ever to
travel to the Eighth Dimension and come back sane! But when his sworn
enemy, the demented Dr. Lizardo ( John Lithgow), devises a plot to steal
the Overthruster and bring an evil army of aliens back to destroy
Earth, Buckaroo goes cranium to cranium with the madman in an
extra-dimensional battle that could result in total annihilation of the
universe!
Army of Darkness (Collector’s Edition)
Bound
in human flesh and inked in blood, the ancient "Necronomicon" – the
Book of the Dead – unleashes unspeakable evil upon mankind in this
outrageously hilarious third chapter of Evil Dead Trilogy from legendary director Sam Raimi (Darkman, Drag Me to Hell) and producer Robert Tapert (Ash vs. Evil Dead). Army Of Darkness Collector’s Edition,
featuring the Theatrical Cut of the film, the Director’s Cut (with 15
minutes of extra footage), the International Cut and the TV version (in
standard definition). This definitive collector’s edition is jam-packed
with bonus content, including new interviews with star and co-producer
Bruce Campbell and the cast, special make-up effect artists Howard
Berger, Tony Gardner, Robert Kurtzman, and Greg Nicotero, audio
commentary, alternate and deleted scenes and much more – all collected
in a special 3-Disc Blu-ray set!
Bill & Ted’s Most Excellent Adventure
History’s favorite time traveling duo land in a deluxe Blu-ray box set from Shout! Factory titled Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection. The bodacious set includes Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, the Blu-ray debut of the sequel Bogus Journey,
and is fully loaded with an entire disc of bonus features, including
new interviews and commentary, deluxe packaging, a “Wyld Stallyns”
branded guitar pick, vinyl stickers for both films, and previously
released extras including The Original Bill
& Ted, The Most Triumphant Making-Of, Air Guitar Tutorial, The
Linguistic Stylings of B&T, From Scribble to Script, The Hysterical
Personages of B&T, and radio spots. This limited edition set also comes with an exclusive lithograph and exclusive action figure of George Carlin’s character “Rufus,”
Cinematic Titanic: The Complete Collection
The end of the initial broadcast run of Mystery Science Theater 3000
did not mean the end of world-class movie riffing. In 2007, five of the
original cast/writers of MST3K – Joel Hodgson, Trace Beaulieu, J. Elvis
Weinstein, Mary Jo Pehl and Frank Conniff – launched Cinematic Titanic,
a leaner, hungrier leap into razor-sharp comedy built on the back of
cheesy movies. For the next six years they toured the country with a
critically acclaimed live show and left throngs of delighted fans in
their wake. Available as a complete collection for the first time on
August 8th, 2017, the DVD release of Cinematic Titanic also includes the featurette Between the Riffs and a brand new interview, A Look Back with J. Elvis Weinstein, as bonus features.
Digimon Adventure tri.: Determination
The
Digimons are back in this world, but that doesn’t mean all is well. Joe
has been avoiding battles with the Digimon in order to fit in with the
regular world. And infected Digimons are still on the rampage. The
friends will have to work together with their Digimons in order to
overcome the terrifying infected Digimons
Digimon Adventure tri.: Reunion
Produced by Toei Animation, DIGIMON ADVENTURE Tri – REUNION
is DIGIMON’s first feature-length movie since 2000 and has already
delighted audiences and loyal fans across Japan. This highly
sought-after film reunites the characters and original cast from the
classic series and picks up where the beloved DIGIMON Adventure 2002 series ended.
Escape From New York (Collector's Edition Steelbook)
In
a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been
converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. But when the
US president (Pleasence) crash-lands inside, only one man can bring him
back: notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero Snake
Plissken (Russell). But time is short. In 24 hours, an explosive device
implanted in his neck will end Snake's mission – and his life – unless
he succeeds! Shout! Factory’s edition of the 1981 cult classic includes
brand new bonus features including a new 2K scan of the inter-positive,
struck from the original negative.
Fargo (20th Anniversary Edition Steelbook)
Limited to 10,000 copies, this collector must-have offers enticing packaging, an audio commentary with director of photography Roger A. Deakins, the “Minnesota Nice” featurette, an interview with the Coen Brothers and Frances McDormand, an American Cinematography article, an original advertising gallery, and a still photo gallery. Available at SDCC ahead of its August 8, 2017 release date.
The Fog (Collector's Edition Steelbook)
When the fog rolls in ... the terror begins! Celebrate the 5th
Anniversary of Scream Factory with this moody horror classic from
master of terror John Carpenter. The sleepy seaside village of Antonio
Bay is about to learn the true meaning of the word "vengeance." This
seemingly perfect town masks a guilty secret ... a past steeped in greed
and murder. Exactly 100 years ago, a ship was horribly wrecked under
mysterious circumstances in a thick, eerie fog. Now, shrouded in
darkness, the long-dead mariners have returned from their watery grave
to exact a bloody revenge.
Kuu Kuu Harajuku: Music, Baby!
From Superstar Gwen Stefani comes the animated series KUU KUU HARAJUKU, which
follows the fun-filled adventures of the band HJ5 – Love, Angel, Music,
Baby and G – through their super cute world of music, fashion and
style. The inspiration for this popular animated series came from
Grammy® Award-winning musician Stefani who wanted to create an animated
series for girls that encourages and celebrates creative
self-expression, imagination and individuality. The show’s setting is
inspired by the exuberant street fashion and creative youth culture of
the Harajuku district but it takes place in a magical fantasy world like
nothing you’ve ever seen before.
The Lawnmower Man (Collector's Edition)
Available
for the first time on Blu-ray, this definitive collector’s edition
release boasts The Director’s Cut, theatrical cut and revealing extras.
Dr. Lawrence Angelo (Pierce Brosnan) is a brilliant scientist obsessed
with perfecting virtual reality software. When his experiments on
animals fail, he finds the ideal substitute – Jobe Smith (Jeff Fahey), a
slow-witted gardener. Dr. Angelo's goal is to benefit his human guinea
pig and ultimately mankind itself, but evil lurks the guise of "the
Shop," a shadowy group that seeks to use the technology to create an
invincible war machine. When the experiments change the simple Jobe into
a superhuman being, the stage is set for a Jekyll-and-Hyde struggle for
the control of Jobe's mind and the future of the world.
Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug & Cat Noir: It’s Ladybug
The most Miraculous adventures
of Ladybug and Cat Noir continue! Paris’ favorite crime-fighting duo
return in a new volume of the action-adventure, romantic comedy that
will have you on the edge of your seat. This release includes six amazing episodes on DVD and a Ladybug paper doll, while supplies last.
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Magical Movie Night
Grab
your popcorn, because the Equestria Girls are back for a magic-filled
triple feature! There's a reason these seven girls look familiar. . . as
they step through a magical mirror, they transport from the world of My
Little Pony, transforming into teenage girls at Canterlot High. Full-time
students and part-time magical pony-girls, the Equestria Girls are
always ready to save the day with the Magic of Friendship! So, gather round for three mystical adventures when My Little Pony Equestria Girls – Magical Movie Night comes to DVD on August 8, 2017 from Shout! Kids in collaboration with Hasbro Studios.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXVII + Bonus Disc
Volume XXXVII brings us The Human Duplicators, a 1965 science fiction film about an alien, the cybernetic physicist he controls and the blind girl he falls for; Escape 2000 (aka Bronx Warriors 2 and Escape from the Bronx), wherein
generic and nefarious corporation gentrifies a Bronx neighborhood to
death in the service of creating the city of the future. But when they
kill the parents of the first movie’s hero, they are in for some action,
low-budget 80s style; Teens and monsters have always had a complicated
relationship status in the movies, but The Horror of Party Beach
kicks it down a notch or eight, as a coastal town grapples with mutated
fishmen who crash a beach party in hideous fashion; and Invasion of the Neptune Men,
which stars martial arts legend Sonny Chiba as Space Chief, a superhero
of sorts, in this 1961 kids movie of sorts about an alien invasion of
sorts. The exclusive bonus disc features The MST3K Fancy Hollywood Awards Preview Specials.
Slither (Collector's Edition)
From James Gunn, co-writer and director of Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, comes Slither,
the deliciously demented story of an unnamed evil wreaking havoc on a
small town. Making its Blu-ray debut as a deluxe Collector’s Edition
Blu-ray on August 1st, 2017 from Scream Factory, this
delightfully disgusting creature feature comes jam-packed with bonus
features, including a new audio commentary with director James Gunn,
actor Nathan Fillion and actor Michael Rooker, a new interview “The
Genesis of Slither” with writer and director James Gunn, a new
interview with actor Gregg Henry, audio commentary with James Gunn and
Nathan Fillion, deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary by
James Gunn, Slithery Set Tour with actor Nathan Fillion, and much, much more!
Species
Scream
Factory is proud to present SPECIES Collector’s Edition 2-Disc Blu-ray
set. This definitive collector’s edition features new 4K scan of the
film and contains insightful bonus content. When a beautiful
human-alien hybrid (Henstridge) escapes from observation, scientist
Xavier Fitch (Kingsley) dispatches a crew of experts to find her before
she is able to fulfill her horrific purpose: to mate with unsuspecting
men and produce offspring that could destroy mankind. As her deadly
biological clock ticks rapidly, Fitch and his team are hurled into a
desperate battle in which the fate of humanity itself hangs in the
balance!
Streets Of Fire (Collector’s Edition)
Streets of Fire
is a rock & roll shotgun blast to the senses. This definitive
collector’s edition features new 2K high-def transfer, cast and crew
interviews plus feature-length documentary, vintage featurettes, music
videos and more! Steel), Rick Moranis (Ghostbusters) and Amy Madigan (The Dark Half).
Amid a brooding rock & roll landscape, the Bombers motorcycle gang,
led by the vicious Raven Shaddock (Willem Dafoe), kidnap diva Ellen Aim
(Diane Lane). Her hope for rescue lies with unlikely heroes: soldier of
fortune Tom Cody (Michael Paré) and his sidekick, the two-fisted
beer-guzzling McCoy (Amy Madigan). Joined by Ellen's manager, Billy Fish
(Rick Moranis), the trio plunges headfirst into a world of
rain-splattered streets, hot cars, and deadly assassins.
Teen Wolf (Collector's Edition) and Teen Wolf Too (Collector's Edition)
Hooooooooooooooowl! Scream Factory will present two classic films from the 1980’s, Teen Wolf (Collector’s Editon), starring Michael J Fox, and Teen Wolf Too (Collector’s Edition), starring Jason Bateman, the latter on Blu-ray™ for the first time. Special Features on Teen Wolf (Collector’s Editon) include a new 2017 high-definition film transfer taken from the interpositive, a still gallery, the original theatrical trailer, and Never. Say. Die. The Story Of Teen Wolf - an exciting new comprehensive documentary about the making and legacy of the film,
including brand-new interviews with writers Jeph Loeb and Matthew
Weisman; producers Mark Levinson and Scott Rosenfelt; stars Susan
Ursitti-Sheinberg, Jerry Levine, Matt Adler, Jim MacKrell and Troy
Evans; basketball double Jeff Glosser; casting director Paul Ventura;
production designer Chester Kaczenski; special effects make-up artist
Jeff Dawn; and editor Lois Freeman-Fox.
With a runtime of 2 hours and 23 minutes, the documentary also delves
into the controversial urban legend regarding the final scenes of the
film. Special features on Teen Wolf Too (Collector’s Edition) include Working with the Wolf – an interview with director Christopher Leitch, Otherworldly – an interview with co-star Kim Darby, A Man of Great ‘Stiles’ - an interview with co-star Stuart Fratkin, Nerdy Girl Saves the Day – an interview with co-star Estee Chandler, A Wolf in ‘80s Clothing – a look at the wardrobe of Teen Wolf Too with costume designer Heidi Kaczenski, and a still gallery.
They Live (Collector's Edition Steelbook)
Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Scream Factory with John Carpenter’s politically-charged science fiction thriller They Live.
The truth is more than meets the eye. You’ve been listening to their
speeches and watching them on TV. They influence our decisions without
us knowing it. Think again and the choice is yours! Featuring anamorphic
widescreen presentation of this cult classic movie, this special
collector’s edition home entertainment release of They Live boasts a bounty of special bonus content, a
collectible cover featuring newly rendered retro-style artwork, a
reversible wrap with original theatrical key art and much more!
The Thin: (Collector's Edition)
In 1982 legendary genre filmmaker John Carpenter (Halloween, They Live) unleashed THE THING--a
chilling sci-fi thriller that raised the bar on shocking special
effects and terrified movie audiences worldwide. Scream Factory is
proud to present this landmark horror film in a 2-disc Collector’s
Edition Blu-ray release which includes a brand new 2K scan of the film
(supervised by Director of Photography Dean Cundey) and over 5 hours of
extras.
About Shout! Factory
Shout!
Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform media company devoted to
producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop
culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent
their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites
with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s entertainment
offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series,
animation, live music and comedy specials. In addition, Shout! Factory
maintains a vast entertainment distribution network which delivers
culturally relevant programming, movie and audio content to all the
leading digital service providers in North America and across multiple
platforms. Shout! Factory owns and operates Shout! Factory Productions,
Scream Factory, Shout! Factory Kids, Shout! Factory Films, Mystery
Science Theater 3000, Timeless Media Group and Shout! Factory TV. These
riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has
established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and
commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles,
California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.
LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2017