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New Trailer and Poster for the 4K Restoration of INVADERS FROM MARS

New Trailer and Poster for the 4K Restoration of INVADERS FROM MARS
The sci-fi classic has been newly restored.

Director William Cameron Menzies' 1953 sci-fi classic Invaders From Mars has been given the 4k restoration treatment. The film sees a young boy (Jimmy Hunt) witness an alien invasion in his small town. Hunt will be honoured at a special screening of the new restoration at this year's Cinecon on Labor Day weekend.

Invaders From Mars will then be released on blu-ray and 4K UD in the US by Ignite Films on September 26th. Arrow Films are set to release the film at a later date in the UK.

Bonus features on Ignite's edition include a new trailer and the restored original trailer (both of which you can watch below); interviews with star Hunt, Menzies' biographer James Curtis and recollections of Menzies eldest granddaughter Pamela Lauesen; featurette with acclaimed film directors John Landis, Joe Dante, editor Mark Goldblatt, special visual effects artist and two time Oscar Winner Robert Skotak (foremost expert on Invaders from Mars), and enthusiast and film preservationist Scott MacQueen; John Sayles' introduction at Turner Classic Movie Festival in Hollywood, April 2022; before/after clips of restoration – original negative and archival film elements - with film restoration supervisor MacQueen; restored segments in 2K of the Alternate International Version - alternative ending and extended Planetarium scene; gallery with original Press Book pages, behind the scenes photos from the restoration process; and a 20-page extensive essay on the restoration process: 'Invaders From Mars: A Nightmare of Restoration by MacQueen.

"Invaders from Mars was one of the most complex projects I have ever undertaken," says MacQueen. "In the days of analog restoration, it would not have been possible, but 21st century digital tools have been game-changers. Released in an archaic process that is irretrievable today Invaders from Mars was pieced together from five different sources. Additionally, eight minutes of European scenes and an alternate ending, and the original trailer, have been preserved. As star Jimmy Hunt says, Invaders from Mars has never looked so good."



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