Tom Sturridge in The Sandman – Picture: Netflix
Netflix’s The Sandman is getting a bodily launch within the United Kingdom, with a brand new itemizing suggesting the film will probably be obtainable on each DVD and Blu-Ray on November twenty seventh, 2023.
First noticed on August eleventh on Amazon’s UK storefront, a region-free Blu-ray and DVD are up for pre-order for £30 and £20, respectively.
The product description for the collection launch is as follows:
“Based on the beloved award-winning DC comic series written by Neil Gaiman (American Gods, Coraline), THE SANDMAN is a rich, character-driven blend of myth and dark fantasy woven together over the course of ten epic chapters following Dream’s many adventures (plus a bonus episode featuring two fan-favorite stories). When the Sandman, a.k.a. Dream (Tom Sturridge, Sweetbitter, Velvet Buzzsaw) — the powerful cosmic being who controls all our dreams — is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for over a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused.”
The bodily launch will probably be 8 hours and 23 minutes lengthy and will probably be distributed by Warner Bros. Artwork uploaded to the Amazon itemizing notably consists of the DC brand about The Sandmans.
Cover artwork for The Sandman bodily launch – Picture: Amazon
Until the latest launch affirmation we’ve now acquired, creator of The Sandman comics and government producer Neil Gaiman had been repeatedly requested about the potential of a bodily launch on Tumblr. Most replies said that he didn’t know whether or not it could launch bodily and said it’s “up to Netflix.”
In January 2023, he responded to a query a couple of launch stating, “I don’t know. I expect so, but I don’t know what the various rules and agreements are between Netflix and Warner Bros TV.”
We’re nonetheless ready on whether or not extra international locations can purchase the bodily launch come November 2023. We couldn’t discover a US or EU equal retailer itemizing on Amazon or different large retailers.
We reached out to a consultant from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, who has but to answer a request for touch upon additional particulars.
Netflix Originals getting bodily releases isn’t extraordinary however is usually fairly uncommon. Oftentimes, the one method to get a bodily launch is as a result of the underlying rights are owned by one other firm (that’s the case right here with Warner Bros. Discovery / Warner Bros. Television behind the present for Netflix) or if a film will get added to the Criterion assortment.
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