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STUDIOCANAL UNVEILS
THE PETER SELLERS CENTENARY COLLECTION
ON BLU-RAY

EIGHT RESTORED COMEDY CLASSICS INCLUDING
A NEW & EXCLUSIVE 4K RESTORATION OF
THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (1957)
EIGHT-DISC FEATURE FILM BOXSET:

THE LADYKILLERS
THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH
CARLTON-BROWNE OF THE F.O
I’M ALL RIGHT JACK
TWO-WAY STRETCH
ONLY TWO CAN PLAY
THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW
HEAVENS ABOVE!
& NEW 32 PAGE BOOKLET

AVAILABLE ON 17th AUGUST
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Following last year’s centenary celebrations of Peter Sellers (THE PINK PANTHER), one of Britain’s most celebrated comic talents, STUDIOCANAL is proud to present The Peter Sellers Collection, arriving on Blu-Ray on 17th August under its prestigious Vintage Classics label. Showcasing the extraordinary range and enduring brilliance of a performer whose influence on British comedy remains immense, this glorious eight-disc boxset brings together a carefully curated selection of Sellers’ finest screen performances in recently restored form. Spanning a pivotal period of Sellers' film career, The Peter Sellers Collection offers a rich journey through post-war British cinema. From sly satires and classic Ealing comedies to beloved farces and irreverent social commentaries, these films highlight the versatility, invention and comic genius that made Peter Sellers a household name.

Presented in a stunning eight-disc boxset, the collection includes a 4K restoration of Alexander Mackendrick’s (THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT) celebrated black comedy crime caper THE LADYKILLERS (1955), also starring Alec Guinness (KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, THE LAVENDER HILL MOB) and Cecil Parker (A FRENCH MISTRESS). Basil Dearden’s (THE BLUE LAMP) charming cinema-set comedy THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH (1957) makes its debut as a newly restored 4K title, available exclusively as part of this new collection. A 4K restoration of witty political farce CARLTON-BROWNE OF THE F.O (1959) starring the great Terry-Thomas (SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS) and directed by Roy Boulting (THE FAMILY WAY) & Jeffrey Dell (DON’T TAKE IT TO HEART) is also included, alongside Roy Boulting’s BAFTA-winning social satire I’M ALL RIGHT JACK (1959), the film that earned Sellers widespread critical acclaim. The set continues with 4K restorations of Robert Day’s (THE GREEN MAN) inventive comedy heist TWO-WAY STRETCH (1960) and Sidney Gilliat’s (LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE) romantic satire ONLY TWO CAN PLAY (1962), adapted from Kingsley Amis’ celebrated novel.

Also restored in 4K is the brilliantly scripted crime spoof THE WRONG ARM OF THE LAW (1963), written by renowned comedy duo Ray Galton & Alan Simpson (STEPTOE & SON) alongside John Antrobus and directed by Cliff Owen (STEPTOE & SON), and completing the set is moral comedy from the legendary Boulting Brothers (SUSPECT) duo, HEAVENS ABOVE! (1963). Alongside the eight features is a new 32-page booklet providing insight into these much-loved British comedy classics.

Step into the golden age of British comedy with this essential boxset celebrating the genius of Peter Sellers. From sly satire to uproarious farce, these eight films showcase Sellers at his most mischievous, magnetic, and masterful. A protean comic actor who first came to prominence on the popular radio series The Goon Show (1951–1960), he went on to graduate from radio and television to significant film roles, demonstrating a remarkable gift for character transformation and establishing himself as one of the world’s most acclaimed comedy stars.

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Evil Dead (2013)4K UHD
EXPERIENCE FEAR IN ULTRA HIGH DEFINITION: FIRST UK 4K RELEASE OF ELECTRIFYING HORROR SEQUEL

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STUDIOCANAL presents Fede Álvarez’s smash hit 2013 standalone horror sequel EVIL DEAD - starring Jane Levy and Shiloh Fernandez. The film makes its UK UHD debut on 19th October, with a 2-disc Collector’s Edition featuring a 4K restoration, blood-curdling new artwork by Krishna Bala Shenoi, the Theatrical and Unrated cuts of the film, a host of extras and a 64-page booklet. The release includes an O-ring with all the tech spec, allowing the beautifully designed slipcase beneath to be clean.

Set decades after Sam Raimi’s legendary 1981 horror classic The Evil Dead, director Álvarez’s version amps up the terror and ladles on the gore in this gleefully nasty continuation of the cabin in the woods chiller series, putting a woman centre stage among the deadites this time round, with Jane Levy (Don’t Breathe) fantastic as a recovering addict facing the fight of her life. The film launched Álvarez (Alien: Romulus) as a horror director of note, and breathed new life into the EVIL DEAD franchise - with a TV series Ash vs Evil Dead in 2015, EVIL DEAD RISE released in 2023, and the eagerly awaited EVIL DEAD BURN in cinemas now.

Produced by the makers of the notorious 1981 film (Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert), EVIL DEAD was a box office hit, pulling in nearly $100 million, and is as gruesome as the original, with Entertainment Weekly saying the ‘delirious gross-out scenes… go further than any mainstream picture I can think of’. Billed as ‘the most terrifying film you will ever experience’, watching it in groovy 4K that claim is not far off the mark. It’s an absolute must for anyone who enjoys films from the comfort of behind the sofa.

SYNOPSIS:
Mia, a recovering drug addict, asks her brother and their friends to accompany her to a remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. When one of her friends, Eric, finds a Book of the Dead and reads aloud from it, he awakens an ancient demon that possesses Mia and unleashes hell…

CONTENTS:
NEW Beyond the Blood: Chris Tilly on Evil Dead (2013)
Commentary featuring Jane Levy, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, director Fede Álvarez and Writer Rodo Sayagues
Making Life Difficult
Directing the Dead
Being Mia
Evil Dead: The Reboot
Unleashing The Evil Force
Interview with director Fede Álvarez
Interview with Jane Levy
Interview with Bruce Campbell
Q&A at The Ritzy Cinema

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Screenshots from Arrow Videos upcoming 4K Ultra HD release of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

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Labyrinth is now 40!
Check out our Retrospective!

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Screenshots from Arrow Videos upcoming 4K Ultra HD release of Troy (2004)

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Screenshots from Studio Canals new 4K Ultra HD release of The Descent (2005)

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Arrow Video September 2026
A Better Tomorrow Trilogy - On Limited Edition 4K UHD

In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow, an unexpected smash hit that spawned sequels, remakes and legions of imitators, gave birth to a new genre – the “heroic bloodshed” film – and firmly established Woo as a master of action cinema.

In the first film, money-launderer Ho (Ti Lung) keeps his criminal endeavours a secret from his younger brother, police officer Kit (Leslie Cheung); but when Ho and his loyal friend Mark (Chow Yun-Fat in an effortlessly cool breakthrough performance) turn the tables on their triad boss, the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the gang once and for all. Woo and his cast return for the sequel, in which the brothers unite to bring down another gang and save Ho’s former mentor from droves of hitmen, presented in its original theatrical cut and the recently unearthed workprint cut. Finally, Tsui’s prequel A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon focuses on Mark’s past during the final days of the Vietnam War, laying the foundations of the gangster he will become.

Woo and Tsui’s magnificent crime trilogy is finally here in glorious new restorations and fully loaded with new and archival extras, reminding everyone that in the action movie game, Hong Kong cinema reigns supreme!

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Tony Stella
• Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
• Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the films by critics and Hong Kong cinema experts Victor Fan, Camille Zaurin and David West, archival writing by critic Julien Dupuy and an excerpt from an interview with John Woo conducted by Stéphane Moïssakis

DISC ONE – A BETTER TOMORROW (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
• Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Mudge
• Isolated score track
• Brand new interviews with director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, writers Chan Hing-Ka and Gordon Chan, filmmaker Gareth Evans and author Grady Hendrix
• Archival interviews with John Woo and actors Kenneth Tsang, Waise Lee and Ti Lung
• Archival UK featurette
• Introduction to the film by John Woo, filmed at Beyond Fest at the American Cinematheque in 2025
• Alternate English credits
• Theatrical trailers
• Image gallery

DISC TWO – A BETTER TOMORROW II (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the theatrical cut
• Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
• Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Mudge
• Isolated score track
• Brand new interviews with John Woo, Frank Djeng and Grady Hendrix
• Fantasia Festival 2022 Artist Talk and Q&A with John Woo
• Archive interview with Tsui Hark
• Deleted and extended scenes from the workprint
• Alternate English credits
• Theatrical trailers
• Image gallery

DISC THREE – A BETTER TOMORROW II WORKPRINT CUT (BLU-RAY)

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the recently unearthed extended Workprint Cut, viewable either in raw unrestored form or with inserts from the restored Theatrical Cut, via seamless branching
• Original lossless Cantonese mono audio
• Optional English subtitles

DISC FOUR – A BETTER TOMORROW III: LOVE & DEATH IN SAIGON (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Hong Kong theatrical cut
• Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
• Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West
• Brand new interviews with writers Jason Lam Kee-To and Lau Tai-Muk, Grady Hendrix and historian Aurélie Basha i Novosejt
• Deleted and extended scenes from the Taiwanese cut
• Alternate English credits
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery

DISC FIVE – A BETTER TOMORROW III EXTENDED CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

• 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the extended Taiwanese preview cut
• Original lossless Mandarin mono and lossless English mono audio, plus newly assembled hybrid Cantonese/Mandarin mono audio
• Optional English subtitles

Details:
Barcode: 5027035029696
Cat number: FCD2799
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 28/09/2026
RRP: £49.99
Genre: Action
Region coding: N/A / B
Runtime: 95 / 105 / 142 / 119 / 128 MINS
Discs: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: MONO
Colour: Colour
Director: John Woo / Tsui Hark
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung
Language: Cantonese / Mandarin / English
Subtitles: English / English SDH
Rating: 18

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Arrow Video September 2026
Misery - On Limited Edition 4K UHD
PAUL SHELDON USED TO WRITE FOR A LIVING. NOW, HE’S WRITING TO STAY ALIVE.

From director Rob Reiner (Stand By Me, A Few Good Men) and screenwriter William Goldman (Marathon Man, All the President’s Men) comes Misery, a terrifying thriller based on the bestseller by Stephen King.

Caught in a snowstorm, bestselling romantic novelist Paul Sheldon (James Caan) suffers a horrific car accident but is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates). With the phone lines down and the roads out of use for the winter, Annie – who happens to be Paul’s “number one fan” – takes him home, sets his broken legs and tends him back to health. But fandom turns shockingly violent when Annie learns that Paul is moving on from the romance novels that made his name. Now trapped and at Annie’s mercy, Paul must write like his life depends on it... because it really does.

Bates (in an Academy Award-winning performance) and Caan are outstanding and are matched by a pitch-perfect supporting cast that includes Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth and Frances Sternhagen. Reiner takes an unexpected turn to the darker side and proves himself an adept disciple of Alfred Hitchcock as he delivers shocks and suspense worthy of the master.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Original lossless stereo and 5.1 surround audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Archival audio commentary with director Rob Reiner
• Archival audio commentary with screenwriter William Goldman
• Brand new audio commentary by film critics Teri Gamble & Julia Marchese, co-hosts of the Horror Movie Survival Guide podcast
• Misery’s Chord, a newly filmed interview with composer Marc Shaiman
• Archival interview with director Rob Reiner
• Archival interview with effects artist Greg Nicotero
• Misery Loves Company, an archival making of featurette
• Marc Shaiman’s Musical Misery Tour, an archival featurette
• Diagnosing Annie Wilkes, an archival featurette
• Profile of a Stalker, an archival featurette
• Advice for the Stalked, an archival featurette
• Celebrity Stalkers, an archival featurette
• Anti-Stalking Laws, an archival featurette
• Theatrical trailers
• Image galleries
• Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
• Collectors’ booklet containing new writing by film scholars Sean Abley, Kat Ellinger, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and David Moses

Details:
Cat number: FCD2896
Format: UHD
UK Release date: 21/09/2026
RRP: £29.99
Genre: Thriller / Horror
Region coding: N/A
Runtime: 107 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: 5.1 / 2.0
Colour: Colour
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Frances Sternhagen
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: 15

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Arrow Video September 2026
The Desperate Hours - On Limited Edition Blu-ray

Director William Wyler (Detective Story, Roman Holiday) pairs up two Hollywood legends – Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca) and Fredric March (The Best Years of Our Lives) – for their only appearance together. The result is an electrifying tour de force pitting two giants of the silver screen against each other.

Three escaped cons, led by the ruthless Glenn Griffin (Bogart), force their way into a suburban home, intending to hide out while they await the arrival of an all-important package. But what should have been an overnight stay extends into a protracted hostage situation, pitting Glenn against the embattled family patriarch, Daniel Hilliard (March) – a man with everything to lose.

Adapted by Joseph Hayes (The Third Day) from his own novel and stage play and inspired by actual events, The Desperate Hours is a classic tale of suspense from a master filmmaker at the height of his creative powers, now fully restored from the original VistaVision negative.

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Restoration by Arrow Films from a 6K scan of the original VistaVision negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original restored lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by film historian Daniel Kremer
• Trouble in Suburbia, an appreciation of the film by José Arroyo, Associate Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick
• The Lonely Man, a visual essay by Eloise Ross, co-curator of the Melbourne Cinémathèque
• Scaled Down and Ratcheted Up, an audio interview with Catherine Wyler, daughter of director William Wyler
• Lobby cards gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jennifer Dionisio
• Collectors’ booklet featuring writing on the film by Philip Kemp and Neil Sinyard

Details:
Barcode: 5027035028736
Cat number: FCD2703
Format: BD
UK Release date: 14/09/2026
RRP: £24.99
Genre: Noir / Thriller
Region coding: B
Runtime: 112 MINS
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audio: MONO
Colour: Colour
Director: William Wyler
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy
Language: English
Subtitles: English SDH
Rating: PG

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Arrow Video September 2026
Wicked Priest Collection - On Limited Edition Blu-ray

Most famous for his role as the stoic Ogami Itto in the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub series, Tomisaburo Wakayama shows a different side in the ebullient martial arts comedy series Wicked Priest, where a devout man of the cloth doesn’t let a little thing like his vows keep him away from women, booze and brawls!

Wakayama plays Shinkai, a Buddhist monk with a penchant for drinking and gambling, setting sinners straight with judo throws rather than sermons. In the first film, he’s placed on probation for fighting off a gang of thugs, but when he hears of rogue priests in his order consorting with yakuza, he returns to punch them towards enlightenment. The first sequel sees Shinkai run afoul of local mobsters who then hire his nemesis, the Zatoichi-inspired fighting monk Ryotatsu (Bunta Sugawara, Battles Without Honor and Humanity), hellbent on revenge against Shinkai for blinding him. In the third film, Shinkai joins the fight to defend a coastal village against pirate revolutionaries, whilst still finding the time for bawdy misadventures and fighting off the tenacious Ryotatsu. Shinkai returns to his snowy hometown for his mother’s memorial in the fourth film and is shocked to discover his childhood friend has become a ruthless yakuza, and must encourage the local community to fight back against his gang. Finally, Shinkai must face off against the vengeful Ryotatsu one last time in the series’ thrilling concluding installment.

Wakayama shines as the rascally Shinkai whose roguish ways attract the ire of his superiors before they’re won over by his righteousness and affinity for roundhouse-kicking ruffians. A thrilling blend of raunchy humor and explosive karate fights, the Wicked Priest series is the nirvana of Japanese 60s action comedy!

LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Brand new restorations of all five films in the series: Wicked Priest, Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder, Wicked Priest 3: A Killer’s Pilgrimage, Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back and Wicked Priest 5: Blood on the Commandments
• High-Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all five films
• Original lossless Japanese mono audio on all five films
• Optional English subtitles on all five films
• Composing the Gospel, a brand new video essay on Wicked Priest composer and electronic music pioneer Isao Tomita by music supervisor and Japanese cinema expert James Balmont
• Taisho Troubles, a brand new video essay on Wicked Priest’s depictions of historical Japan by Japanese cinema expert Jonathan Clements
• Offscreen Battles, a brand interview with Asian cinema expert James Mudge on the tumultuous landscape of 1960s Japanese cinema
• Martial Arts and Super Mario Brothers, a brand new interview with Japanese cinema experts Patrick Macias and Matt Alt on Wicked Priest star and Japanese screen icon Tomisaburo Wakayama
• Priest or Monk, a brand new primer on Buddhism and pop culture as depicted in the Wicked Priest films by Patrick Macias and Matt Alt
• Original theatrical trailers for all five films
• Reversible sleeve featuring newly commissioned artwork by Chris Malbon
• Collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the films by Camille Zaurin

Details:
Barcode: 5027035030708
Cat number: FCD2900
Format: BD
UK Release date: 14/09/2026
RRP: £29.99
Genre: Crime / Comedy
Region coding: B
Runtime: 90 / 88 / 92 / 94 / 89 MINS
Discs: 3
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audio: MONO
Colour: Colour
Director: Kiyoshi Saeki / Takashi Harada / Buichi Saitō
Cast: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Tsu Ishiyama
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

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