Dark City Director's Cut Coming Soon
Noirish and nightmarish, Alex Proyas' Dark City was quietly passed over by audiences in 1998, yet dark whispers of its greatness hissed through fandom for years afterwards, elevating it to a classic... and in many ways, it still feels like the spiritual successor to a slew of sci-fi films that followed, from The Matrix to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
It's a favorite of mine, and gloriously, Alex Proyas revealed on a recent interview on Fangoria Radio that he was working on a new Director's Cut of Dark City to be released sometime in the near, unidentified future.
According to Proyas, the new director's cut will contain additional scenes, as well as improved special effects and a new sound mix. There's no release date yet.
Still, this news delights me. I tend to feel that director's cuts are inferior to studio cuts — I do believe editors are artists in their own rights, and directors are not the sole visionaries behind a film and often suffer from the same failing as writers: an inability to prune their work — but for all of Dark City's greatness, it had all the hallmarks of a film with some unfortunately imposed cuts. I can't wait.
Dark City Director's cut coming out! George Lucas Style [Twitchfilm]
I've been regretting recently that I don't own this film, although I've enjoyed it a few times before. Thanks for the tip--I may just go out and buy the director's cut when it's released.
Dark City is one of my favorite films; the atmosphere is awesome, and the whole concept was pretty cool. One of the things that always bothered me, however, was Keifer Sutherland's exposition at the very beginning of the film. Apparently someone felt we weren't smart enough to figure out what was going on by ourselves. Otherwise, though, it was a great movie and made me a big fan of Rufus Sewell. It also doesn't hurt that Jennifer Connelly's in it.
I'm glad to see that this film hasn't been relegated to new line's vault just yet.
To follow Dr Aum above, I too have recently been regretting having not purchased this DVD in the past. The director's cut is definitely where my money is going!
This DVD has one of the most outstanding commentaries by Roger Ebert. I heard that this is his "class" that he teaches at various film schools. Turn it on and you will be amazed.