Brandon Cronenberg's bizarre 2012 body horror Antiviral is coming to 4K UHD for the first time ever from Severin Films this Black Friday.
Supervised by Cronenberg (who, if you couldn't tell by the name, is the son of legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg) and cinematographer Karim Hussain (Infinity Pool), the 3-disc collection includes the Cannes cut, which features an additional six minutes of footage cut by Cronenberg after the festival.
Cronenberg's debut, Antiviral stars Caleb Landry Jones as Syd March, a sickly employee of a company that harvests the viruses of celebrities for customers who want to feel closer to them. The legendary Malcolm McDowell and Sarah Gadon co-star.
The 4K release is absolutely packed with special features, reading as follows:
UHD:
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Brandon Cronenberg And Director Of Photography Karim Hussain
• Trailer
BLU Disc 1:
• Audio Commentary With Writer/Director Brandon Cronenberg And Director Of Photography Karim Hussain
• BROKEN TULIPS – Short Film Written And Directed By Brandon Cronenberg
• Anatomy Of A Virus – Making-Of Featurette
• Reviving A Dead Cell – Brandon Cronenberg And Karim Hussain Discuss The Restoration
• Brandon Cronenberg: A First-Time Director’s Vision
• Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Brandon Cronenberg And Karim Hussain
• First Meeting – With Actors Caleb Landry Jones And Sarah Gadon
• The Design Of ANTIVIRAL – Interview With Production Designer Arvinder Greywal
• Manufacturing Celebrity – EPK With Cast And Crew
• Trailer
BLU Disc 2:
• Introduction To The Cannes Cut By Writer/Director Brandon Cronenberg And Director Of Photography Karim Hussain
• FLIR P660 Thermal Camera Test
*Exclusive Booklet By Claire Donner Of The Miskatonic Institute Of Horror Studies
Feature Specs for ANTIVIRAL:
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Runtime: 108 mins
• Audio: English 5.1, English Stereo
• Closed Captions: English SDH
• Region: A/B/C
• Webstore Exclusive Slipcover
• Booklet
