Post by darkglobe on Jun 4, 2009 16:40:58 GMT -5
Read this on Revelations!
...For almost twenty years, the two most-asked questions of Clive at conventions and signings (and, for the last ten, through this website) have been
when's the third Book of the Art coming out? and
will there be a director's cut of Nightbreed?
The first answer is entirely down to Clive (and the answer's usually, "Definitely, eventually..."). The second, though, may very well prove to be in your hands. Yes, yours.
After many years of replying, "I hope so, but we don't know where the footage is," Clive's answer is now, "Maybe yes, if enough people want to buy it..."
Clive Barker "I have a friend, Mark Miller, who came to me and said, 'I want to pursue the missing Nightbreed material. I have some time off from my work. I want to do this.' I said, 'Well, there's no money, Mark. There's nothing in it for you except a huge thanks from me and from many, many, many fans if you were to be successful..."
Midnight Writer
By Carnell, Fangoria, Issue 284, June 2009
Mark Miller: "One fan set out in search of the truth, armed only with a few phone numbers and the power of a name...
"On one call I was transferred to a production executive. You already know what I told him, so let me tell you what he told me: He Can Access The Lost Nightbreed Footage At Any Time.
"My jaw dropped. Struggling to remember my already limited vocabulary, I asked what had to happen in order for the footage to see the light of day. He explained to me that someone, namely one of the higher ups, had to have a good reason to pull it out of storage. I, having that good reason, nodded and thanked him. He couldn't have been a nicer guy.
"Excited, I pictured myself walking through large dusty warehouses filled from floor to ceiling with ancient reels of arcane footage. I�m sorry to report, that's not what happened.
"Shortly after, one of said higher ups was gracious enough to give me a moment of his time. I was shocked when he told me there wasn't a big enough audience for the film and that the answer to my request must be no.
'Not even worth the cost to upgrade to Blu-ray,' he said.
"Ouch."
Nightbreed
Correspondence from Mark Miller to Phil and Sarah Stokes at Revelations, 26 May 2009
...Mark pressed on, calling different people before finally receiving a definitive studio 'no' to the expense of assembling an extended release.
Mark Miller: "So endeth my search, thus far. But this doesn't mean that all hope is lost. What�s important is that we�ve all learned two very essential pieces of information:
"1. The footage is not lost; it's in waiting.
"2. The only thing standing between us and the director�s cut of Nightbreed is - good news - its already loyal audience...
"It ain't cheap to restore and release a movie. Let's show the powers-that-be that it's worth their while, shall we?"
Nightbreed
Correspondence from Mark Miller to Phil and Sarah Stokes at Revelations, 26 May 2009
...If there's a demonstrable audience for an extended Nightbreed then that could well influence a release as a pure commercial decision, but we need to figure out just how large that audience really is. A small but noisy group will not make a difference here - we need to see just how many people would actually put down their hard-earned money for this...
Remember, there isn't a Region 2 DVD release at all and the Region 1 release is a bare bones version missing the 25 minutes of footage that Clive would love to get back into the movie - a song, some violence, some structure... There's also the prospect of a commentary and hours of potential bonus content...
What do you think?
If you're interested in showing the size of audience or demand for an extended version of Nightbreed, please either e-mail us by clicking on this link or send us a Tweet to @philandsarah (find us at our Twitter page here).
Just your name or screen name is fine but please feel free to add your country of residence and / or a sentence or two on why this would be a great idea. We'll collate responses at the bottom of this page and build a picture of support for Nightbreed here!
Spread the word too... The more will definitely be the merrier for all of us...
On behalf of Clive, Mark Miller and ourselves - thanks in advance for your thoughts and comments!
...For almost twenty years, the two most-asked questions of Clive at conventions and signings (and, for the last ten, through this website) have been
when's the third Book of the Art coming out? and
will there be a director's cut of Nightbreed?
The first answer is entirely down to Clive (and the answer's usually, "Definitely, eventually..."). The second, though, may very well prove to be in your hands. Yes, yours.
After many years of replying, "I hope so, but we don't know where the footage is," Clive's answer is now, "Maybe yes, if enough people want to buy it..."
Clive Barker "I have a friend, Mark Miller, who came to me and said, 'I want to pursue the missing Nightbreed material. I have some time off from my work. I want to do this.' I said, 'Well, there's no money, Mark. There's nothing in it for you except a huge thanks from me and from many, many, many fans if you were to be successful..."
Midnight Writer
By Carnell, Fangoria, Issue 284, June 2009
Mark Miller: "One fan set out in search of the truth, armed only with a few phone numbers and the power of a name...
"On one call I was transferred to a production executive. You already know what I told him, so let me tell you what he told me: He Can Access The Lost Nightbreed Footage At Any Time.
"My jaw dropped. Struggling to remember my already limited vocabulary, I asked what had to happen in order for the footage to see the light of day. He explained to me that someone, namely one of the higher ups, had to have a good reason to pull it out of storage. I, having that good reason, nodded and thanked him. He couldn't have been a nicer guy.
"Excited, I pictured myself walking through large dusty warehouses filled from floor to ceiling with ancient reels of arcane footage. I�m sorry to report, that's not what happened.
"Shortly after, one of said higher ups was gracious enough to give me a moment of his time. I was shocked when he told me there wasn't a big enough audience for the film and that the answer to my request must be no.
'Not even worth the cost to upgrade to Blu-ray,' he said.
"Ouch."
Nightbreed
Correspondence from Mark Miller to Phil and Sarah Stokes at Revelations, 26 May 2009
...Mark pressed on, calling different people before finally receiving a definitive studio 'no' to the expense of assembling an extended release.
Mark Miller: "So endeth my search, thus far. But this doesn't mean that all hope is lost. What�s important is that we�ve all learned two very essential pieces of information:
"1. The footage is not lost; it's in waiting.
"2. The only thing standing between us and the director�s cut of Nightbreed is - good news - its already loyal audience...
"It ain't cheap to restore and release a movie. Let's show the powers-that-be that it's worth their while, shall we?"
Nightbreed
Correspondence from Mark Miller to Phil and Sarah Stokes at Revelations, 26 May 2009
...If there's a demonstrable audience for an extended Nightbreed then that could well influence a release as a pure commercial decision, but we need to figure out just how large that audience really is. A small but noisy group will not make a difference here - we need to see just how many people would actually put down their hard-earned money for this...
Remember, there isn't a Region 2 DVD release at all and the Region 1 release is a bare bones version missing the 25 minutes of footage that Clive would love to get back into the movie - a song, some violence, some structure... There's also the prospect of a commentary and hours of potential bonus content...
What do you think?
If you're interested in showing the size of audience or demand for an extended version of Nightbreed, please either e-mail us by clicking on this link or send us a Tweet to @philandsarah (find us at our Twitter page here).
Just your name or screen name is fine but please feel free to add your country of residence and / or a sentence or two on why this would be a great idea. We'll collate responses at the bottom of this page and build a picture of support for Nightbreed here!
Spread the word too... The more will definitely be the merrier for all of us...
On behalf of Clive, Mark Miller and ourselves - thanks in advance for your thoughts and comments!
