Retailer Best Buy jumped the gun — no pun intended — this
past week with respect to the home entertainment release news for director Antoine
Fuqua’s remake of The Magnificent Seven, which was, in turn, a 1960 Western-adaptation
of filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 masterpiece, Seven Samurai.
The retailer says (and Ingram’s Videoeta website confirms
it) that Dec. 20 will be the street date for DVD, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra
HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack editions.
The ARR for that date is a swift-to-market 88 days and box
office receipts currently stand at an impressive $91.2 million.
While it is understandable that everyone is eager to start
taking orders — especially with this tight release window — they have, in the
process, neglected to wait for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment’s official
announcement, which will certainly contain information relating to the bonus features
that will be available.
Packaging became available late in the week, which included
bonus feature details. These are
deleted scenes, a half-dozen production featurettes and something called
“Vengeance Mode,” which features filmmaker Antoine Fuqua and members of the
cast breaking down key scenes and the making of the film.