Scarlett Johansson’s first comic book movie, the 2001 indie hit Ghost World, is going to be released as a deluxe edition Blu-ray and DVD this May through the famed Criterion Collection.
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The disc will feature new cover art by indie comics icon Daniel Clowes, from whose graphic novel the movie was adapted.
Fans can pre-order the DVD for just under $25, or the Blu-ray for a shade over $30, now.
Criterion is known or its wealth of special features, high-quality image transfers, and focus on the vision of the filmmakers. As such, they’ve supplemented some of the material from the original MGM DVD (including a featurette, trailer, deleted scenes, and a music video) with a new commentary track by director Terry Zwigoff and comic book creator Daniel Clowes.
You can check out the full list of features below:
- New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by writer-director Terry Zwigoff, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Audio commentary featuring Zwigoff, comic-book creator and screenwriter Daniel Clowes, and producer Lianne Halfon
- New interviews with and actors Thora Birch and Illeana Douglas
- Extended excerpt from Gumnaam (1965) featuring the Bollywood musical number that appears in Ghost World‘s opening title sequence
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- PLUS: An essay by critic Howard Hampton
Ghost World: The Criterion Collection special edition comes to retailers on May 30, 2017.
