If you’re like me, Tombstone, the 1993 western starring Kurt Russel and Val Kilmer, ranks in your top five films of all-time, thanks, in large part, to Kilmer’s iconic portrayal of Doc Holliday. Well, if you have been quietly seething with anger for the last 30 years about his lack of an Oscar nomination for this role, then we have some news that you will undoubtedly be interested in. Tombstone is finally rolling into the 4K Corral, and a limited edition Steelbook Blu-ray is coming with it!
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Tombstone has been “meticulously remastered and restored” and will be available in a limited edition 4K Steelbook Blu-ray / Digital release (it may or may not also be available in a standard 4K edition) with a release date set for April 22nd, 2025. Pre-orders were not available at the time of writing, but they are expected to launch here on Amazon and here at Walmart in the coming days. Given how fast limited edition Steelbooks tend to sell out with popular releases, we recommend staying on top of this one. This article will be updated when pre-orders go live. In the meantime, you can check out the special features and technical specs below.
Special Features:
- The Making of Tombstone
- An Ensemble Cast
- Making An Authentic Western
- The Gunfight At The O.K. Corral
- Director’s Original Storyboards: O.K. Corral Sequence
- Trailers & TV Spots
Technical Specs:
- Disc Size: 4K UHD Blu-ray: 66GB / Blu-ray: 50GB
- Aspect Ratio: Physical: 2.35:1
- 4K: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks
- Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital Language Tracks
- 4K: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
- Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles
Note that Tombstone will also be available on digital platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.
In the movie, Kurt Russell plays U.S. Marshall Wyatt Earp, who seeks to make a new life for himself in Tombstone along with his brothers Virgil and Morgan (played by Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton). However, Earp is swiftly brought back into his former life as a lawman thanks to a notorious group of cowboys. In an attempt to bring law to the lawless town, Earp teams up with Doc Holliday and a band of “immortals” to take down the cowboys who are lead by Curly Bill Brocius (Powers Boothe) and Johnny Ringo (Michael Biehn). Side note: George P. Cosmatos is officially credited as the director on Tombstone, but it’s widely reported that Kurt Russel essentially ghost-directed it. So, in addition to his brilliant portrayal of Wyatt Earp, fans owe a lot to Russel for making Tombstone the classic that it is.
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