The Guyver Comes to 4K UHD on June 25!

 

I cannot tell you how excited I am for this release!!  I've been a fan of The Guyver series for years, starting way back in the VHS era...and seeing it get the 4K treatment is something I didn't think I'd ever witness.  And the fact it is being released by the fine folks at Unearthed Films is just icing on the cake!

If you're not familiar with The Guyver, it started off as an anime series based on the long-running manga series 'Bio Booster Armor Guyver' written by Yoshiki Takaya.  The live-action film (above) was released just a couple of years after the anime ended.  

The Guyver itself is a bio-armor that fuses with its host to create a bio-mechanized warrior with immense strength and speed, along with some unique weapons and powers.  It's like an adult version of Power Rangers but on steroids with a shot of heroin.  

Here's an official plot synopsis of the live-action film:

In this thrill-a-minute action adventure, Sean Barker (Jack Armstrong) is a college student who discovers the "Guyver", an alien mechanical device that merges with his own body, turning him into a super-powerful cyborg fighting machine. The device belongs to Chronos, an evil corporation run by human mutants that metamorphize into monstrous soldiers called "Zoanoids". Chronos badly wants the Guyver back and sends a gang of Zoanoids to kidnap Sean's girlfriend, Mizuki (Vivian Wu). Sean rescues Mizuki with the help of Max Reed (Mark Hamill), a CIA agent determined to keep the device from falling into the hands of Chronos. However, the rescue attempt is not completely successful, thereby triggering a series of epic battles between the forces of good and evil.

Check out the trailer here:

The film boasts a long list of recognizable talent as well, including:

DIRECTORS: 

Screaming Mad George (Predator, The Abyss, Big Trouble in Little China, The Bogus Man)

Steve Wang (Drive, Planet of the Apes, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Hellboy)

PRODUCER: 

Brian Yuzna (Re-Animator, From Beyond, Faust, Dolls)

WRITERS: 

Jon Purdy, Yoshiki Takaya

MUSIC: 

Matthew Morse

STARS: 

-Jack Armstrong (The Tick, Student Bodies, 28 Days)

-David Gale (Re-Animator, Bride of Re-Animator)

-Mark Hamill (Star Wars, Batman Animated Series, The Oblongs, Happy Tree Friends, The Boondocks, Brickleberry, Child's Play)

-Jimmie Walker (Good Times, Airplane!, Going Bananas)

-Linnea Quigley (Return of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Graduation Day)

-Michael Berryman (Weird Science, The Devil's Rejects, The Hills Have Eyes, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

-Jeffrey Combs (The Frighteners, Re-Animator, House on Haunted Hill, Contagion, Cellar Dweller)

-Vivian Wu (The Last Emperor, The Joy Luck Club, Tales from the Crypt)

If your interest isn't piqued by now, then you must not be human!!

The Limited Collector's Edition contents include:

DISC O1: FEATURE (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

NEW 4K restoration of the original R-rated 35mm camera negative by Unearthed Films presented in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio in HDR

NEW Commentary with co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, moderated by Dom O’Brien, the author of Budget Biomorphs: The Making of The Guyver Films

NEW Commentary with actor/SFX artist Evil Ted Smith and creature shop lab tech / miniature supervisor Wyatt Weed

DISC 02: FEATURE & EXTRAS (BLU-RAY)

NEW Commentary with co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang, moderated by Dom O’Brien, the author of Budget Biomorphs: The Making of The Guyver Films

NEW Commentary with actor/SFX artist Evil Ted Smith and creature shop lab tech / miniature supervisor Wyatt Weed

NEW Interview with producer Brian Yuzna

NEW Interview with co-director Screaming Mad George

NEW Suit Tests with commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang

NEW Outtakes with commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang

NEW Gag Reel with commentary by co-directors Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang

NEW Production & Artwork Gallery

Alternate Title Sequence

Trailers

DISC 03: SOUNDTRACK (COMPACT DISC)

Also includes a Collector’s Booklet!

Make a note to grab your copy of this crazy flick on 4K in two weeks...it's like nothing you've ever seen before.

Scott