90’s shark thriller DEEP BLUE SEA is making its way to limited edition 4K UHD and Blu-Ray on 17th March 2025, courtesy of Arrow Video.
From Renny Harlin, maximalist director of Die Hard II, Cliffhanger and The Long Kiss Goodnight, comes Deep Blue Sea, a shark-infested action-thriller where everyone is on the menu.
At an isolated research facility in the middle of the ocean, a team of scientists, led by Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows), are working on a cure for Alzheimer’s by genetically altering the brains of sharks. When a shark escapes and attacks a pleasure boat, the company sponsoring the research threatens to pull its funding and sends corporate executive Russell Franklin (Samuel L. Jackson) to investigate. McAlester has just 48 hours to prove the value of her work, but her experiments have made the sharks smarter. No longer happy to be injected, prodded, and caged, they begin to turn the tables. As a freak storm causes chaos on the surface, making it impossible to leave, the facility is flooded and the scientists must fight to survive against the rising water and the hungry sharks that now swim freely through the corridors.
Embracing action, horror and suspense with a knowing sense of humour and pushing them all as far as they can go, Deep Blue Sea is an adrenaline rush of pure entertainment presented in a brand new 4K restoration approved by director Renny Harlin. Come on in, the water’s great!
4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
• Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films approved by director Renny Harlin
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation
• Original DTS HD-MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Brand new audio commentary by screenwriter Duncan Kennedy
• Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker and critic Rebekah McKendry
• Archive audio commentary by director Renny Harlin and star Samuel L. Jackson
• From the Frying pan… into the Studio Tank, a new interview with production designer William Sandell
• Beneath the Surface, a new visual essay by film critic Trace Thurman
• When Sharks Attack: The Making of Deep Blue Sea, an archive featurette
• The Sharks of the Deep Blue Sea, an archive featurette
• Deleted Scenes with optional audio commentary by director Renny Harlin
• Theatrical Trailer
• Image Gallery
• Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece
• 60-page perfect bound collectors book containing new writing by film critics Josh Hurtado, Jennie Kermode, and Murray Leeder, plus previously unseen production art and designs
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece
• Postcards from Aquatica
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY CONTENTS
– Brand new 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negatives by Arrow Films approved by director Renny Harlin
– High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
– Original DTS HD-MA 5.1 and Dolby Atmos audio options
– Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
– Brand new audio commentary by screenwriter Duncan Kennedy
– Brand new audio commentary by filmmaker and critic Rebekah McKendry
– Archive audio commentary by director Renny Harlin and star Samuel L. Jackson
– From the Frying Pan… into the Studio Tank, a new interview with production designer William Sandell
– Beneath the Surface, a new visual essay by film critic Trace Thurman
– When Sharks Attack: The Making of Deep Blue Sea, an archive featurette
– The Sharks of the Deep Blue Sea, an archive featurette
– Deleted scenes with optional audio commentary by director Renny Harlin
– Theatrical trailer
– Image gallery
– Reversible sleeve with original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece
– 60-page perfect bound collector’s book containing new writing by film critics Josh Hurtado, Jennie Kermode, and Murray Leeder, plus previously unseen production art and designs
– Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece
– Postcards from Aquatica
Yet no mention of the original ending? Despite it being in demand? Despite a petition on Change that was promoted by both Thomas Jane and Renny Harlin?
Huge swing and miss here.