‘Snowpiercer’ International Trailer: “Is It Time?”
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After several months, the battle betweenBong Joon-hoand The Weinstein Company over the U.S. release ofSnowpiercerremains unresolved. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess when Stateside audiences will finally get to see the film, or what shape it’ll be in when it gets there. But folks in other countries have been luckier, and today we have a new trailer from Japan that shows a bit of new footage. Check it out after the jump.
According to various sources including Bong himself, the Weinsteins wanted to re-editSnowpierceras a more traditional action-thriller lest “audiences in Iowa and Oklahoma” fail to understand it. But the original version of the film hasn’t had any trouble drawing raves from critics, and Bong even says that his version faredbetterat American test screenings than the Weinsteins' did.
Nevertheless, the Weinsteins are being pretty stubborn about the changes, so we in English-speaking regions are still waiting for their word on the film. Meanwhile,Snowpierceris already old news in some other countries. It premiered in Bong’s native South Korea last fall, and began rolling out to other countries shortly after that. In France, it’s already gearing up for a home video release — which could be good news for impatient American cinephiles.
The Film Stagepoints out thatAmazon.fris now taking pre-orders forMarch 26release of the Snowpiercer Blu-ray. And yes, we’re talking about the full 130-minute cut here. While it’s unclear whether English subtitles will be included, the vast majority of the film is in English anyway with just a few bits in Korean. The bigger downside is that it’s a Region B / 2 Blu-ray, which means you’ll need a region-free player to watch it.Chris Evansleads the star-studded cast ofSnowpiercer, as a have-not revolutionary leading the charge against the haves.Tilda Swinton,Jamie Bell,John Hurt,Ed Harris,Octavia Spencer,Kang-ho Song, andAh-sung Koalso star.
