Nearly two decades after it first wowed millions, the greatest dark fantasy film of all time — it would be fair to describe it as a masterpiece — is returning to the big screen. The movie, which famously received a 22-minute standing ovation at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival (yes, that remains a record to this day), also went on to receive six Oscar nods and took home three statuettes. Intrigued? Then head to the multiplexes when the fall hits.
Cineverse and Fathom Entertainment have released the first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 20th Anniversary, which brings the film back to the big screen on October 9. The new release has been overseen by del Toro himself and will be presented in 4K, with a version available in 3D and HDR for the first time, alongside a 2D HDR presentation. Del Toro has also recorded a new voiceover, so he’s taken it seriously, that’s for sure. This looks like the most immersive way so far to check out one of the finest fantasy films ever made.
The film is set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, in 1944, and follows the young Ofelia after she and her pregnant mother move to the countryside with her horrendous stepfather, Captain Vidal. While Vidal is busy hunting the remaining rebels hiding in the nearby forest, Ofelia discovers a hidden labyrinth and meets an ageless Faun, who tells her she is a princess from an enchanted world. Just the kind of thing you hope happens to you when you go for a quiet stroll in the country, right?
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🔥Mad Max
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
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The Wasteland
Mad Max
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You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
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Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
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Arrakis
Dune
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Star Wars
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Written and directed by del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three, including Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Makeup. It also remains one of the most acclaimed fantasy films ever made, with its mix of historical horror, creature work, and heartbreak still feeling completely untouchable two decades later. Del Toro explained the reason for the re-release in a statement.
“Pan’s Labyrinth turns 20 years old, and in Cineverse we have found the perfect partner to make it live again on the big screen and in new and improved home presentations. Cineverse is committed and bold, and their track record for reaching a maximum audience is magnificent. Together we will reconnect the generations that have shared the film through the years and long to experience it theatrically again.”
Tickets for Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth 20th Anniversary go on sale September 9 ahead of its October 9 theatrical release.
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