EVA Directors' Cut 1 Street Date

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RELEASE SET FOR NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: DIRECTORS? CUT

FIRST VOLUME OF DIRECTORS' CUT OF LAST SIX EPISODES OF ACCLAIMED TELEVISION SERIES IN STORES JANUARY 13 2004; INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE

HOUSTON November 5 2003-ADV Films today announced a January 13 2004 release date for Resurrection the first of two Directors? Cut volumes of the enormously influential anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The Directors' Cut is not just a remaster but a revised and re-edited special edition produced under the careful supervision of creators Hideaki Anno and Gainax to include amazing new footage never before available outside of Japan. The first volume contains Evangelion episodes 21-23 in both the extended Directors? Cut versions and the original broadcast versions allowing fans to see the creative progression of this seminal title?s final moments.

In addition to the Directors? Cut episodes ADV has obtained special DVD extras that are sure to fuel the excitement for this highly anticipated release. Resurrection will include an exclusive 25-minute interview with Richard Taylor co-founder and head of Effects and Creatures at Weta Workshop the multiple Academy Award-winning (for The Lord of the Rings trilogy) special effects studio currently working on the Neon Genesis Evangelion live-action feature. Also included are numerous never-before-seen production images from the theatrical release.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is the story of a reluctant young hero called upon to pilot an immense robotic weapon in battle against alien invaders in the year 2015. As the remnants of the human race cower in subterranean cities a deadly war is being waged on what is left of the planet. On one side are the mysterious beings known as Angels; on the other the special agency NERV and mankind?s last hope the awe-inspiring Evangelions. Piloted by a special team of teenage warriors these giant bio-mechanical humanoids are the only thing that can withstand the force of the Angels? defense fields long enough for the pilots to tackle the invaders themselves in hand to hand combat! With the lives of every soul on the planet at stake these few youngsters must reach down deep inside themselves to find the strength and courage necessary to meet the Angels head on in a desperate attempt to save mankind.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Directors? Cut-Resurrection ($29.98 SRP) includes episodes 21-23 in both director?s cut and original broadcast versions. In both English 2.0-languange and Japanese 2.0-language versions with English subtitles. Includes ADV previews.

Posted on Wednesday, November 05, 2003 (Archive on Friday, December 05, 2003)