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Sci-Fi Classic 'Red Planet' Soars with New 4K Release
5 Nov, 2025
Summary
- 2000 sci-fi film 'Red Planet' gets a 4K UHD re-release
- Features new special features, including interviews and a video essay
- Competes with another Mars-set film 'Mission to Mars' from 2000
In November 2025, a new 4K UHD edition of the 2000 sci-fi film 'Red Planet' is set to be released by Arrow Video. The film, which starred Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Tom Sizemore as astronauts on the doomed first mission to Mars, was a box office disappointment when it was first released, but has since grown in popularity due to its impressive cast and visual effects.
The new 4K UHD release features a Dolby Vision 4K presentation, an original lossless 5.1 audio mix, and a wealth of new special features. These include an interview with visual effects supervisor Jeffrey A. Okun, a new interview with the designer of the film's helmets and space suits, and a video essay by film critic Heath Holland. The release also includes all the archival special features, such as deleted scenes and the theatrical trailer.
When 'Red Planet' was originally released, it was competing against another Mars-set adventure, Disney's 'Mission to Mars', directed by Brian De Palma. While 'Mission to Mars' was a more sizable hit, the debate continues as to which of the two films was the superior Mars expedition. With this new 4K UHD release, fans of 'Red Planet' will have the opportunity to revisit and reassess the film's merits.
