Fix your flower crowns Midsommar is coming to DVD and Blu-ray in October 2019
By Mads Lennon
Who will be crowned the May Queen in Ari Aster’s frightful follow-up film to last year’s Hereditary? Bring Midsommar home on DVD this October.
Ari Aster horrified us all in 2018 and he came back for seconds with this summer’s scariest feature, Midsommar. You’ll never look at traveling quite the same way after watching this disturbing saga.
The movie follows a young American couple and a group of their friends as they travel to Sweden to partake in one of the iconic midsummer festivals. It initially seems like a paradise, particularly for Dani (Florence Pugh) who is recovering from a tragedy.
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But then they begin to realize that this supposedly pastoral and good-natured society is more of a cult with seriously sinister intentions. Despite its long running-time, you’ll never be bored as the movie contains a constant sense of dread and weirdness.
The film will be released on digital and VOD on September 24th. The DVD and Blu-ray will be released on October 8th. Unfortunately, the movie is not yet available to pre-order physical copies, at least not on Amazon. You can, however, pre-order digital copies via Amazon Video.
Perhaps most disappointingly, Midsommar’s physical release will contain little to no special features. This is strange as Ari Aster has recently talked about his director’s cut of the film and many fans are eager to see it.
According to Collider, The Blu-ray and DVD will contain a featurette called “Let the Festivities Begin: Manifesting Midsommar” and a promotional video. That’s all! I feel robbed.
Indiewire was present at the August 17 premiere of Aster’s cut at the Lincoln Center and talked about some of the notable differences between the two versions. It contains more than twenty extra minutes of footage and recontextualizes several scenes. You can read their full account for yourself here.
It seems strange that they would premiere the cut and then not allow fans the chance to see it for themselves! Honestly, it makes me want to hold off on purchasing the film because I would love to see Aster’s director’s cut, but who knows if we’ll ever get it? I don’t have that much impulse control and I loved this movie.
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Did you enjoy Midsommar in theaters? Are you planning on purchasing the Blu-ray when it is released? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Midsommar will be available to purchase on digital beginning September 24th and on DVD and Blu-ray on October 8th.