Few filmmakers have had as much impact on the world and history of popular cinema as Steven Spielberg. A fact Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has decided to celebrate in spectacular style by releasing a collection of Spielberg’s most popular and revered films in a special steelbook 4K Blu-ray boxset collection.

Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection will contain eight films in total, all provided within specially designed steelbook cases that slot into a beautifully finished black and gold “library case” outer box. Only 5,700 units are set to be manufactured across the U.S. and Canada, though, so if you’re interested in getting one you’ll need to get your pre-order in ahead of the boxset’s June 9 release date as soon as possible.

The Library Case design for the 'Steven Spielberg: The Spotlight Collection' 4K Blu-ray.

Photo: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

In the U.S. the boxset will be exclusively available on Amazon, while in Canada it will be available via Amazon and GRUV.

The eight films included in the package are Jaws, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, and War Of The Worlds – a selection of titles only made possible because Universal has partnered up with Paramount Home Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for this ultra-collectible release.

Each film will be provided with the HD Blu-ray and a digital code alongside the 4K disc, and the collection will provide more than 25 hours in total of bonus features spread across the various films. Universal hasn’t provided technical details of the 4K Blu-ray discs included in the Steven Spielberg boxset, but the extra features are confirmed to be as follows:

Jaws

• Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
• The Making of Jaws
• The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jawss
• Jaws: The Restoration
• Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
• From The Set
• Theatrical Trailer
• Galleries

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

• Includes all 3 versions of the film (Theatrical Version, Special Edition, Director's Cut)
• Three Kinds of Close Encounters
• Steven's Home Videos & Outtakes
• Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Making of Documentary
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Watch the Skies
• Deleted Scenes
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Extensive Photo Gallery
• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Original Theatrical Trailer
• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - Special Edition Trailer

Raiders of the Lost Ark

• Teaser Trailer
• Theatrical Trailer
• Re-Issue Trailer

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

• 40 Years of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
• TCM Classic Film Festival: An Evening with Steven Spielberg
• The E.T. Journals
• Deleted Scenes
• Steven Spielberg & E.T.
• A Look Back
• The Evolution and Creation of E.T.
• The E.T. Reunion
• The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
• The 20th Anniversary Premiere
• Designs, Photographs, and Marketing
• Theatrical Trailer
• Special Olympics TV Spot

Jurassic Park

• Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of A New Era
• Return to Jurassic Park: Making Prehistory
• Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step in Evolution
• Archival Featurettes:
  • The Making of Jurassic Park
  • Original Featurette on the Making of the Film
  • Steven Spielberg Directs Jurassic Park
  • Hurricane in Kauai Featurette
• Behind The Scenes:
  • Early Pre-Production Meetings
  • Location Scouting
  • Phil Tippett Animatics: Raptors in the Kitchen
  • Animatics: T-Rex Attack
  • ILM and Jurassic Park: Before and After the Visual Effects
  • Foley Artists
  • Storyboards
  • Production Archives
• Theatrical Trailer

Schindler's List

• Schindler's List: 25 Years Later
• Voices from the List
• USC Shoah Foundation Story with Steven Spielberg (2008)
• Let Their Testimonies Speak - Stronger Than Hate
• About iWitness (2018)

Saving Private Ryan

• An Introduction
• Looking Into The Past
• Miller and His Platoon
• Boot Camp
• Making Saving Private Ryan
• Re-Creating Omaha Beach
• Music and Sound
• Parting Thoughts
• Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
• Theatrical Trailer
• Re-Release Trailer
• Shooting War

War of the Worlds

• Revisiting the Invasion
• The H.G. Wells Legacy
• Steven Spielberg and the Original War of the Worlds
• Characters: The Family Unit
• Previsualization
• Production Diaries
• Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens
• Scoring War of the Worlds
• We Are Not Alone
• Galleries
• Theatrical Teaser Trailer

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