Conan the Barbarian (1982) (4K Blu-ray SteelBook) (Arrow Video) (Walmart Exclusive) [USA]

[paulboland]

Release date: May 19, 2026
Purchase links: Walmart
Price: $27.96
Group buy: hosted by apsmith21
Notes: Includes Double sided Poster - Blu-ray disc Region A locked is Extras only

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[C.C. 95]

I'm really getting tired of this. Arrow gets you to buy the 4K box set.... then drops a steelbook a year later.

 

[paulboland]

I'm really getting tired of this. Arrow gets you to buy the 4K box set.... then drops a steelbook a year later.

The Box set was in January 2024 over 2 years ago

 

[TheWildEye]

I'm really getting tired of this. Arrow gets you to buy the 4K box set.... then drops a steelbook a year later.

Exactly. Either release both at the same time or put the steel inside the limited edition. Didn't they used to do that as standard for the most part?
Robin Hood, True Romance etc, etc...i can't remember many, if any, after Robin Hood that came with a Steelbook in the Slipbox editions.

 

[BDDB]

Wow, that back does not go with the front.hope they release Destroyer as well. Glad I missed out on the box set now.

 

[Punker76]

Hope the UK gets this steels

 

[sbarker]

Hope the UK gets this steels

I hope that mock up is wrong and the steels art isn't shoved up just to accomodate a stupid crappy j card.

 

[paulboland]

Hope the UK gets this steels

UK release no as arrow don't have UK rights
USA Conan the Barbarian was a Universal Pictures film release that's how arrow could licence a release in USA

UK Conan the Barbarian was a 20th Century Fox film release rights with Disney

 

[Punker76]

UK release no as arrow don't have UK rights
USA Conan the Barbarian was a Universal Pictures film release that how arrow could licence a release in USA

UK Conan the Barbarian was a 20th Century Fox film release rights with Disney

Dang. No chance then. Import only then...

 

[sbarker]

Dang. No chance then. Import only then...

It's probably not going to be an expensive import unless they only make 5 copies.

I've got the two film limited set so don't feel especially tempted, maybe if it's nicer in hand than it appears in those mock ups...

 

[paulboland]

Previous Amaray Standard Edition extras
SteelBoook the same discs

DISC ONE – FEATURE (4K UHD)

• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of three versions of the film via seamless branching: the Theatrical Cut (127 mins), the International Cut (129 mins) and the Extended Cut (130 mins)
• Restored original mono audio and remixed Dolby Atmos surround audio on all three cuts
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on all three cuts
• Archive feature commentary by director John Milius and star Arnold Schwarzenegger (Extended Cut only)
• Feature commentary by genre historian Paul M. Sammon, author of Conan: The Phenomenon (Extended Cut only)
• Isolated score track in lossless stereo (Extended Cut only)

DISC TWO – EXTRAS (Blu-ray)

• Conan Unchained: The Making of Conan, an archive documentary from 2000 featuring interviews with Schwarzenegger, Milius, Stone, Jones, Lopez, Bergman, Poledouris and several others
• Designing Conan, a newly filmed interview with production artist William Stout
• Costuming Conan, a newly filmed interview with costume designer John Bloomfield
• Barbaric Effects, a newly filmed interview with special effects crew members Colin Arthur and Ron Hone
• Young Conan, a newly filmed interview with actor Jorge Sanz
• Conan & The Priest, a newly filmed interview with actor Jack Taylor
• Cutting the Barbarian, a newly filmed interview with assistant editor Peck Prior
• Crafting Conan’s Magic, a newly filmed interview with visual effects crew members Peter Kuran and Katherine Kean
• Barbarians and Northmen, a newly filmed interview with filmmaker Robert Eggers on the film’s influence on The Northman
• Behind the Barbarian, a newly filmed interview with John Walsh, author of Conan the Barbarian: The Official History of the Film
• A Line in the Sand, a newly filmed interview with Alfio Leotta, author of The Cinema of John Milius
• Conan: The Rise of a Fantasy Legend, an archive featurette on the film’s literary and comic book roots
• Art of Steel: Sword Makers & Masters, an archive interview with sword master Kiyoshi Yamasaki
• Conan: From the Vault, an archive compilation of on-set cast and crew interviews
• A Tribute to Basil Poledouris, a series of videos produced by the Úbeda Film Music Festival, including video of Poledouris conducting a concert of music from the film in 2006 (remixed in 5.1 surround) and interviews with collaborators such as Paul Verhoeven and Randal Kleiser
• Rarely-seen electronic press kit from 1982, featuring over half an hour of on-set footage and cast and crew interviews (from a watermarked tape source)
• Outtakes, including a deleted cameo by Milius
• Split-screen “Valeria Battles Spirits” visual effects comparison
• Conan: The Archives, a gallery of photos and production images from 2000
• Conan the Barbarian: The Musical, an affectionate comic tribute to the film by Jon & Al Kaplan
• US and International teaser and theatrical trailers
• Image gallery

 

[samdavies]

The 2nd zavvi release (flat & glossy) is much better. It's borderline perfect tbh. I've got that, inside the arrow CE with the 4K disc swapped out. Great set. I did the same with Legend, but with the French futurepak. I love that.

 

[Lord Vader]

Dollars trilogy Steels looking like a real possibility. And I would happily double dip!

 

[TheWildEye]

Dollars trilogy Steels looking like a real possibility. And I would happily double dip!

What makes you think that?

(But I'd put my Arrow gripes aside and definitely double dip on those Fo Sho.)

 

[djjez83]

Release date: May 19, 2026
Purchase links: Walmart
Price: $27.96
Notes: Includes Double sided Poster - Blu-ray disc Region A locked is Extras only

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Front is lovely but not a fan of the rear.

 

[ENDURANCE]

@paulboland I assume this will be available to pre-order from the Arrow US store ?

 

[paulboland]

@paulboland I assume this will be available to pre-order from the Arrow US store ?

It's not known yet for sure could end up it's a Walmart Exclusive as sometimes they listed releases and then only a few days/weeks later update to mention as a exclusive
If more USA retailers list to pre order I will update OP

The SteelBook is not yet listed on MVD Shop the distributor for arrow video releases in USA it's possible Walmart might have listed early


As usual if this does end up as a Walmart Exclusive a trade wide USA release might happen at a later stage can be 3 - 12 months later when that happens

 

[Lord Vader]

What makes you think that?

(But I'd put my Arrow gripes aside and definitely double dip on those Fo Sho.)

Just me kinda hoping they do in all honesty, but if they are starting a line of steelbook rereleases these seem like a worthy choice!

 

[ENDURANCE]

@paulboland Many Thanks for the information.

 

[JRodDirector]

Dang. No chance then. Import only then...

They released almost this exact same Steelbook a few years back in the UK. I imported it a few years back had much better rear artwork though previously with a comic style of Conan sitting on bones.