Gialli, Guns and Gore: The Brutal Films of Darren Ward Blu-ray Boxset
Treasured Films will release Gialli, Guns and Gore: The Brutal Films of Darren Ward Blu-ray Boxset as a 3-disc collection in February. The set gathers Ward’s three features with shorts and extensive supplements. Billed as the “John Woo of Southampton,” Ward’s work blends high-octane crime cinema with splatter sensibilities and Italian genre influences.
Release date and edition size
The box set is scheduled for February 23, 2026. It is limited to 2,000 units and is Region Free.
What’s inside the box
The limited edition includes an illustrated booklet featuring an interview and career-retrospective essay by Tom Lee Rutter. The box features new artwork by Ilan Sheady of Uncle Frank Productions.
Disc 1 — Sudden Fury (1997)
Newly remastered and graded in 720p HD, Sudden Fury makes its worldwide Blu-ray debut, featuring uncompressed English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and optional English subtitles.
Special features
- Audio commentary with Darren Ward and Nick Rendell
- Sudden Fury: 12 Years On retrospective documentary
- The Crime Trilogy Part 1: Sudden Fury interview feature
- Deleted scenes and outtakes
- Behind-the-scenes makeup reel
- Early short films: Bitter Vengeance (1994), Blue Fear (1993), Paura Il Diavolo (1992)
- Image gallery
- Archive trailer
Disc 2 — A Day of Violence (2010)
Newly graded and making its UK Blu-ray debut, A Day of Violence includes a full-length making-of documentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and an audio commentary with Darren Ward and Nick Rendell.
Special features
- Full-length making-of documentary
- Behind-the-scenes featurette
- Audio commentary with Darren Ward and Nick Rendell
- The Crime Trilogy Part 2: A Day of Violence interview feature
- The Crime Trilogy: The In-between Years (on Nightmares)
- Deleted scenes and outtakes
- Trailers: Hardcore, Soft, Soprano
- Short film: Nightmares (2004) with commentary
- Image gallery
Disc 3 — Beyond Fury (2019)
Making its UK Blu-ray debut, Beyond Fury features an audio commentary with Darren Ward and Nick Rendell, The Crime Trilogy Part 3: Beyond Fury interview, and a variety of new supplements.
Special features
- Audio commentary with Darren Ward and Nick Rendell
- The Crime Trilogy Part 3: Beyond Fury interview feature
- Chainsaw Fun featurette
- Gasworks visual effects reel
- Crime Trilogy props tour
- Short film: Passion (2025) with commentary
- Trailers
- Image gallery
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