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Welp! You probably won’t be able to get Batman v Superman: Ultimate Edition in SA after all

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Sad news, folks. We’ve been eagerly waiting for our review copy of Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition to arrive, and it appears that we may have to keep waiting forever for it. There were initial reports that South Africa was actually not getting the extended Ultimate Edition, much to our dismay. However approximately two weeks ago we received word from Nu Metro that this was not the case, and that it would be arriving. As proof, they even sent us the following pic of the Steelbook version so we could see that it’s the correct edition.

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And to backup the claims of the local release, Takealot also had it listed on their site for sale. Everything was looking rosy. Operative word there being “was”!

Earlier in the week, our peers over at Fortress of Solitude received their review copy, only to discover that it was not the Ultimate Edition but the Theatrical Cut. Some querying around led to the discovery that other local press were either sitting in the same boat or hadn’t received their copy at all. We fell into the latter category. And now we know why.

In mail sent to us by Nu Metro earlier today, it was revealed that the Ultimate Edition was only made available in the steelbook version of the release, and that Takealot had the exclusive rights to sell it locally. Unfortunately, they only ordered 150 units as a pre-order incentive, and all 150 have been sold out. There’s no further local stock available, and Nu Metro has no plans to bring in anymore due to it not being cost-effective.

They’ve apologized for all the confusion, but that doesn’t change the fact that local consumers and fans – which includes us – are going to be left quite disappointed. By all accounts, the Ultimate Edition is a definite improvement on the theatrical version of Batman v Superman, and has been hailed by many as the definitive edition to see. And right now, unless you jump through the hoops and are prepared for the massively long waiting time of ordering it from an overseas vendor (and then having it possibly not work due to Zone differences), there’s no way to legally watch it. Bummer.

Last Updated: July 21, 2016

39 Comments

  1. Raptor Rants

    July 21, 2016 at 13:05

    Oh no! That’s horrible! Whatever shall I do!
    – Said no ranting Raptor ever.

    I have so little love for this movie that this really isn’t upsetting to me. Sorry. No insult meant to anyone who liked the movie.

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  2. Milesh Bhana

    July 21, 2016 at 13:12

    when i read the headline I just assumed that you meant we’re not getting it in SA because KAT is down.

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  3. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    July 21, 2016 at 13:13

  4. Spy Master Tokashi

    July 21, 2016 at 13:14

    There are ways to get it … unfortunately they wont like the way we can get it but that is their problem if they do not want to sell it here…

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  5. Viper_ZA

    July 21, 2016 at 13:15

    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      July 21, 2016 at 13:15

      R 694 O_o

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      • Viper_ZA

        July 21, 2016 at 13:15

        Yep it’s import though & 4K edition as well. For the die hard fans xD

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        • Admiral Chief - Check

          July 21, 2016 at 13:17

          ….dat 4k

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          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            July 21, 2016 at 13:17

            glorious master movie race

          • Admiral Chief - Check

            July 21, 2016 at 13:19

            All hail, the maxxxed credit card

          • Viper_ZA

            July 21, 2016 at 13:19

            Sadly, I need a TV & player for that first lol :<

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            July 21, 2016 at 13:22

            We all do XD

        • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

          July 21, 2016 at 13:17

          Movie was good, but not so good that I’d watch it 10 times

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          • Viper_ZA

            July 21, 2016 at 13:20

            I have some sort of sickness, I need more storage for my LOOT

  6. miaau

    July 21, 2016 at 13:23

    Order in a country with same Zone as us, have it delivered locally (to that country) to a courier that specialises in this sort of delivery and have them then deliver it straight to your door, with courier.

    May be a bit more expensive than it would have been locally and customs should also apply, but it can be done.

    We bought, for example, a talking dog retailing for R699 in SA for R120 plus small customs. Take a month to get here.

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    • Viper_ZA

      July 21, 2016 at 13:24

      • miaau

        July 21, 2016 at 13:32

        not sure for movies, but we have found it sometimes much cheaper to do it this way, for certain items.

        Certainly not cheaper for games, for example.

        It is easier, sure, but not that much. Our way, once your setup with courier, you just order, give couriers delivery address in local country and wait a while, sometimes just a few days. No other effort required, other than paying customs, which is also super easy, through courier.Of course, sometimes it is not smooth and, for example, sometimes customs decides that material, not available locally, is ready made womans clothing and then massively hike the import duty. You then ask, again through courier, for a review and they correct it.

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  7. James Anderton

    July 21, 2016 at 13:58

  8. Lord Chaos

    July 21, 2016 at 15:20

    Damn. Watching the full 3 hours makes a difference though.

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  9. Godzilla

    July 21, 2016 at 17:00

    You guys do realise that Raru has it available on Import right? …. I hate it when articles are written without the facts in place…..

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  10. Darren Peach

    July 21, 2016 at 18:46

    There are ways……. I have already seen it.

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  11. Deano Martins

    July 21, 2016 at 20:30

    Ive seen the extended version, its much much better than the theatrical cut, makes more sense.
    I was looking forward to owning it on BluRay.

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  12. chimera_85

    July 22, 2016 at 15:08

    Frakking nu metro is shit anyway. What about Ster Kinekor?

    Reply

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