the new footage due to Yûji Shimomura being unavailable at the time. The new footage was shot in five days at the same location where the original production was shot. Released in a 3-disc DVD set by Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock, a majority of the film now features some sort of reworking, be it color correction, new music, added action sequences, or full scene replacement. The result is a fuller story and character development, with additional effects. Ultimate Versus runs at 130 minutes. Remake and sequel In 2008, around the release of his American directorial debut Midnight Meat Train, Ryuhei Kitamura began mentioning a possible American remake of Versus. Kitamura managed to write a full script for the American version and has stated that "The US Versus will be insane!" On an audio commentary for the film, Kitamura has said that if a sequel would ever be made, it would pick up to where the first film ended, taking place 99 years into the future. In a 2010 interview, Kitamura commented on the remake "This year [2010] will be tenth anniversary year of Versus so I’m thinking of doing something special. The original film means a lot to me and has huge fans all over the world, so I can’t do anything easy or cheap – I can’t guarantee anything in the long run, it’s a definite that I’ll do the new Versus in the future for sure." In May 2013, while promoting the film No One Lives, Kitamura announced that a sequel to Versus was in development, tentatively titled Versus 2. He confirmed that he had written the script, and that Sakaguchi would likely reprise his role as KSC2-303. Kitamura expressed his intention to release the film in 2014. References Sources External links Official Film Website - In Japanese 2000 action thriller films 2000 fantasy films 2000 films 2000 horror films 2000s exploitation films 2000s Japanese films 2000s Japanese-language films Films directed by Ryuhei Kitamura Films set in the 10th century Films set in 2000 Films set in the 2090s Japanese action films Japanese action horror films Japanese horror films Japanese martial arts films Japanese splatter films Japanese zombie films Martial arts horror films Tokyo Shock Yakuza films