Regal is launching Deep Cuts this week, and Scarlett Johansson gives the idea a clean entry point with Under the Skin, where she plays an alien who moves through harrowing human experiences. The series is built for films that deserve another look in a theatrical setting, not just a streaming queue.
Regal says the titles in Deep Cuts “deserve a second look from moviegoers in a theatrical environment” and have “developed a devoted following away from the big screen.” That makes the program less a nostalgia lap than a second-chance booking strategy for older cult and underappreciated titles.
Oldboy, 15 years later
Oldboy is part of the mix, and its hook is still the same: a man is mysteriously imprisoned for 15 years, then seeks revenge after release. Park Chan-wook directed the original, and Spike Lee remade it with Josh Brolin 10 years after the original release. If you are comparing versions, the original remains the reference point.
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1996, 1984, 1926
Zathura, based on a book by Chris Van Allsburg and directed by Jon Favreau, is in the lineup, along with the Wachowskis’ 1996 thriller starring Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon. Regal is also bringing back Repo Man, released in 1984, which follows Emilio Estevez as a kid working for a repo company while looking for a car hiding some aliens.
The General, released in 1926, rounds out the older end of the slate and gives the series a range that runs from silent-era comedy to modern cult favorites. That span matters because it tells moviegoers this is not a single-genre program; it is a booking block built around films that built their audience after release.
Deep Cuts on Regal
Under the Skin is the clearest test case for the series’ pitch: a dark, disturbing, but beautiful sci-fi film that became more persuasive over time, with Johansson using blockbuster success to take the role anyway. Regal is betting that the big screen can restore the scale and unease that home viewing flattens, and the lineup suggests a theater chain willing to treat cult taste as event programming.
For moviegoers, the practical move is simple: check the full Deep Cuts list and buy tickets as soon as the theater-specific schedule posts, because Regal has not laid out every screening date in the excerpt. The series looks strongest where a film’s reputation grew after its first run, and that is exactly the kind of booking that can still pull people back into a seat.
