Here's your first look at the Weinstein's weird attempt to cash in on the buzz about Richard Williams and The Thief (and, yeah, this project).
Even in this small image you can tell that their pop-up castle and characters are way off model, particularly Tack, but it's a cute touch for small children.
Very strange.
Current rumor is that the release might be fullscreen, which would make it no different from the previous (awful) Miramax release, which was notable for really oversaturated, dark and garish colors (which weren't present on the VHS or Japanese release).
I doubt this, and expect the release will at least be widescreen.
http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/thief-and-the-cobbler.html
Planned for November 21st, this release of the butchered Arabian Knight cut is certainly a shame in every way, but true Richard Williams fans probably won't mind shelling out $20 for this cute and unusual bit of kid-friendly packaging. It's not like many of us haven't bought the butchered cuts of the film several times over already.