USA: Paramount gibt erste Blu-ray Disc-Termine bekannt
Paramount hat in den USA die ersten Termine für neue Blu-ray Disc-Veröffentlichungen bekannt gegeben. Bereits im Mai will Paramount in den USA wieder Filme auf Blu-ray Disc in den Handel bringen, nachdem das Studio seit letztem Herbst bis zu diesem Frühjahr aufgrund einer exklusiven Vereinbarung nur HD DVDs veröffentlicht hatte.
In den USA werden am 20. Mai zunächst eine "Special Collector's Edition" von "Face/Off", der Philip K. Dick-Thriller "Next" und der Dreamworks-Animations-Film "Bee Movie" auf Blu-ray Disc veröffentlicht.
Am 3. Juni erscheinen in den USA außerdem "Cloverfield" und "There Will Be Blood" auf Blu-ray Disc.
Mit "The Spiderwick Chronicles" soll in den USA am 24. Juni der erste Paramount-Film parallel zum DVD-Start auf Blu-ray Disc veröffentlicht werden. Ab Juli will Paramount damit beginnen, die "Spiderwick Chronicles" auch ausserhalb der USA in "internationalen Schlüsselmärkten" zu veröffentlichen.
In Deutschland ist mit einer Blu-ray Disc-Veröffentlichung der "Spiderwick Chronicles" im Juli zu rechnen. Es folgen ebenfalls "Cloverfield" und für den August hat Paramount die Blu-ray Disc-Veröffentlichung von "No Country for Old Men" ausserhalb der USA in Aussicht gestellt. Ein genauer Termin wurde noch nicht genannt. Diese drei Titel sind aber auch konkret für Deutschland geplant, wie Paramount bereits bestätigen konnte.
"Face/Off" wird andererseits in Deutschland von Disney vertrieben und ist bereits auf Blu-ray Disc erhältlich. Auch "There Will Be Blood" wird in Deutschland nicht von Paramount sondern Disney vertrieben.
Bei den Ankündigungen der einzelnen Titeln stehen klassische Extras im Vordergrund wie sie auch bereits von der DVD bekannt sind. Auf besondere Features, die von den Möglichkeiten der Blu-ray Disc-Technik wie z.B. "Bild in Bild-Kommentaren" oder "BD-Live" Gebrauch machen, wurde nicht hingewiesen.
PRESS RELEASE
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT’S FANTASTICAL HIT THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES LAUNCHES DAY-AND-DATE WORLDWIDE ON BLU-RAY
There Will Be Blood, Cloverfield, Bee Movie, Face/Off and Next Also Released in Time for Memorial Day and Father’s Day;
Focus Remains On Immersive High-Def Home Entertainment Experiences
LOS ANGELES (April 30, 2008) – Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE), a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA), today announced its first day-and-date Blu-ray release, The Spiderwick Chronicles on June 24 and rolling out in key international markets beginning in July. Continuing its commitment to offer the best possible movie experiences for consumers, the studio will deliver the highest quality picture, sound and special features available with these upcoming Blu-ray releases. In the U.S., There Will Be Blood, Cloverfield, Bee Movie, Face/Off and Next will begin arriving May 20 to capitalize on Memorial Day and Father’s Day. Internationally, The Spiderwick Chronicles will be followed by Cloverfield and the AcademyÒ award-winner for Best Picture, No Country for Old Men beginning in August.
“Paramount Home Entertainment continues to focus on the consumer and to explore avenues that allow fans to get more out of their home entertainment experience,” said Kelley Avery, President of Worldwide Home Entertainment, Paramount Pictures. “We will have a strong slate of titles for Blu-ray release throughout the year worldwide and are enthusiastic about expanding the format’s offerings for a broad consumer audience while delivering an experience that goes beyond what viewers love about DVD.”
The Spiderwick Chronicles launches PHE’s day-and-date new release strategy. Based on the best-selling series of books, The Spiderwick Chronicles takes viewers on a fantastical journey into the unseen world all around us and the Blu-ray disc will include behind-the-scenes featurettes, an exploration of the Spiderwick world, an exclusive peek inside Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide and much more.
PHE’s 2008 Blu-ray titles debut on May 20 in the U.S. with two sensational action-adventures: a Special Collector’s Edition of Face/Off, the mind-blowing crime-drama starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage, with special features such as multiple commentaries, deleted scenes, an alternate ending, the Making Of Face/Off and more; and the sci-fi thriller Next, which stars Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore and Jessica Biel in an adaptation of a Philip K. Dick story. The Next Blu-ray includes a Making Of featurette, “Visualizing the Next Move,” “The Next Grand Idea” and “Two Minutes in the Future with Jessica Biel.”
DreamWorks Animation’s smash hit Bee Movie also will buzz onto Blu-ray on May 20. The hilarious animated adventure from renowned comedian Jerry Seinfeld took audiences by swarm and earned approximately $287 million in worldwide box office. The Bee Movie Blu-ray features a wealth of bonus materials including “Barry’s Trivia Track” with fun pop-up trivia, changeable menus, a Build-A-Bee feature to allow viewers to create their own avatar, lost scenes, alternate endings and much, much more.
Following the initial wave of titles, Producer J.J. Abrams’ monster hit, Cloverfield, arrives on Blu-ray on June 3. Earning over $166 million in worldwide box office to date, Cloverfield thrilled critics and audiences alike with its shocking, first-person video account of a horrifying attack on Manhattan by an unknown—and seemingly unstoppable—force. The Cloverfield Blu-ray will include an exclusive feature-length “Special Investigation Mode” with added details about the film. Additional features include a director commentary, Making Of featurettes, deleted scenes, alternate endings with commentary and more.
Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s critically-acclaimed epic There Will Be Blood also arrives on Blu-ray June 3. The film was named by more than 200 critics as one of the top 10 movies of 2007 and stars Academy Award®, Golden Globe® and SAG Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis. The Blu-ray features a slideshow of vintage photos selected by the director and set to the unforgettable score by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, deleted scenes, a featurette on dailies and more.
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