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| Universal Finally Reveal Blu-Ray Plans
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Beginning this summer with Doomsday, Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release all of its new releases the same day on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, division president Craig Kornblau announced April 17.
The studio that was once Hollywood’s top supporter of the failed HD DVD format threw its support behind Blu-ray the day format developer Toshiba officially threw in the towel two months ago, but without any details.
Now, Kornblau said, he’s ready to go public with Universal Studio’s Blu-ray strategy, which includes plans to release approximately 40 titles in the second half of this year.
Among them: the studio’s five big feature films of the summer, including The Incredible Hulk, with Edward Norton, William Hurt and Liv Tyler; Wanted, the action thriller from director Timur Bekmambetov that stars Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie; Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army; Mamma Mia, the adaptation of the Abba musical, starring Meryl Streep; and the sequel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, with Jet Li, Maria Bello and Michelle Yeoh joining the returning Brendan Fraser and John Hannah.
“We’re thrilled that our preliminary slate of Blu-ray offerings comprises such a brilliant collection of high-def-centric fare,” Kornblau said.
Universal will officially enter the Blu-ray Disc market on July 22 with a trio of films from its “Mummy” action-adventure franchise: The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, both starring Fraser, and the spinoff The Scorpion King, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Also planned for domestic Blu-ray Disc before the year is up are catalog titles American Gangster, Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Miami Vice, End of Days, U-571 and Land of the Dead, among others.
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