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Blade Runner 2049 and First Four Transformers Movies Coming on Ultra-HD Blu-ray

Trying to keep up efficiently with announcements, here are the news of the recent couple of days.

Blade Runner 2049

If there is one movie I’m looking forward to see in my home theater, it must be the new Blade Runner 2049 from Quebec director Denis Villeneuve. This one is now confirmed, without any surprise, on UltraHD Blu-ray. No date or technical details yet.

Transformers 1-4

The four initial movies will be released on UltraHD Blu-ray on December 5. All will be offered with Dolby Atmos, which is all new for the first three titles, as Age of Extinction was one of the initial Blu-rays with Atmos.

Terminator 2 UHD delayed

A lot of specialized medias have shared the news, just wanted to also let you know that Terminator 2 UltraHD Blu-ray is having some problems in production, the release is now postponed to 2018.

Despicable Me 3

The movie was confirmed with Dolby Vision now on its Ultra HD Blu-ray release which is also dated now, for December 5, just in time from Christmas stockings !

 

Multiple New Updates including Valerian 4k in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos

Just a quick note to tell you that I updated all listing pages tonight.

The big highlights are :

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets confirmed for November 21 in Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.
  • Harry Potter first four movies now official for December 11.
  • All Spider-man movies (original trilogy + the two Amazing movies) confirmed in two separate boxsets for October 17 in Ultra HD Blu-Ray.
  • The Hitman’s Bodyguard coming to UHD Blu-ray in Dolby Atmos on October 31.
  • Despicable Me 3 confirmed with DTS:X on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray.

 

Some fresh new updates including Cars 3 and Spider-Man: Homecoming

Back from vacation with a big group of updates on the listing pages.

Without listing them all here, some highlights:

Cars 3 will be the 3rd Disney title on Ultra HD Blu-ray, with  Dolby Atmos, coming on November 7.

Spider-Man: Homecoming will have both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on UHD Blu-ray on October 17.

Transformers: The Last Knight will also have both Dolby Vision and Atmos, on September 28.

More updates on the listing pages !

Multiple Updates to the Releases List

Just a quick post to let you know that I updated the four release lists on the site with a lot of updates on DTS:X, Dolby Atmos, UHD and Dolby Vision.

It does include confirmation on the second UHD title from Disney with Dolby Atmos, the new Pirates of the Carribean movie.

I’m a bit short on time so I won’t list them all here, but the pages are now 100% up to date !

Disney Finally Announces It’s First Ultra HD Title + Multiple Other Announcements

Finally, more than a year after the launch of Ultra HD Blu-ray, Disney is joining the format, mostly thanks to Peter Gunn, the director of the Guardians of the Galaxy series.

Disney’s first title will be Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with Dolby Atmos included.

Alien: Covenant

The movie is now confirmed for an Ultra HD release, with a date to be confirmed.

The Mummy

The action movie starring Tom Cruise will be released with Dolby Atmos on both it’s Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray releases. The date is still to be confirmed.

Blade Runner

The Final Cut of the movie will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 5 with Dolby Atmos audio.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

The movie will be released on August 8 with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack on both the Blu-ray and the Ultra HD Blu-ray editions.

 

The Cabin in the Woods

The movie will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 5 with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.

 

 

Westworld : Season 1

The first TV series to be released in Ultra HD Blu-ray will feature a Dolby Atmos sountrack when it’s released on November 7. The soundtrack will also be available on the Blu-ray release of the show.

Van Helsing, Dracula Untold, Get Out

The catalog titles will all be released with a DTS:X remix on September 12.

Red and Red 2

The movies will both be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on September 5 with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.

Kong: Skull Island, Ghost in the Shell and Boss Baby in Atmos, E.T. in DTS:X

Here are the latest announcements for Atmos, DTS:X and Ultra HD Blu-ray.

Ghost in the Shell

The Paramount Pictures movie starring Scarlet Johansson will be released on July 25 with a Dolby Atmos sountrack on it’s Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Ultra HD Blu-ray editions.

Kong: Skull Island

The Warner movie will be released on Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack on July 18. No confirmation yet if the 3D Blu-ray will have the Atmos track, I’ll try to let you know once confirmed.

Boss Baby

The DreamWorks animated movie will feature a Dolby Atmos soundtrack on its Ultra HD Blu-ray version once released on July 25.

 

Batman and Harley Quinn

The animated movie from Warner will be released on August 29 on Ultra HD Blu-ray. No word yet on the audio format.

E.T.

The Universal movie has been confirmed for Ultra HD Blu-ray with a DTS:X soundtrack for September 12.

Other Ultra HD Blu-ray titles confirmed

Some other titles were also confirmed for Ultra HD Blu-ray : Hickok on August 15, King Arthur: Legend of The Sword, Snatched, Baywatch and Wonder Woman.

Three New Ultra HD Blu-ray Titles Confirmed

Quick update with the news of the week on Ultra HD Blu-ray.

The Fate of the Furious

The 8th Furious movie will be released by Universal on Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray on July 11 with a DTS:X soundtrack.

The Lincoln Lawyer

Strange catalog choice from Lionsgate, the movie will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on August 15 with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack.

Alien: Convenant

No date or any details yet, but the movie from Fox has been confirmed on Ultra HD Blu-ray.

Plenty of New Dolby Atmos and UHD Blu-ray Titles

It seems that Dolby is continuing it’s landslide advantage on Ultra HD Blu-ray with a lot of new titles confirmed in the last couple of weeks.

Power Rangers

The action movie from Lionsgate has been confirmed on both Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. It will be released on June 27.

T2 Trainspotting

Not a lot of details are available yet on that Sony release, but at least we now know it will feature Dolby Atmos.

Resident Evil: Vendetta

The CG action movie from Sony will be released also with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack on Ultra HD Blu-ray. No details yet on timing.

Life

Another one confirmed with Atmos, no timing confirmed yet, but we should know real soon.

Smurfs: The Lost Village

Again, no surprise here, another Sony UHD title, again confirmed with Dolby Atmos. No release date yet.

Léon : The Professional

The title has been confirmed on Ultra HD Blu-ray and will be released on July 11 with Dolby Atmos.

Song to Song

The title from Broad Green Pictures will be released on July 4 on Ultra HD Blu-ray, this one without an object-based audio track.

Terminator: Genysis

The movie from Paramount has been confirmed for Ultra HD Blu-ray, no date confirmed yet.