Just in time for Christmas, Lionsgate Film will release Rambo: Last Blood on Ultra HD Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos on December 17.
Just in time for Christmas, Lionsgate Film will release Rambo: Last Blood on Ultra HD Blu-ray with Dolby Atmos on December 17.
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.
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.
Quick message to confirm that John Wick: Chapter 2 was confirmed with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack on both its upcoming Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray editions releasing on June 13. The first title was a great example of Atmos during the release of the format, so I’m looking forward to watching the sequel.
It’s been a good week for Ultra HD Blu-ray, here are the new releases announced or confirmed through retailer listings.
Snitch
The Lionsgate movie starring Dwayne Johnson will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 6 with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack.
Ex Machina
The science-fiction movie from Lionsgate will released also on June 6 in UHD Blu-ray and will retain its DTS:X soundtrack, as you remember it was the first Blu-ray to get be released on the format.
Dredd
The action movie, again from Lionsgate, will also be released on June 6 on Ultra-HD Blu-ray. In a stranger move, Lionsgate will release the title with Dolby Atmos while it was one of the rare Blu-rays to have DTS Neo:X encoding.
Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2, The
A new boxset will be released on June 13 by Sony with both movies in Ultra HD Blu-ray, which mean an initial release on the format for the first title of the series.
Other semi-confirmed titles
Based on announcements to retailers, it seems now confirmed that the following titles will be released later this year in Ultra HD Blu-ray. In that list:
I’m sadly playing catchup a little bit here, but here are the last two weeks announcement on next generation home theater formats.
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
The movie from Paramount was now confirmed with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack on both the Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray editions, out on May 16.
Monster Trucks
Sadly the 4k release of the movie seems to have been cancelled at this point by Paramount, but at least the Blu-ray has been confirmed with Dolby Atmos on April 11.
The Great Wall
Both the Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray releases of the Universal Studios movie will come with Dolby Atmos when released on May 23.
La La Land
The almost movie of the year oscar winner from Lionsgate will get a Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray release in Dolby Atmos on April 25.
Fifty Shades Darker
The Universal movie will get a brand new DTS:X sountrack when released on May 9 on both Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray.
Mummy Ultimate Trilogy
As I thought in my last post, it’s now official that the Universal Studios trilogy will get a DTS:X soundtrack for all three movies when released on May 16.
Despicable Me / Despicable Me 2
Both Universal animated movies will see a new Ultra HD release on June 6 both with a new DTS:X mix.
Rise and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Both 20th Century Fox movies will see light of day on Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 9.
Another week of interesting announcements in Ultra HD Blu-ray and for object-based audio.
Ultimate Mummy Trilogy
Universal will release a boxset of the three Mummy movies on Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 16. There is a rumour going around that all of them will feature DTS:X, but I’ll confirm as soon as the press release is out. There will also be individual editions of each movie, but the timing has not been confirmed for them.
Patriots Day
The action movie from Lionsgate will be released on Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray on March 28 with a new DTS:X soundtrack as the movie was not released in theaters with object-based audio.
The Great Wall
The Universal movie starring Matt Damon will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray. No release date or audio format has been confirmed yet.
Logan
Not really a surprise, but pre-orders for the latest X-Men movie are now available for all formats including Ultra HD Blu-ray.
Quick update on a couple of releases confirmed recently on Ultra HD and Blu-ray.
Live By Night
Warner will release the Ben Affleck movie on March 21 on Blu-ray with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. No Ultra HD Blu-ray edition have been announced at this point.
Expendables & Expendables 2
The two movies from Lionsgate will have an Ultra HD Blu-ray release, now with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. Both will be available on May 2.
3:10 to Yuma
The Lionsgate movie will receive a brand new DTS:X soundtrack when release on UltraHD Blu-ray on May 2.
Quick post to confirm some new movies that are in theater now and that have been confirmed on 4K Blu-ray thanks to Amazon. No detail yet on audio formats on release dates.
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Sony)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (Paramount)
It’s been a pretty busy week on the Dolby Atmos front and to some extent also on the Ultra HD Blu-ray side. If there’s anyone still doubting that Dolby is winning the format war on UHD, I think there’s less and less doubts. Amazing how the year of delay that happened with DTS:X changed the landscape completely.
Here are the new titles announced this week.
Passengers
The science-fiction movie has been confirmed by Sony on Ultra HD Blu-ray, no date yet. Because it’s Sony, we can confirm it will have a Dolby Atmos track as all their UHD titles do.
Inferno
The action movie from the Dan Brown book will be released on UHD Blu-ray on January 24 with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack.
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk
Already confirmed on UHD Blu-ray, the title from Sony now has a release date of February 14 and will feature a Dolby Atmos track.
Hacksaw Ridge
The war movie will be released by Lionsgate on February 21 with a Dolby Atmos track on both the Blu-ray and Ultra HD releases.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Finally, the Tom Cruise starring movie from Paramount will be released on January 31 with Atmos on both the Blu-ray and UHD Blu-ray.