A pretty big catalog announcement was made this week by Paramount Pictures with a new restauration offered on Ultra HD Blu-ray of The Godfather Trilogy. All three movies will feature brand new Dolby Vision and HDR10 gradings, but no object-based audio.
Please note that all the lists of the site have also been updated.
Quick site update today, with the most important news being that A Quiet Place is now dated for July 10 and that it will feature both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos on its Ultra HD Blu-ray version. The regular Blu-ray will also feature Dolby Atmos, a good move from Paramount to continue supporting the format.
A big update today with the confirmation that Disney will release Black Panther on Ultra HD Blu-ray on May 15 with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision.
Also, Paramount confirmed that the whole Mission: Impossible series would be arriving on Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 26. The first Jack Reached will also see a 4K release on that day.
On the sound side, both Forrest Gump and Red Sparrow have been confirmed to be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack.
Finally, please note that Knowing and Push, that were released last week, both have Dolby Vision on their UHD releases. Grease, coming next week will also have DV.
Just a quick update to let you know that Forrest Gump is coming from Paramount on Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 12. More updates to come on the audio format for this one.
Also, the studio seemed to have given a date to the rumoured Terminator Genisys UHD Blu-ray release for June 12 also. It will also include Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.
As usual, I updated the listing pages on the site.
Quick post today to let you know that Bill Hunt at TheDigitalBits has confirmed that Interstellar will be released by Paramount on Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 19. No confirmation yet on the audio track.
I also updated the sites with a lot of other titles confirmed for 4K, including Across the Universe, Cloverfield and 10 Cloverfield Lane.
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.
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.
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.
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)
With CES this week, there’s been a good level of confirmation of Ultra HD Blu-ray titles from the studios.
Underworld Blood Wars
The new action title from Sony will be released this Spring with a Dolby Atmos soundtrack. And from the Amazon listing, it seems the disc will be UHD + 3D Blu-ray as we’ve seen with Ghostbusters.
Catalog Titles From Sony
Sony is preparing new 4K releases for the following titles : Dracula, The Fifth Element and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It’s fait to say that the first two titles will have their Atmos soundtrack from their recent Blu-ray release.
Sing
The animated movie from Universal was confirmed on UltraHD Blu-ray with a Spring release.
Assassin’s Creed
Confirmed through Amazon listing, the action movie from the 20th Century Fox will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray
Allied
The movie from Paramount was also confirmed through Amazon for a release on Ultra HD Blu-ray.
Hidden Figures
The movie on NASA from 20th Century Fox is also coming to Ultra HD Blu-ray
Collateral Beauty
The movie starring Will Smith from Warner will be available on UHD Blu-ray this Spring.
