Fox Confirms Delay For 'Independence Day' Blu-ray

Super XP · 11-29-2007, 06:02 PM

Fox Confirms Delay For 'Independence Day' Blu-ray
Thu Nov 29, 2007 at 01:03 PM ET
Tags: Street Date Delays, Fox (all tags)

Quote:

Citing quality control issues, Fox has delayed the release of one of the biggest guns in its Q4 Blu-ray arsenal, 'Independence Day.'

The 1996 blockbuster had been due to hit high-def on December 4, but Fox has now confirmed earlier retailer reports that 'ID4' has been delayed.

We received the following statement from Steve Feldstein, Fox SVP of Corporate and Marketing Communications, with the exact reasoning behind the postponement:

"While putting Independence Day through our regular and rigorous QC process we detected a minor glitch. Even though 95 percent of users would likely not know or encounter it, we chose to do the right thing and remaster which necessitates moving the release date."

Though Fox has not yet announced a new street date for 'Independence Day,' the studio told us that it expects to reschedule the title for sometime in March 2008.

'ID4' is not the first next-gen title be yanked from Fox's Q4 slate. The studio has recently delayed several other previously announced titles, including 'Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World,' the original 1979 version of 'The Amityville Horror' and 'I, Robot' (also starring Will Smith).
This most recent delay leaves only two Fox catalog titles still set for Blu-ray release in 2007 -- the Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie thriller 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' and the Tom Hanks drama 'Cast Away' (both due December 4).

As always, we'll let you know as soon as a new date is announced for 'Independence Day.'

In the meantime, we've moved 'Independence Day' to the "Release Dates Pending" section of our Blu-ray Release Schedule. Stay tuned.

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Looks to me their is a lot of BD FOX movies being delayed lately

Type A · 11-29-2007, 06:04 PM

What Super, ONE thread on this just wasnt enough??????

Just messin with ya dude

Super XP · 11-29-2007, 08:25 PM

I wanted to make sure the good news

gets out there

eapleitez · 11-29-2007, 11:15 PM

No surprise here.

Super XP · 11-29-2007, 11:51 PM

Yup, and their are many more FOX delays to follow

FOX =

Sony =

Disney =

Paramount/DreamWorks =

Universal =

Warner Bros. =

Toshiba =

11-29-2007, 06:04 PM	#2
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11-29-2007, 11:15 PM	#4
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11-29-2007, 11:51 PM	#5
Super XP Star Trek: The Movie! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, ON. Canada Posts: 5,776	Yup, and their are many more FOX delays to follow FOX = Sony = Disney = Paramount/DreamWorks = Universal = Warner Bros. = Toshiba = __________________ Toshiba Regza 46" HDTV (46RF350U) LCD 1080p/24p Toshiba HD-A35 / HD-A3 / XD-E500 LG GGC-H20L Super Multi / PC Drive Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1 TrueHD/DTS HD MA Precision Acoustics™ 8Ch. Hi Def Loudspeaker Series DVD's = 200 = 130 = 10

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