Walt Disney Studios announces his Blu-ray line-up for 2008

Lee Stewart · 01-05-2008, 10:13 AM

Walt Disney Studios announces his Blu-ray line-up for 2008

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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Rolls into 2008 with Blu-ray(TM)
© Business Wire 2008
2008-01-05 05:02:49

- For Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Gaby Vizcaino, 310-526-5530 gvizcaino@gcigroup.com

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) announces an exciting new line-up of Blu-ray initiatives in 2008, an ever-expanding Blu-ray slate and new technological-advancements in bonus feature materials, all which guarantee a superior high-definition home entertainment experience.

"This is an exciting time for Disney as we not only announce the release of our first Platinum Disney animated classic on Blu-ray with Sleeping Beauty, but also allow consumers to create an entirely new home entertainment experience with stunning new bonus features and amazing interactive capabilities like never before seen," stated Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

For the first time ever, WDSHE will begin releasing its treasured animated classics on Platinum Edition Blu-ray Disc(TM) launching with Sleeping Beauty in the fall of 2008. Taking advantage of the numerous technological advancements of the Blu-ray format, these all time favorites have been revitalized to include exceptional high-definition picture and sound quality and compelling interactive content such as virtual games, full motion picture-in-picture and online shopping capabilities via BD-Live broadband connection.

Sleeping Beauty will be WDSHE's first Platinum Edition Blu-ray Disc and will feature a Virtual Castle, utilizing the new BD-Live technology, as well as the interactive game Maleficent's Challenge which puts viewers face-to-face with one of Disney's greatest villains. Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Disc will also feature an all-new enhanced home theater mix in 7.1 surround sound.

Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo Blu-ray Disc will debut the first Cine-Explore featuring full motion picture-in-picture (BonusView). This interactive visual commentary with director Andrew Stanton, co-writer Bob Peterson and co-director Lee Unkrich allows the viewer to dive deeper into the making of Finding Nemo without ever leaving the film. For kids and families, there is the all-new BD-Java enabled learning mode "Mr. Ray's Ed-venture." Hosted by Dory, Marlin and of course Mr. Ray, viewers will learn all about sea life and have the opportunity to earn stickers for their virtual sticker book by answering "quizlettes" while watching the movie. Viewers can also go to their sticker book at any time and create their own scene. Finding Nemo will also feature an all-new enhanced home theater mix in 7.1 surround sound.

As part of its continued worldwide Blu-ray release strategy, WDSHE will be announcing the addition of many exciting movie titles to their 2008 Blu-ray line-up in North America, Europe and Asia.

In North America, WDSHE will be releasing new theatrical titles to Blu-ray Disc day-and-date with DVD including The Game Plan (Walt Disney Pictures) on January 22; Gone Baby Gone and Becoming Jane (both Miramax) on February 12; and Dan In Real Life (Touchstone Pictures) on March 11. WDSHE will expand its catalogue titles on Blu-ray Disc with the releases of The Rock (Hollywood Pictures) and Con Air (Touchstone Pictures) on January 8; Crimson Tide (Hollywood Pictures) on February 5; The Rookie (Walt Disney Pictures) on March 4; Hidalgo (Touchstone Pictures), Coyote Ugly: The Double Shot Edition (Touchstone Pictures), Unbreakable (Touchstone Pictures), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Walt Disney Pictures) and National Treasure: Collector's Edition (Walt Disney Pictures) in spring 2008.

In Europe/Australia, WDSHE will roll out Blu-ray Discs in 2008 beginning with The Recruit (Touchstone Pictures) in January; and Dark Water (Touchstone Pictures) in February; Underdog (Walt Disney Pictures) and Starsky & Hutch (Buena Vista) in February; Coyote Ugly (Touchstone Pictures) and The Rookie (Walt Disney Pictures) in March; Hidalgo (Touchstone Pictures) and Gone Baby Gone (Miramax) in April; Signs (Touchstone Pictures), There Will Be Blood (Miramax), Shall We Dance (Miramax), Ladder 49 (Touchstone Pictures), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Walt Disney Pictures) and National Treasure: Collector's Edition (Walt Disney Pictures) in May; and The Game Plan (Walt Disney Pictures) and Unbreakable (Touchstone Pictures) in summer 2008.

Japan will see WDSHE release Blu-ray titles starting with Hollywoodland (Miramax) in February; The Rookie (Walt Disney Pictures), Hidalgo (Touchstone Pictures), Meet The Robinsons (Walt Disney Pictures), and Starsky & Hutch (Buena Vista) in April; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Walt Disney Pictures), Coyote Ugly (Touchstone Pictures) and National Treasure: Collector's Edition (Walt Disney Pictures) in May; and Unbreakable (Touchstone Pictures) and Signs (Touchstone Pictures) in summer 2008.

Following overwhelming consumer response WDSHE is also announcing the extension of Disney's Magical Blu-ray Tour, sponsored by Panasonic, to eight additional North American cities. The first stop will be to Toronto, Canada the weekend of January 25th and continue on to Nashville, Denver, Dallas, Raleigh-Durham, Hartford and conclude with Chicago at Unity 2008 in July.

The results of the 2007 tour not only reaffirmed consumers' continued desires for high-definition picture without compromise but reaffirmed the need to be educated on how to achieve the ultimate high-definition home entertainment experience beyond just owning an HDTV.

About Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry, is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax and Buena Vista product which includes DVD, Blu-ray Disc, and electronic distribution. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is a division of The Walt Disney Studios.

WDSHE Expands Blu-ray Line-Up with First Platinum Blu-ray Release,
BD-Live and Full Motion Picture-in-Picture

Also Announces the Extension of Disney's Magical Blu-ray Tour

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daiello · 01-05-2008, 10:20 AM

I liked The Rock and National Treasure, now give me a profile 2.0 for 200$ so I can buy them.

GLOW · 01-05-2008, 10:21 AM

This is not thread-worthy. We all know Disney is going to be releasing Blu-ray's in 2008, Lee.

Jimmy Smith · 01-05-2008, 10:24 AM

Kind of a meagre slate honestly. Still since its Disney just about every title will be reference. Narnia is a must buy for me. I was holding back on the DVD waiting for Blu-Ray

Dare · 01-05-2008, 10:31 AM

Weren't all of these titles announced previously? Maybe I'm on crack...

KEEBS1984 · 01-05-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith

Kind of a meagre slate honestly. Still since its Disney just about every title will be reference. Narnia is a must buy for me. I was holding back on the DVD waiting for Blu-Ray

Really?

I found Disney made the movie MUCH more kiddy than the book ever was, combined with some of the worst CGI backgrounds I have ever seen. Hidalgo, now, is a movie worth getting from Disney. Absolutely fantastic.

kryptonian · 01-05-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by daiello

I liked The Rock and National Treasure, now give me a profile 2.0 for 200$ so I can buy them.

Amen to that! Those are also my two requirements for going Blu. I guess that now I will have to wait even longer for that to happen now that Blu-ray has the upper hand.

Farout777 · 01-05-2008, 12:40 PM

Narnia, National Treasure and Nemo are must in my household!
Nemo hopefully 7.1 PCM

niennumb1 · 01-05-2008, 02:09 PM

Don't care and don't care. This news isn't really news. it was a bound to happen thing being as they are bluray dedicated.

Dare · 01-05-2008, 03:05 PM

I want Gone Baby Gone, Dan In Real Life, Crimson Tide, Unbreakable, and Narnia.

anythingwt · 01-05-2008, 03:33 PM

Nemo!

bhampton · 01-05-2008, 03:39 PM

Eagerly waiting for Dan in Real Life and Finding Nemo.

=Brian

CapBBeard · 01-05-2008, 03:49 PM

There's a few there I'd probably look at picking up. Narnia, Nemo, and Starsky and Hutch (Haha maybe not that good a film but good memories back with school buddies on that one). Cool.

Jimmy Smith · 01-05-2008, 04:18 PM

Finding Nemo is the best animated movie of all time and is also a must buy. Shame no release date was announced. Come on Disney give us some classics this quarter.

dontknowjack · 01-05-2008, 05:14 PM

Sleeping Beauty will have BD-Live capabilities huh? So where are the players that will play them? See this is what BD side don't understand. Lot of you BD supporters say those extras don't matter as long as the movie itself plays. But if they don't matter to all BD supporters, than why make them? Like I always say, if those extras didn't exist at all, I will go out and get Blu player RIGHT NOW. But they do exist and players wont play them. So I am stuck with the features I can't utilize. Now don't get me wrong. I always thought Blu-Ray was better technology, if they maximize their full potential. Right now they aren't doing that. And until they do, they will have one less customer. What I am asking isn't too much is it?

01-05-2008, 10:20 AM	#2
daiello High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 307	I liked The Rock and National Treasure, now give me a profile 2.0 for 200$ so I can buy them. __________________ SAMSUNG 56" 1080p DLP TOSHIBA A35 ISTAR MINI HDMI 1.3 VERSION RETAIL: 69 DOWNLOAD: 99

01-05-2008, 10:21 AM	#3
GLOW PUBLIC ENEMY #1 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chi 'til I die Age: 30 Posts: 7,643	This is not thread-worthy. We all know Disney is going to be releasing Blu-ray's in 2008, Lee. __________________ "In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria." - Benjamin Franklin

01-05-2008, 10:24 AM	#4
Jimmy Smith 50>30 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,998	Kind of a meagre slate honestly. Still since its Disney just about every title will be reference. Narnia is a must buy for me. I was holding back on the DVD waiting for Blu-Ray __________________ Blu-Ray the only high definition disc format

01-05-2008, 10:31 AM	#5
Dare I moon you. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,436	Weren't all of these titles announced previously? Maybe I'm on crack... __________________ LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blue Blu-ray & HD DVD ROM Drive 58 31

01-05-2008, 12:40 PM	#8
Farout777 I'm Ready hatt !!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond,TX Age: 43 Posts: 1,667	Narnia, National Treasure and Nemo are must in my household! Nemo hopefully 7.1 PCM __________________ <((>< SAMCAN07 ><))> Panasonic PT AE3000U (1080p) Custom Carada 141" 2.37AR BW Screen Pioneer VSX-84TXSi LG BH200 Super Blu Toshiba HD A1, A2, A3, A30 & XA2 Panasonic BD55K & 35K Oppo DV-981HD Panamax M5100-EX Aperion Audio Intimus 633-T Mains X2 Aperion Audio Intimus 634-VAC Center Aperion Audio Intimus 534-SS Surrounds X4 AV123 MFW-15 (X2) Subs Philips Pronto TSU 7500 Remote

01-05-2008, 02:09 PM	#9
niennumb1 HD For life! Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 31 Posts: 648	Don't care and don't care. This news isn't really news. it was a bound to happen thing being as they are bluray dedicated. __________________ HD-DVD MOVIES: Lost count BLU-RAY MOVIES: Lost count

01-05-2008, 03:05 PM	#10
Dare I moon you. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 4,436	I want Gone Baby Gone, Dan In Real Life, Crimson Tide, Unbreakable, and Narnia. __________________ LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blue Blu-ray & HD DVD ROM Drive 58 31

01-05-2008, 03:33 PM	#11
anythingwt free as a bird Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 4,405	Nemo! __________________ one love

01-05-2008, 03:39 PM	#12
bhampton Red at Heart Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 901	Eagerly waiting for Dan in Real Life and Finding Nemo. =Brian

01-05-2008, 03:49 PM	#13
CapBBeard High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 464	There's a few there I'd probably look at picking up. Narnia, Nemo, and Starsky and Hutch (Haha maybe not that good a film but good memories back with school buddies on that one). Cool. __________________ HD DVDs: 26 X360 Add-on through HTPC Recently added: Batman Begins, Ocean's 11/12/13, Disturbia, Blade Runner, Hot Fuzz, Zodiac

01-05-2008, 04:18 PM	#14
Jimmy Smith 50>30 Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,998	Finding Nemo is the best animated movie of all time and is also a must buy. Shame no release date was announced. Come on Disney give us some classics this quarter. __________________ Blu-Ray the only high definition disc format

01-05-2008, 05:14 PM	#15
dontknowjack High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 949	Sleeping Beauty will have BD-Live capabilities huh? So where are the players that will play them? See this is what BD side don't understand. Lot of you BD supporters say those extras don't matter as long as the movie itself plays. But if they don't matter to all BD supporters, than why make them? Like I always say, if those extras didn't exist at all, I will go out and get Blu player RIGHT NOW. But they do exist and players wont play them. So I am stuck with the features I can't utilize. Now don't get me wrong. I always thought Blu-Ray was better technology, if they maximize their full potential. Right now they aren't doing that. And until they do, they will have one less customer. What I am asking isn't too much is it?

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