Today, I was looking around on my ondemand section of Comcast cable and I noticed that they have added The Illusionist, to the Starz HD section and I was wondering if anyone heard what side, if any, the Yari Film Group is leaning towards in the format war? I would love to see The Illusionist on Blu-ray! It is one of Edward Norton's best movie and easily rivals The Prestige. Does anyone else wan't to see this title released in high definition?

A quick search shows The Illusionist SD DVD as released by Fox, which means it's a Blu-ray title as things now stand. Loved the movie and yes, I'd buy it on Blu-ray in a heartbeat.

This is one of several titles that Fox could and should have released on Blu-ray (prior to taking their vacation of course). The Illusionist, Barat, Little Miss Sunshine.

Studios need to realize that ordinary titles must be released day-and-date in order to have much value. When Fox finally gets around to releasing these on Blu-ray, they will not be worth much.

illusionist is easily superior to the prestige. I would definitely get this on br

Haven't seen The Illusionist but have heard good things about it. Would definitely pick up a BD version if one were released. Not sure how this movies compares to it, but I loved The Prestige.

Haven't seen The Illusionist but have heard good things about it. Would definitely pick up a BD version if one were released. Not sure how this movies compares to it, but I loved The Prestige.
Although I liked The Prestige, like milit, I enjoyed The Illusionist even more. Highly recommended.

This is one of several titles that Fox could and should have released on Blu-ray (prior to taking their vacation of course). The Illusionist, Barat, Little Miss Sunshine.

Studios need to realize that ordinary titles must be released day-and-date in order to have much value. When Fox finally gets around to releasing these on Blu-ray, they will not be worth much.
Notes on a Scandal and The Last King of Scotland were also given the BD shaft when they debuted.

Any more news on this being released since this thread started?

Notes on a Scandal and The Last King of Scotland were also given the BD shaft when they debuted.

Notes on a Scandal... is that the sequel/prequel to Snakes on a Plane?

;)

Any more news on this being released since this thread started?

Negatory. Wish there were :(

This is one of several titles that Fox could and should have released on Blu-ray (prior to taking their vacation of course). The Illusionist, Barat, Little Miss Sunshine.

Studios need to realize that ordinary titles must be released day-and-date in order to have much value. When Fox finally gets around to releasing these on Blu-ray, they will not be worth much.....The Illusionist, Barat, Little Miss Sunshine.I'd buy LMS and The Illusionist in a heartbeat. But Barat? Nah, I'll pass; don't think I could handle seeing that movie with all its yukky things displaying in hi-def.

Yeah, a quick search on IMDB came up with this as far as distributers:

Distributors
Warner Bros. (2006) (Turkey) (theatrical)
Yari Film Group Releasing (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
Videocine S.A. de C.V. (2006) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Independent Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
Alfa Films (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
Archer Entertainment Asia Pacific (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
Digital Site Corporation (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
Freestyle Releasing (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
Metropolitan Filmexport (2007) (France) (theatrical)
Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
Odeon Films (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
Starz! Network (2007) (USA) (TV)

So it looks like this will be coming out on Blu-Ray!