Fox just announced their plans this fall!

Fox and MGM Unveil Blu-Ray Exclusive Worldwide Releases for 2007
Aug 20 at 15:59


29 Titles To Debut Packed With Soon-to-Be-Announced BD Industry 'Firsts' - PLUS
- Fox's First TV Title 'PRISON BREAK' FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER
And LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD and Other Titles To Debut Day-and-Date on BD/DVD --
Blu-ray Out-Performing HD DVD 2-to-1 At Retail in 2007 --

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) today unveiled an
aggressive global Blu-ray Disc release strategy including 29 new release and
"must-have" catalog titles that runs through the end of the 2007 calendar year.
Among the many highlights of the impressive worldwide slate are six day & date
BD/DVD new theatrical releases from Fox including the $241 million box-office
family favorite FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER and the $335 million
box-office action powerhouse LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, four day & date BD/DVD (U.S.
only) new theatrical releases from MGM, 19 'must-have on BD' films from the two
studios' libraries, Fox's first-ever TV release on BD - PRISON BREAK -- and
Fox's intention to release at least one state-of-the-art title per month
featuring numerous BD 'firsts.'
The only high-definition packaged media universally supported by the film,
music, gaming and computer industries, BD is the #1 selling high-definition
packaged media. In fact, on a worldwide basis, BD is averaging nearly 70%
market-share per week of all high definition titles sold this year and, in the
U.S., it is out-performing HD DVD by a margin of 115%.
"Given that Blu-ray has consistently outsold HD DVD all year, and this is
the case for any titles released by any studio in both formats, we believe that
the time is right for us to accelerate our activities and help convert the
nearly 60 million high definition households worldwide into Blu-ray households,"
noted Mike Dunn, President Worldwide, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
"By the end of this calendar year there will be expansive availability of
technically vibrant releases featuring never-before-seen, advanced BD-J
interactivity as well as a broad offering of playback devices at attractive
prices that will prove to any doubting consumers once and for all that Blu-ray
is the only way."
"And as Blu-ray continues to grows stronger, it has become survival of the
fittest which is most apparent in the retail landscape where our eager and
growing global Blu-ray consumer base has caused a shift that is forcing the
allocation of more space to the format that is selling the best. And, in many
recent instances of note, top retailers in North America are choosing to promote
the Blu-ray format exclusively in their stores," continued Dunn.
Among the BD industry 'firsts' from the Studios' upcoming global release
slate are picture in picture capability, enhanced viewing and surround sound
modes with the ability to mix and match picture and sound, direct access to
in-movie features through one of the four colored buttons on the BD remote and
the most technically vibrant BD-Java interactive multi-player challenge and
trivia games to date. The Studios' slate also takes full advantage of BD-Live
functionality this fourth quarter. Internet-connected consumers will enjoy
unique, title specific "web-enabled" interactive features and games and
"web-exclusive" downloadable content with the ability to connect and interact
with other broadband BD users worldwide.
Cementing its leadership position within the industry - previous BD
releases NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM and X-MEN THE LAST STAND rank in the Top 20
best-sellers - the vast majority of the Studios' upcoming global slate will be
presented on 50 GB dual-layer discs with advanced BD-J interactivity and feature
numerous Blu-ray exclusive high-definition bonus materials that further realizes
BD's incredible potential. Consumers will enjoy the superior video and audio
elements of AVC encoding and Lossless HD audio on many of the coming titles as
well as enhanced and integrated menus, personal scene selections, search
indexing, trivia and other title specific games and high-definition bonus
materials.
Upcoming BD-J features exclusive to priority catalogue titles from Fox and
MGM include an "Alien Scavenger Hunt" (INDEPENDENCE DAY) that challenges players
to earn points by identifying the correct number of aliens in select scenes to
unlock additional bonus features; a "Global Warming Trivia Track" (THE DAY AFTER
TOMORROW) where users must correctly answer questions about global warming to
keep the Earth's temperature from rising and being destroyed; and a historical
and geographical pop-up map (MASTER & COMMANDER) that tracks the location of
Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey and his enemies.
Listed below are the upcoming Blu-ray Disc releases from Fox and MGM
excluding new theatrical day & date BD/DVD releases. EXACT TITLE CONFIGURATIONS
TO FOLLOW IN THE COMING WEEKS.

TITLE N.A. RELEASE INTERNATIONAL RELEASE
MASTER & COMMANDER OCT. 2 OCT.
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW OCT. 2 NOV.
FROM HELL OCT. 9 OCT.
THE FLY (1986) OCT. 9 Q1 08
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS OCT. 9 NOV.
28 DAYS LATER OCT. 9 North America Only
ROBOCOP (MGM) OCT. 9 DEC.
AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) (MGM) OCT. 9 North America Only
BATTLE OF BRITAIN (MGM) NOV. 6 Q1 08
A BRIDGE TOO FAR (MGM) NOV. 6 Q1 08
I, ROBOT NOV. 13 Q1 08
DIE HARD NOV. NOV.
DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER NOV NOV.
DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE NOV. NOV.
RED DAWN (MGM) NOV. Q1 08
MR. AND MRS. SMITH DEC. 4 DEC.
INDEPENDENCE DAY DEC. 4 DEC.
CAST AWAY DEC. 4 North America Only
RONIN (MGM) DEC. 4 DEC.

Blu-ray Disc is a next generation optical disc format developed for
high-definition video and high-capacity software applications. A single-layer
Blu-ray Disc holds up to 25 gigabytes of data and a dual-layer Blu-ray Disc
holds up to 50 gigabytes of data. This greater storage capacity enables the
Blu-ray Disc to store over six times the amount of content than is possible with
current DVDs, and is particularly well-suited for high definition feature films
with extended levels of additional bonus and interactive material. Blu-ray also
features the most advanced copy protection, player backward compatibility with
the current DVD format, connectivity and advanced interactivity.
Fox takes advantage of the next generation format's high definition
technology and advanced functionality to present its titles with the highest
quality audiovisual elements. Showcasing picture quality with six times the
resolution of DVD and theater quality "uncompressed" audio for the purest
digital sound, the cutting-edge discs also feature enhanced and integrated
menus, games, high-definition bonus materials and Java-encoding for more dynamic
and sophisticated interactivity.
The Studio's commitment to emerging technologies is dedicated to enhancing
the consumer experience of its products and providing for backward compatibility
with their existing home entertainment libraries while also aggressively
protecting its intellectual property from piracy. The Blu-ray companies fully
embrace the Studio's steadfast commitment to the fight against piracy and the
preservation of the integrity of its properties. Twentieth Century Fox is a
member of the Board of Directors of the Blu- ray Disc Association.
A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment LLC (TCFHE) is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution
company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray Disc
(BD) as well as acquisitions and original productions. The company also releases
all products around the globe for MGM Home Entertainment. Each year TCFHE
introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which it services to
retail outlets -- from mass merchants and warehouse clubs to specialty stores
and e-commerce - throughout the world. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
LLC is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News
Corporation company.
Source: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Contact: Fox Home Entertainment
North America
Steve Feldstein/Callie Jernigan
310.369.5369 / 310.369.8370
or
International
Marla Rothschild/Stephanie Wenborn
310.369.5827 / 44.77.986.28695

There are some decent titles in there.... I am also a WII fan, Bridge Too Far is a great flick..

If Paramount going exclusive to HD DVD finally made Fox come out of their shell, then so be it. Those titles alone will counter anything Paramount will release from here on IMO.

WOW was that difficult to read. Anyways, to me the list isnt that impressive, and this announcement almost seems desperate. In any event, Im very excited about having Prison Break in HD!!! I have only caught a few episodes and thought it was great, but there just wasnt enough time to watch.

If Paramount going exclusive to HD DVD finally made Fox come out of their shell, then so be it. Those titles alone will counter anything Paramount will release from here on IMO.


Spoken like a true believer. :rolleyes:

Ronin! it's about time

If Paramount going exclusive to HD DVD finally made Fox come out of their shell, then so be it. Those titles alone will counter anything Paramount will release from here on IMO.

You can't be serious can you? I'm glad fox is moving to get some titles out, I'm going to buy at least 6 or 7 in that list (thank you fox) but make no mistake. This press release isn't even close to the impact of what Paramount did earlier today.

Re-affirming your support and bumping up some titles no way counters an entire studio going from neutral to exclusive with one of the largest blockbusters this year coming only to HD-DVD.

Fox needs to lower their MSRP then I'll buy more titles.

If Paramount going exclusive to HD DVD finally made Fox come out of their shell, then so be it. Those titles alone will counter anything Paramount will release from here on IMO.

Transformers will kill any and all of those announcements except maybe the new Die Hard movie. .

A) Please let these have PCM or TrueHD and not DTS-MA

B) PLEASE let these have the supplements from their SD counterparts - for The Fly SE and the Die Hard SEs to be stripped of most of their features would be a crime.

C) Please let these be reasonably priced, unlike Fox's first Blu run.

Interesting press release. Glad to see Fox step up again with some very solid catalog releases.

Don't care for the PR on the Blu side of things though. Everyone knows that these formats are anything but high profile right now and the sales numbers really don't mean anything until mass adoption takes place.

I think the most interesting thing in the press release was the fact that they specifically mentioned AVC being used for video compression but only said lossless audio. I am wondering if Fox will continue to use DTS-HD MA for their releases since there still seems to be a complete lack of decoding support out there for the format.

WOW was that difficult to read. Anyways, to me the list isnt that impressive, and this announcement almost seems desperate. In any event, Im very excited about having Prison Break in HD!!! I have only caught a few episodes and thought it was great, but there just wasnt enough time to watch.

i too can't wait for prison break in high def, it should be awesome! but i'm not going to get to excited though. I wouldn't be surprised if the titles are pushed back or something else happens though. Nice read though

Does Fox ever plan on releasing the titles they announced at CES 8 months ago. I'm not trying to start a fight here.... I was interested in some of those titles.

paramount has transformers and shrek and that's about it htis year. fox has blockbuster catalog titles on that list. independence day will be really huge. what's better demo material than the white house blowing up. i agree with the poster above, it paramount going hd dvd brought fox out of its hole then i'm happy. Fox has more blockbusters in it's history than anybody.

See, this Paramount thing is all good news. It brought Fox out of hiding. Hopefully the Simpsons will come out day and day with the DVD. I will however be picking up Master and Commander, Die Hard 1-4 and Independence Day.

already been posted in the first fox thread....take heart....there have been two more threads after yours ;)

paramount has transformers and shrek and that's about it htis year. fox has blockbuster catalog titles on that list. independence day will be really huge. what's better demo material than the white house blowing up. i agree with the poster above, it paramount going hd dvd brought fox out of its hole then i'm happy. Fox has more blockbusters in it's history than anybody.

uhh if a wooden whitehouse made out of popsicle sticks blowing up is demo material to you....
the sad things is you can tell it's popsicle sticks even in the SDDVD

Those titles alone will counter anything Paramount will release from here on IMO.

None of those titles will outsell transformers.

uhh if a wooden whitehouse made out of popsicle sticks blowing up is demo material to you....
the sad things is you can tell it's popsicle sticks even in the SDDVD
I'll take popsicle sticks over obvious CGI.

See, this Paramount thing is all good news. It brought Fox out of hiding. Hopefully the Simpsons will come out day and day with the DVD. I will however be picking up Master and Commander, Die Hard 1-4 and Independence Day.

No kidding. I'm loving this format war. It's driving down prices and lighting a fire under the asses of the studios. And no one needed that kind of motivation more than Fox/MGM. Their "support" for Blu-ray has frankly been an embarrassment thus far, especially when factoring in their announcements at CES.

WOW was that difficult to read. Anyways, to me the list isnt that impressive, and this announcement almost seems desperate. In any event, Im very excited about having Prison Break in HD!!! I have only caught a few episodes and thought it was great, but there just wasnt enough time to watch.

To be honest, I think these were going to be released anyway. All that the Paramount announcement did was expedite the Fox announcement.

These threads need to be merged/deleted.

I just hope they are not all dts hd ma and bd 25 and no extras at $40.. I know they could of announced different but doesnt mean it will happen... They announced most of these titles months ago lol

transformers is huge but what don't you get that "it's hd-dvd exclusive. that means it won't sell a whole lot. just look at the 300 ratio. blu outsells 3:1 in neutral titles. so that means paramount won't see that "3" but will only see that "1". that's laughable. since there are more bluray players out there including PS3's, it's safe to say if die hard 4 is released it will still match tranformers in sales because of that big disparity. it doesn't matter how big a title is if the hardware out there is less than other.

These threads need to be merged/deleted.

Yup!

just look at the 300 ratio. blu outsells 3:1 in neutral titles. so that means paramount won't see that "3" but will only see that "1". that's laughable.
Not necessarily. Remember that a lot of people bought the BD version because it was a few bucks cheaper than the HD DVD version (albeit with less features). If the BD version wasn't available, how many of those people would've bought the HD DVD version? I'd say quite a few.

Transformers will kill any and all of those announcements except maybe the new Die Hard movie. .
If we want to talk about similar to "die hard" movies i'd say that "the Bourne Ultimatum" is a much better match.

Anyway Fox, call me when your disks are cheaper,have more extras and are region-free and then we'll talk.

See, this Paramount thing is all good news. It brought Fox out of hiding. Hopefully the Simpsons will come out day and day with the DVD. I will however be picking up Master and Commander, Die Hard 1-4 and Independence Day.
the simpsons in high def? lol i bet it will look AWESOME!!!! ;)

Fox-no really-we are still Blu exclusive. Look at all the titles we said we are going to release in the future............

the simpsons in high def? lol i bet it will look AWESOME!!!! ;)

I'm sure it will. If you saw it in the theatre and can't tell a HUGE difference between the quality of the standard 480i episodes you weren't wearing yur glasses. The colors are what I'm most into about HD as well - and with this titles the colors are very vibrant. I can't wait!

"Fitsts"??? Uh...weren't these actually already spear-headed by HD-DVD? I remember seeing picture-in-picture on the HD-DVD format a year ago!! Makes me question their entire response.

Among the BD industry 'firsts' from the Studios' upcoming global release
slate are picture in picture capability, enhanced viewing and surround sound
modes with the ability to mix and match picture and sound, direct access to
in-movie features

It is a good start Fox, BUT WHERE ARE THE CAMERON MOVIES???

uhh if a wooden whitehouse made out of popsicle sticks blowing up is demo material to you....
the sad things is you can tell it's popsicle sticks even in the SDDVD

yeah, it does look bad.:(

EXCELLENT! I am very happy to see Fox get back in the game. I do have a big concern though. Will Fox pull back out once BD+ gets cracked which I estimate will happen about 2 weeks after the first BD+ title is released. :(

regarding the catalog titles, i'd probably buy 8 of them if they are $20 at amazon, but if they are ~$28 a piece, i don't even know if i'll bother. and for those new releases, if they pull the spider-man 3 crap and have a msrp of $50, then this whole press release is pointless to me. i'm not paying $35 at amazon for die hard 4 if bourne 3, which is widely accepted as a better movie, is in the mid 20s or so.

Good move by Fox at the right time. Paramount's move is a eye-opener to Fox.

Lol that was planned.. Sony do the mastering for Paramount, they must have knowned that for weeks and planned a response from Fox, that may be the reason why Fox was about to announce title SOON...

I was pretty upset with Paramount today but seeing the list from Fox somewhat cheered me up. Hopefully Fox won't delay these titles as we approach the release date. I will for sure be picking up the following titles:

DIE HARD NOV. NOV.
DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER NOV NOV.
INDEPENDENCE DAY DEC. 4 DEC.
CAST AWAY DEC. 4 North America Only

None of those titles will outsell transformers.

Your absolutely right but SPIDER-MAN will out sell transformers 4-1...so there!!!!

Obviously Fox was going to release these anyway, they were just forced into showing their hand because of the big Paramount news. Unfortunately, the Fox PR/damage control is peanuts in comparison.


BTW, I agree with the above... I won't pay traditional "Fox prices". $24 is my max street price. Take note Fox. ;)

From Hell, The Fly, the Die Hard Trilogy, Edward Scissorhands and Robocop. Sign me up.

Does Fox ever plan on releasing the titles they announced at CES 8 months ago. I'm not trying to start a fight here.... I was interested in some of those titles.

+1

why 28 days later, but no 28 weeks later?

This is good news for movie fans. I'm up for Master and Commander - those cannons should seriously pack some punch with a lossless PCM track!! Day After Tomorrow is a guilty pleasure for me too - a special effects feast! 28 Days Later is a superb film although a release of 28 Weeks Later soon would also be welcome.

why 28 days later, but no 28 weeks later? they'll release it 28 weeks later ;)

Theres about 13 or 14 on that list Ill be picking up. I cant wait.

This fall is going to be very expensive. I will buy all but one title announced by Fox/MGM.