By the way, Amazon is also taking pre-orders on Lionsgate’s Insurgent on Blu-ray and DVD, street date TBA.
Okay… a lot of you have asked when and if the vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows is coming to Blu-ray. It is, but it’s not available for pre-order anywhere that we can see yet. The digital/iTunes release is due on 5/5. The Blu-ray and DVD are apparently set to street two weeks later, on 5/19. Extras are expected to include the original 2005 short film, deleted scenes, and audio commentary by both directors. We’ll let you know when we have details on where you can purchase a copy. [Editor’s Update: The Blu-ray and DVD are officially due on 5/19, distributed by The Orchard. We’ll post cover art and pre-order links as they become available.]
Meanwhile, Lionsgate has also set The Forger for Blu-ray and DVD release on 6/23. The film stars John Travolta and Christopher Plummer.
Sony Pictures has moved the digital street date for Neil Blomkamp’s CHAPPiE to 5/29 (from 5/26). The Blu-ray and DVD are still due on 6/16.
Universal has set Andrew Rona’s The Gunman for Blu-ray and DVD release on 6/30, starring Sean Penn. They’ll also release Dan Fogelman’s Danny Collins on Blu-ray and DVD that same day.
Warner Home Video has announced the Blu-ray and DVD release of Run All Night on 6/16, starring Liam Neeson, Ed Harris and Common. Extras will include deleted scenes and 2 featurettes (Shoot All Night and Action All Night).
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment will release Unfinished Business on Blu-ray and DVD on 6/16, starring Vince Vaughn and Tom Wilkinson.
Speaking of Fox, the studio has revealed the extras on its Killing Jesus Blu-ray and DVD (due 6/2), which will include a whopping 17 featurettes (What It’s Like to Play Jesus, Getting Into Character with Haaz Sleiman, Stephen Moyer on Playing Pontius Pilate, Kelsey Grammer on Playing King Herod, Stephanie Leonidas on Playing Salome, Abhin Galeya on Playing John the Baptist, Eoin Macken on Playing Antipas, Joe Doyle on Playing Judas, John Rhys Davies on Playing Annas, Emmanuelle Chriqui on Playing Herodia, Killing Jesus: The Costumes, The Women’s Costumes, Killing Jesus: The Make-Up, Killing Jesus: Behind the Production, Filming in Morocco, The Director, Chris Menaul, and The Power Struggle of the Time).
Scream Factory has just revealed the double-feature Blu-ray release of Metamorphosis and Beyond Darkness (“from the director of Troll 2!”) for August as part of their “Summer of Fear, Part 2”. Better still, they’ve also set Wes Craven’s The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) for BD release in August. Street dates and extras are TBA.
Kino Lorber has added Robert Parrish’s A Town Called Hell (1971 – aka A Town Called Bastard) for BD and DVD release in August. The film stars Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas and Martin Landau. Tough to go wrong there. Kino has also set Sidney Salkow’s Twice Told Tales (1963), starring Vincent Price and Sebastian Cabot, for release “just in time for Halloween”. Street dates are again TBA.
Entertainment One will release Wild Horses on Blu-ray and DVD on 7/21, starring Robert Duvall, James Franco and Josh Hartnett. The company has also set the actioner Elimination Game for release on both formats on 7/7.
Cohen Film Collection has set a double feature of Love Unto Death and Life Is a Bed of Roses for Blu-ray and DVD release on 7/21. The also have Deli Man coming on both formats on 7/7.
Life apparently cannot be complete without the release of Joe Dirt on Blu-ray, so Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is apparently making that happen at last on 7/7. Rest easy, David Spade fans.
Also today, The Telegraph is reporting that Amazon.co.uk has let slip to its customers that Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is getting an extended cut with an alternate ending on the eventual Blu-ray and DVD release of the film later this year. Click here for more on that.
We’ll leave you with a look at a bunch of new Blu-ray cover artwork. Click on the covers to pre-order the titles on Amazon if available...
Stay tuned!
- Bill Hunt