 |
| |
James Bond will be back on Blu-Ray in November this
year with six selected titles, with the rest due
in 2009...
|
|
James Bond On Blu-Ray
5th June 2008
News that the James Bond library of movies
is to be released on Blu-Ray should be of no surprise to fans
or industry
watchers alike. With Sony's grip on the two Daniel Craig films
through their part-ownership of MGM, and the high-definition
disc war well and truly over, it was only a matter of time before
007 popped up on Blu-Ray.
A French
movie site first landed a leak that a small selection
of 007 outings would be making their way to Blu-Ray later
this year to coincide with the theatrical debut of the
new film "Quantum
of Solace".
The original
list of six titles included "GoldenEye" and "Tomorrow
Never Dies", but these were substituted by MGM shortly
after the news broke out. Fox France confirmed the lineup
for release on November 5th 2008 (click links for the
previous Ultimate Edition DVD release):
Although the news via Fox France is only relevant to
that country, it is expected that these Blu-Ray releases
will cover the USA
and Europe in or around the same time frame. |
|
Above: Casino Royale on Blu-Ray
 Order
- Amazon UK
Order
- Amazon USA
|
MI6 understands that special features
will be identical to last year's Ultimate
Edition DVDs, but some
of the bonus material is being reconstituted from original footage
to make the most of the high-def format. According to sources,
the film
transfer will be taken from the 4k
digital restorations made for the Ultimate Edition release.
Casino Royale
is to date the only 007 movie released on the Blu-Ray format. It was the best-selling Blu-Ray title in 2007
and was awarded live-action title of the year.
Related Articles
DVD
Coverage
