Posted Fri Apr 6, 2018 at 10:00 AM PDT by Steven Cohen
Discs starring Chris Hemsworth, Taylor Schilling, Helen Mirren, and more are all heading to Blu-ray.
New info has been revealed for several upcoming Blu-ray releases from Music Box Films, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Well Go USA, Cohen Media, Cindedigm, Paramount. Virgil Films & Entertainment, and AGFA.
Here's a full rundown of recently revealed details and title announcements:
First up, Music Box Films is set to release Daniela Thomas' Vazante starring Adriano Carvalho, Luana Nastas, and Sandra Corveloni on April 24. Supplements will include:
- Masterclass with director Daniela Thomas at Princeton University's Brazil LAB.
- Behind the scenes featurettes with the cast and crew.
- Collector's booklet featuring an essay by Professor Pedro Meira Monteiro and a director's interview by Walter Salles
Warner Bros. is bringing Nicolai Fuglsig's 12 Strong starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Elsa Pataky, and Trevante Rhodes to Blu-ray on May 1. Supplements will include
- 12 Strong: The Making of an Impossible Mission - Featurette
- Monumental Effort: Building America's Response Monument - Featurette
In addition, the label is prepping TNT's The Last Ship: The Complete Fourth Season starring Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Adam Baldwin, and Charles Parnell for Blu-ray on June 5. Supplements will include:
- 13-minute documentary taking a look at how season four of the series follows Homer’s The Odyssey with Vincent Farenga, Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at University of Southern California,
- An interview with Steven Kane, showrunner, executive producer and co-creator of the series
- Character featurettes
- "Inside Season 4" with behind-the-scenes content
Meanwhile, the CW's Black Lightning: Season 1 staring Cress Williams, China Anne McClain, and Nafessa Williams will arrive on Blu-ray on June 26. No other details have been announced at this time.
Lionsgate has announced plans to release Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig's Winchester starring Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook, and Angus Sampson on May 1. Supplements have not been detailed yet.
Meanwhile, Farren Blackburn's Shut In starring Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton, and Jacob Tremblay will then follow on May 8. Supplements will include:
- NTV Special: Creating Mary and The Witch's Flower
- A Special Conversation: Sekai No Owari, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, and Yoshiaki Nishimura
- Film Completion Press Conference
- Theatrical Promotional Movie
- Interview with the Filmmakers
- Trailers & TV Spots
In addition, Roland Joffé's The Forgiven starring Forest Whitaker, Eric Bana, Vince Vaughn, and Terry Norton is in the works for May 15. Supplements have not been announced yet.
Likewise, Bobby Moresco's Bent starring Karl Urban, Sophia Vergara, and Andy Garcia will hit Blu-ray on May 15 as well. Supplements will include:
- Featurette
- Interviews
Netflix's Orange Is the New Black: The Complete Fifth Season starring Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, and Taryn Manning will then arrive the following month on June 12. Supplements will include:
- Gag Reel
- "72 Hours In 6 Months: Stories of the Season" Featurette
- Audio Commentaries (on Episodes “Tattoo You” and “Storm-y Weather)
And rounding out Lionsgate's upcoming lineup will be Andrew Erwin and Jon Erwin's I Can Only Imagine starring Brody Rose, Dennis Quaid, Madeline Carroll, Cloris Leachman, and Trace Adkins. Supplements and an exact release date have not been announced yet, but pre-orders are now live.
Well Go USA is prepping Anthony LaMolinara and Xiaoding Zhao's Once Upon a Time starring Yifei Liu, Yang Yang, and Chun Li for Blu-ray on May 1. No supplements are currently listed for the release.
Cohen Media Group is bringing Ziad Doueiri's The Insult starring Kamel El Basha, Adel Karam, and Camille Salameh to Blu-ray on May 1. Supplements will include:
- Conversations from the Quad with Ziad Doueiri and Richard Pena
In addition, the label is prepping Claude Berry's The Two of Us: 50th Anniversary Edition starring Michel Simon, Roger Carel, and Paul Préboist for May 29. No other details have been revealed at this time.
Cinedigm is preparing Sean Patrick O Reilly's The Steam Engines of Oz starring Ron Perlman, William Shatner, and Julianne Hough for Blu-ray on June 5. Supplements have not been announced yet.
In addition, the label is bringing the anime series RWBY: Volume 5 starring Amber Lee Connors, Aaron Dismuke, and Barbara Dunkelman to Blu-ray on June 5. No other details have been revealed.
Paramount is bringing South Park: The Complete Twenty-First Season starring Matt Stone and Trey Parker to Blu-ray on June 5. Supplements will include:
- Never-before-seen deleted scenes
- #SocialCommentary on all episodes
- Season commentary by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone
In addition, the studio is also prepping John Stevenson's Sherlock Gnomes starring Kelly Asbury, Mary J. Blige, and Emily Blunt for Blu-ray. Supplements and an exact release date have not been announced yet, but pre-orders are now live.
Virgil Films & Entertainment is preparing Janus Metz's Borg vs. McEnroe starring Sverrir Gudnason, Shia LaBeouf, and Stellan Skarsgård for Blu-ray on July 3. Supplements have not been announced yet.
AGFA has announced plans to release Fredric Hobbs's Godmonster Of Indian Flats starring Christopher Brooks, Stuart Lancaster, and Peggy Browne on July 10. The disc will feature a new 4K restoration of the film from the only surviving 35mm theatrical print. Supplements will include:
- Rampaging monster trailers from the AGFA vaults
- Berserker shorts from the Something Weird vaults
- Bonus Movie: THE LEGEND OF BIGFOOT (1975), a new 2K scan from an original theatrical print
You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule.
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