Sony Rearranges Blu-ray Release Schedule
Posted Thu Jun 15, 2006 at 02:18 PM PDT by
With the first Blu-ray players now shipping to retailers and Sony due
to launch their first wave of disc titles this coming Tuesday, the studio has
announced some last minute changes to their initial release lineup.
Now due to hit stores on June 20 are six Blu-ray titles: '
50
First Dates,' '
The
Fifth Element,' '
Hitch,'
'
House of
Flying Daggers,' '
Underworld:
Evolution' and '
xXx.'
The studio will also distribute '
The
Terminator' for MGM on the same day.
Following on June 27 will be '
A
Knight's Tale' and '
The
Last Waltz,' as well as '
Ultraviolet,'
the first Blu-ray title to premiere day and date with the standard DVD release.
Sony has also announced its revised July lineup, which includes '
Basic
Instinct 2: Risk Addiction' on July 11, followed by six more Blu-ray releases
on July 25: '
Kung
Fu Hustle,' '
Legends
of the Fall,' '
Stealth,'
'
Species,' '
S.W.A.T.'
and '
Resident
Evil: Apocalypse.'
Specs and retail price details for all titles remains unchanged.
We've updated our complete
Blu-ray
Release Schedule with the street date changes, and Sony has also issued
an
official
press release announcing the new street dates.