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Fox Plots 'Hitman' Blu-ray for March

Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 01:00 PM ET
Tags: Disc Announcements, Fox (all tags)

In an early alert to retailers, Fox has set a March arrival for the action smash 'Hitman,' which will come to Blu-ray in a never-before-seen unrated cut.

Scoring nearly $100 million at the worldwide box office, the Timothy Olyphant-Dougray Scott starrer will debut on Blu-ray in a new 94-minute unrated cut on March 11, day-and-date with the standard-def DVD.

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Tech specs are set to include 1080p video and DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 Surround audio, along with French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and subtitle options.

Due to the early nature of the retail announcement, the disc's supplemental details were not yet available, but an official media release is expected shortly -- we'll keep you posted.

Fox has set a suggested $39.95 list price for the Blu-ray.

You'll find preliminary disc details for 'Hitman' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under March 11.

We've also set up dedicated thread for Fox's latest in our Forums area -- click the following link to discuss the 'Hitman' Blu-ray release.

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Hitman (Blu-ray)


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