Posted Wed Jul 4, 2018 at 09:55 AM PDT by Steven Cohen
The newest season of Star Wars: Rebels leads this crop of upcoming Blu-ray releases.
New info has been revealed for several Blu-rays from Disney, Universal, MVD Visual, ClassicFlix, Sony, Cinema Guild, Flicker Alley, and Unearthed Films set for release in the coming months.
Here's a full rundown of recently revealed details and title announcements:
First up, Disney is bringing Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Four starring Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, and Freddie Prinze, Jr. to Blu-ray on July 31. Supplements will include:
- Six Audio Commentaries
- Ghosts of Legend
- Force of Rebellion
- Kevin Kiner: The Rebel Symphony
- Rebels Recon
Universal is prepping Coralie Fargeat's Revenge starring Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, and Vincent Colombe for Blu-ray on August 7. Supplements will include:
- Original Trailer
Meanwhile, the studio is set to release Peter Segal's Nutty Professor II: The Klumps starring Eddie Murphy on August 14. Supplements have not been announced yet.
Likewise, Mel Smith's Bean starring Rowan Atkinson, Peter MacNicol, Burt Reynolds, and Pamela Reed is also due to arrive on August 14. No other details have been revealed at this time.
In addition, Wilford Leach's The Pirates of Penzance starring Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, and George Rose is scheduled to hit Blu-ray on August 14 as well. No other information is currently listed for the release.
And rounding out Universal's upcoming slate will be Baltasar Kormákur's Adrift starring Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas, and Elizabeth Hawthorne on September 4. Supplements will include:
- Deleted Scenes
- Survival at Sea
- Braving the Elements
- Journey
- Trailer #1
- Trailer #2
- Feature Commentary with Director Baltasar Kormakur and Shailene Woodley
MVD Visual is prepping Glenn Aveni's documentary The US Festival 1982: The US Generation starring Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, and Micky Hart for Blu-ray on August 10. Supplements have not been announced at this time.
Meanwhile, the label is bringing Eric Karson's Angel Town starring Olivier Gruner, Mark Dacascos, and Peter Kwong to Blu-ray on September 25. Supplements will include:
- Archival Audio Commentary from Director / Producer Eric Karson
- NEW 2018 Interview with Director / Producer Eric Karson
- NEW 2018 Interview with Frank Aragon (''Martin'')
- NEW 2018 Interview with Cinematographer John LeBlanc
- Archival ''Making of'' Featurette
- Archival Interview with Director Eric Karson
- Archival Interview with Director Olivier Gruner
- Original Theatrical Trailer (SD)
- Collectible Mini-Poster
In addition, John Woo's Windtalkers: Special Edition starring Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater, Peter Stormare, and Noah Emmerich is set to arrive on October 9. Supplements have not been detailed yet.
Likewise, Carl Franklin's Out of Time: Special Edition starring Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes, Sanaa Lathan, Dean Cain, and John Billingsley will also hit Blu-ray on October 9. No other details have been announced so far.
And rounding out the label's upcoming lineup will be Terry Zwigoff's Art School Confidential starring Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Ethan Suplee, and Matt Keeslar on October 9. Supplements will include:
- Making of Art School Confidential
- Deleted Scenes
- Blooper Reel
- Sundance Featurette
- Original Theatrical Trailer
ClassicFlix is preparing Norman Z. McLeod's Merrily We Live starring Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, and Alan Mowbray on August 14. Supplements have not been announced yet, but the disc will feature a new restoration of the film.
Sony has announced plans to bring Dean Devlin's Bad Samaritan starring David Tennant, Kerry Condon, Robert Sheehan, Jacqueline Byers, and Hannah Barefoot to Blu-ray on August 14. Supplements will include:
- Deleted Scenes
Cinema Guild is set to release Valeska Grisebach's Western starring Meinhard Neumann, Reinhardt Wetrek, and Syuleyman Alilov Letifov on August 28. Supplements will include:
- An Interview with director Valeska Grisebach
- Theatrical Trailer
- Booklet featuring essay by Dennis Lim
Flicker Alley is preparing Felix E. Feist's The Man Who Cheated Himself starring Lee J. Cobb, Jane Wyatt, John Dall, and Lisa Howard for Blu-ray on September 25. The disc will feature a brand new 4K restoration of the film, and supplements will include:
- "The Man Who Cheated Himself Revisited": Produced by Steven Smith and the Film Noir Foundation, this mini-documentary offers a behind-the-scenes examination of the film's original production.
- "The Man Who Cheated Himself Locations Then and Now": City Sleuth (aka Brian Hollins) leads a virtual tour around San Francisco hunting down the many locations used during the production of The Man Who Cheated Himself.
- Restored Theatrical Trailer: Brand-new restoration of the original theatrical trailer
- Souvenir Booklet: Featuring rare photographs, poster art, original lobby cards, and an essay by the "Czar of Noir" Eddie Muller.
Unearthed Films is bringing Jean-Paul Ouellette's The Unnamable starring Mark Kinsey Stephenson, Charles Klausmeyer, and Eben Ham to Blu-ray on October 9. The disc will be sourced from a 4K Scan with color correction and restoration from the original negative. Supplements will include:
- Audio Commentary with Charles Klausmeyer, Mark Stephenson, Laura Albert, Eben Ham, Camille Calvet, R. Christopher Biggs
- Video Interviews with R. Christopher Biggs special makeup effects artist & make up artist Camille Calvet
- Video Interview with Mark Parra, Video Interview with actors Charles Klausmeyer & Mark Kinsey Stephenson
- Video Interview with actor Eben Ham, Video Interview with actress Laura Albert
You can find the latest specs for all of the titles listed above linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule.
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