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The 1999 film End of Days comes to 4K in October

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The 1999 film “End of Days“ is getting a 4K UHD Blu-ray “25th Anniversary Edition” release on October 7th via Scream Factory. Peter Hyams directed the film, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. It co-starred Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak, and CCH Pounder.

The motion picture received a new 4K scan from the original camera negative and has been approved by director/cinematographer Peter Hyams. The tech specs for 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation, in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio, with Dolby Vision and HDR10, accompanied by lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound. The 2-disc release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon and Walmart. You can also find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and a 4K bundle available for preorder directly via the ShoutFactory website. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary With Director/Cinematographer Peter Hyams

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary With Director/Cinematographer Peter Hyams
  • NEW “One Hell Of A Time: Peter Hyams At Universal” – An In-Depth Interview With Director/Cinematographer Peter Hyams
  • NEW “You Will Bear Witness: Writing End Of Days” – An Interview With Screenwriter Andrew W. Marlowe
  • NEW “Hell Followed With Him: Inside The Effects” – An Interview With Visual Effects Supervisor John Des Jardin
  • NEW “The Eternal Struggle: Scoring End Of Days” – An Interview With Composer John Debney
  • “Spotlight On Location” Vintage Featurette
  • “Special Effects: The Devil’s Playground” Vintage Featurette
  • Theatrical Trailer

The 2003 film The Rundown comes to 4K in August

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The 2003 film “The Rundown“ is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on August 26th via KL Studio Classics. Peter Berg directed the movie. It starred Dwayne Johnson (“The Rock”), Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson, Jon Gries, Ewen Bremner, William Lucking, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

This features a 4K master, which comes from a new 4K scan of the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision or HDR10 forms of high dynamic range. It will include lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo sound, on a BD-100 disc. The 4K release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included.

The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you can preorder directly via the Kino Lorber website. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below, sorted by disc.

Disc 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Peter Berg and Star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
  • Audio Commentary by Producers Kevin Misher and Marc Abraham
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historian Mike Leeder and Filmmaker Matt Routledge

Disc 2 (Blu-ray):

  • Audio Commentary by Director Peter Berg and Star Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
  • Audio Commentary by Producers Kevin Misher and Marc Abraham
  • NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historian Mike Leeder and Filmmaker Matt Routledge
  • Rumble in the Jungle: Featurette (10:32)
  • The Amazon, Hawaii Style: Featurette (5:27)
  • Apprtite for Destruction: Featurette (8:20)
  • The Rundown Uncensored – A Rock-umentary: Featurette (6:08)
  • Running Down the Town: Featurette (4:09)
  • Walken’s World: Featurette (5:33)
  • Deleted Scenes (13:50)
  • Theatrical Trailer (2:35) Newly Mastered in 2K

The 1984 film The Terminator on 4K in November

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According to retailers, the 1984 film “The Terminator” is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook on November 19th on Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment. The film, directed and co-written by James Cameron, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Earl Boen, and Bill Paxton.

The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound. A digital copy is included with each of the 4K physical media releases. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook available for preorder at Amazon. Also, you’ll find that the 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at online retailer GRUV. Below is a better glimpse at the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook.

The following bonus materials will be included with the 4K releases.

  • Creating the Terminator: Visual Effects and Music
  • The Terminator: Closer to the Real Thing
  • Unstoppable Force: The Legacy of the The Terminator
  • 7 Deleted Scenes

Terminator 2 Judgment Day 4K SteelBook in November

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The 1991 film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day“ will officially be getting a 30th-anniversary edition 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook release on November 23rd, via Lionsgate, as a retailer exclusive. More on that in a bit. The film, directed & co-written by James Cameron, starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Earl Boen, Joe Morton, and Robert Patrick.

This new 4K release will be using the 2017 restoration of the film, which was supervised by James Cameron. The official news just came yesterday via a post on Twitter which unveiled some more glimpses of the art (by Tracie Ching and Orlando Arocena). The exact tech specs and bonus materials for the release have not yet been fully detailed, but stay tuned for an update. The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” meaning that the 4K will come with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart and include a digital code (copy) of the film as well. As mentioned, and confirmed by the official tweet, this 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook will be an exclusive for retailer Best Buy, and you can now find it available there for preorder. More details on this release as they come in.

Below you can find some further glimpses at the artwork, via the official Terminator 2 Twitter account. For larger images, click here and browse via the tweet.

1993 film Last Action Hero is getting a standard 4K in June

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The 1993 action film “Last Action Hero” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger will be getting a standard 4K UHD Blu-ray release on June 15th, via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, in addition to the 4K SteelBook — also being released a month earlier in May (as previously discussed HERE).

The film, directed by John McTiernan, co-starred Austin O’Brien, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance, Tom Noonan, Robert Prosky, Anthony Quinn, and Ian McKellen. The tech specs for the 4K release include a newly remastered 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos as well as the original 2.0 theatrical mix and a 5.1 surround sound mix. Both of those latter mixes will be in DTS-HD Master Audio format. Below you can find some quoted specific details about this presentation, taken from the press release.

“Newly remastered in 4K resolution from the original camera negative, with HDR10

All-new Dolby Atmos audio + the original theatrical SDDS mix presented as 5.1 + original theatrical stereo audio”

You can now find the standard 4K UHD Blu-ray (coming 6/15) and also the 4K UHD Blu-ray SteelBook (coming 5/18) both listed as available for preorder over at Amazon. The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” meaning that it will include its Blu-ray Disc counterpart and a digital code (copy) of the film. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.

  • Audio Commentary with Director John McTiernan
  • Deleted & Alternate Scenes (presented in 4K with HDR10)
  • Alternate Ending (presented in 4K with HDR10)
  • “Big Gun” Music Video by AC/DC
  • Original Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
  • Theatrical Teaser
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