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The 2024 DC animated movie “Watchmen: Chapter I” is officially coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray Disc on August 27th via Warner Bros. Discovery Entertainment. The film, from Warner Bros. Animation, is based on the 1986 graphic novel series “Watchmen” by writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbons. This will be the first in a 2-part series, with “Watchmen: Chapter II” set for release sometime later in 2024. The voice cast includes Matthew Rhys (Dan Dreiberg, Nite Owl), Katee Sackhoff (Laurie Juspeczyk, Silk Spectre), Titus Welliver (Rorschach, Walter Kovacs), Troy Baker (Adrian Veidt, Ozymandias), Adrienne Barbeau (Sally Jupiter, Silk Spectre), Corey Burton (Captain Metropolis), Michael Cerveris (Jonathan Osterman, Dr. Manhattan), Jeffrey Combs (Edgar Jacobi, Moloch), Grey DeLisle, Kelly Hu,  John Marshall Jones (Hooded Justice), Max Koch, Phil LaMarr, Yuri Lowenthal (Wally Weaver), Geoff Pierson (Hollis Mason, Nite Owl), Dwight Schultz, Jason Spisak, Kari Wahlgren (Janey Slater), and Rick D. Wasserman (Edward Blake, The Comedian).

The tech specs for the 4K release include a 2160p video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless surround sound. Tech specs for the Blu-ray release include a 1080p HD video presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound. Both versions will include a digital copy. You can now find the 4K UHD Blu-ray and Blu-ray available for preorder at Amazon. The bonus materials set to be included with the releases are listed below.

• The Art of Adaptation: Introducing the Story
• Dave Gibbons and Watchmen: Chapters I-VI

Further below, after the break, you can find the trailer for chapters I & II and the new redband trailer for chapter 1 both in in 2160p [4K], as well as the full press release announcing the upcoming home video releases of chapter I.

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