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The 1995 film Outbreak is arriving on 4K in March

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The 1995 film “Outbreak“ will be coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on March 31st via Shout Select (Shout! Studios).

Wolfgang Petersen directed the motion picture. The movie starred Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Spacey, Patrick Dempsey, and Donald Sutherland.

This has received a 4K transfer from the 35mm original camera negative. The tech specs for the 4K UHD Blu-ray include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) and lossless surround sound. The 2-disc set 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 GRUV. The bonus materials for the release have yet to be detailed, but stay tuned for an update on that.

The 2006 film Poseidon is coming to 4K in August

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The 2006 film “Poseidon“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray in Limited Edition on August 12th via Arrow Video. Wolfgang Petersen directed the film. It starred Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum, Jacinda Barrett, Mía Maestro, Kevin Dillon, and Mike Vogel.

The tech specs for the 4K include a 2160p video presentation in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision or HDR10 form of high dynamic range and lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound.

The Limited Edition 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon, as well as directly via Arrow Video. The bonus materials set to be included with this release are listed below.

  • Ocean View, a brand-new interview with director of photography John Seale
  • Big Sets for Big-Time Directors, a brand new interview with production designer William Sandell
  • Surfing the VFX Wave, a brand new interview with visual effects supervisor Boyd Shermis
  • Bringing Out the Dead, a brand new interview with make-up effects on-set supervisor Michael Deak
  • Set a Course for Adventure, a brand new retrospective on the film by Heath Holland
  • Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage, a featurette looking at the film’s production featuring interviews with cast and crew
  • Poseidon: Upside Down, a featurette exploring the film’s challenging set design
  • A Shipmate’s Diary, a featurette following production assistant Malona Voigt on the set of Poseidon
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jacey
  • Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Priscilla Page

In the Line of Fire with Clint Eastwood on 4K in June

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The 1993 film “In the Line of Fire” starring Clint Eastwood is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on June 15th via Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, according to a retailer listing. The film, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, co-starred John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, and the late Fred Thompson.

UPDATE: The title has now officially been announced by Sony. Tech specs for the release include a 2160p 4K video presentation, via a new 4K remaster from the original camera negative, in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of high dynamic range and Dolby Atmos sound. The release will also come with the original theatrical sound mixes via 5.1 surround sound and 2.0 stereo sound mixes in the DTS-HD Master Audio lossless format. There will not be a Blu-ray Disc included with this release, initially, and instead, only a digital code (copy) of the film will be included — as quoted from the press release below.

“This 4K UHD release does not include a Blu-ray™ and only includes digital for a limited time”

Bonus materials will be included on the 4K disc and consist of the following listed below.

  • Audio Commentary with Wolfgang Petersen
  • 5 Deleted Scenes
  • “The Ultimate Sacrifice” Featurette
  • “Catching the Counterfeiters” Featurette
  • “How’d They Do That” Featurette
  • “Behind the Scenes with the Secret Service” Featurette
  • Theatrical Teaser

You can now find that there is a preorder listing available for the 4K UHD Blu-ray over at Amazon.

Further below, after the break, you can find the full details about this upcoming 4K physical release of the film.

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“Air Force One” starring Harrison Ford comes to 4K UHD Blu-ray in November

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The 1997 Wolfgang Petersen directed film “Air Force One“ starring Harrison Ford is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on November 6th via Sony. The film co-stars Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, William H. Macy, Wendy Crewson, Paul Guilfoyle, Liesel Matthews, and Dean Stockwell. Tech specs for the release include full 2160p 4K video in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio with HDR10 form of High Dynamic Range and Dolby Atmos sound. The release will come in the form of a “combo pack” with a Blu-ray Disc and Digital Copy of the film included.

UPDATE: This title is now available for PRE-ORDER over at Amazon.

The only bonus material set to be included on the release is an Audio Commentary with Director Wolfgang Petersen. Below after the break you can find the official announcement for this release.

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