Superman flexes high-def muscle
Returns arrives on both formats plus two standard-def versions
By Samantha Clark -- Video Business, 9/21/2006
SEPT. 21 | The ultimate peacekeeper, Superman is staying neutral in the high-definition format war.
The two-disc edition will be priced at $34.99.
On Nov. 28, the studio will release its $197 million-grossing Superman Returns as an HD DVD Combo disc (which has HD DVD on one side of the disc and standard-def on the other) priced at $39.99 and on Blu-ray Disc with a list price of $34.99.
On standard-def, Superman Returns will be available in two versions: a single-disc for $28.98 that contains just the movie and a two-disc special edition priced at $34.99 that offers more than three hours of extras.
Prebook is Oct. 17.
The two-disc special edition will include 10 deleted scenes and four featurettes about various aspects of the production, including the filmmaker’s resurrection of Marlon Brando as Jor-El.
Warner has partnered with Papa Johns Pizza, Duracell and PerfectMatch.com for the DVD releases.
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The 14-disc set, priced at $99.92, contains Superman Returns: Special Edition, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, Superman: The Movie Four-Disc Special Edition, Superman II Two-Disc Special Edition and Superman III and IV Deluxe Editions. The set also offers 20 hours of extra content, including the documentaries You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman and Look Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman and Returns director Bryan Singer’s video journal.
The Ultimate box will be encased in a keepsake tin and includes a reproduction of the Superman comic book issue No. 7, a Superman overview booklet and a mail-in offer for five Superman theatrical movie posters.
