Aardman? - Blu-ray Forum

Joe Cain · 10-11-2007, 02:43 PM

Not that I expect to see any Aardman HD releases any time soon, but---they parted company with Dreamworks earlier this year and signed a deal with Sony

. Does Dreamworks retain home media distribution rights to Chicken Run and the other Aardman features?

Just curious. I can wait till the format war is over, resting securely in the knowledge that any new Aardman animation released in HDM will appear exclusively on BD.

Josh · 10-11-2007, 03:16 PM

I am a huge fan of their stuff, but I think Dreamworks got everything when they bought them, and retain everything now that they are gone.

Joe Cain · 10-11-2007, 03:23 PM

That's the answer I was expecting. Oh well.

The future awaits. Hope they don't have any more big fires.

jayd · 10-11-2007, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh

I am a huge fan of their stuff, but I think Dreamworks got everything when they bought them, and retain everything now that they are gone.

They don't own the right's to Wallace and Gromit I hope, for any future movies, only Curse of The Wererabbit, can this be confirmed, I thought Nick Park owns the rights to his characters.

DavePS3 · 10-11-2007, 04:06 PM

Park is starting anoth W&G title but not a feature length piece, more around the same running time as the last two.

2099net · 10-11-2007, 04:09 PM

Fox Pathe (part of Fox) owns the rights to Chicken Run in the UK, so it could be released on Blu-Ray.

The only titles Dreamworks got worldwide ownership of were Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit and Flushed Away.

radagast · 10-11-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2099net

Fox Pathe (part of Fox) owns the rights to Chicken Run in the UK, so it could be released on Blu-Ray.

The only titles Dreamworks got worldwide ownership of were Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit and Flushed Away.

You all will be happy to know I received notice that another Wallace and Gromit movie is in the works.

Joe Cain · 10-11-2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radagast

You all will be happy to know I received notice that another Wallace and Gromit movie is in the works.

Cracking good news, Radagast!

For anyone who's missed out on the OOP BBC/Warner or Dreamworks DVD releases of the original 3 W&G adventures: Amazon lists a new Lyons/HIT Entertainment DVD release available December 4.

Josh · 10-11-2007, 04:50 PM

I just bought the Paramount version a few months ago which has the 3 shorts plus the 10 really-shorts

. I wonder if these will include the original soundtrack or not?

Joe Cain · 10-11-2007, 05:04 PM

Wow: I just noticed the 150 minute running time on the Lyons/HIT specs...isn't that enough room for the big 3, the little 10, and a half hour or so to spare? I swore I wasn't going to doubledip another DVD.

10-11-2007, 02:43 PM	#1
Joe Cain Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Tragic City Blu-ray collection:79	Aardman? Not that I expect to see any Aardman HD releases any time soon, but---they parted company with Dreamworks earlier this year and signed a deal with Sony . Does Dreamworks retain home media distribution rights to Chicken Run and the other Aardman features? Just curious. I can wait till the format war is over, resting securely in the knowledge that any new Aardman animation released in HDM will appear exclusively on BD.

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10-11-2007, 03:16 PM	#2
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	I am a huge fan of their stuff, but I think Dreamworks got everything when they bought them, and retain everything now that they are gone.

10-11-2007, 03:23 PM	#3
Joe Cain Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Tragic City Blu-ray collection:79	That's the answer I was expecting. Oh well. The future awaits. Hope they don't have any more big fires.

10-11-2007, 04:06 PM	#5
DavePS3 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:56 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Park is starting anoth W&G title but not a feature length piece, more around the same running time as the last two.

10-11-2007, 04:09 PM	#6
2099net Active Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:2021 Blu-ray reviews:5	Fox Pathe (part of Fox) owns the rights to Chicken Run in the UK, so it could be released on Blu-Ray. The only titles Dreamworks got worldwide ownership of were Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Wererabbit and Flushed Away.

10-11-2007, 04:50 PM	#9
Josh Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Home Theater Gallery:50 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:407 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:34	I just bought the Paramount version a few months ago which has the 3 shorts plus the 10 really-shorts . I wonder if these will include the original soundtrack or not?

10-11-2007, 05:04 PM	#10
Joe Cain Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Tragic City Blu-ray collection:79	Wow: I just noticed the 150 minute running time on the Lyons/HIT specs...isn't that enough room for the big 3, the little 10, and a half hour or so to spare? I swore I wasn't going to doubledip another DVD.

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