Disney: Nemo, Narnia, Sleeping Beauty & NT in 2008; Jungle Book rumor erroneous

[MasterXeus]

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/pres...008bluray.html

Four Major Titles from Disney will be coming to Blu-ray in 2008

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in spring 2008.
This title will have full-motion, picture-in picture.

National Treasure in summer 2008.
This title will be the studio's first BD-Live Blu-ray title.

Finding Nemo and Sleeping Beauty in Fall 2008

Finding Nemo will also have full-motion, picture-in picture.
Sleeping Beauty will have BD-Live will multi-player activites and will include a "Viirtual Castle."

Sounds like we're going to have a great 2008.

[yellowletmello36]

Great news...I will definatly be picking up all of these titles. I wonder if Narnia will be the extended, theatrical, or both?

[kman]

I cant wait for finding nemo that will be insane.

Now I guess I will have to wait longer for The Incredibles, Toy Story 1 and 2, Monsters Inc etc.

[Jack Torrance]

GREAT news! Disney coming through again!

For those to lazy to click, here's the press release (and notice the mention of full motion PIP - perhaps the last standing argument HD-DVD had against BD!):

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES
THE DISNEY BLU-RAY TITLE WAVE COMING 2008

Burbank, CA, August 17, 2007 -- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) announced today more innovations in the Blu-ray format with the Studio's first ever Platinum Blu-ray release, the Studio's first BD-Live title, and full motion picture-in-picture Blu-ray bonus features.

The Studio announced the first animated Platinum coming to Blu-ray will be the timeless treasure Sleeping Beauty. Releasing Sleeping Beauty on Blu-ray marks a milestone for the format as these titles are not released until a format has been proven both technologically and in terms of consumer acceptance -- and Disney's animated releases in the past have been a major catalysis for any format's growth. Pinocchio's release on VHS and Snow White's release on DVD marked major growth milestones for both of those formats. The Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Disc release will also include a virtual castle and multi-player activities -- both utilizing the BD-Live technology.

"The Platinum titles are the crown jewels of the Disney Studios and we do not take releasing them lightly on any format. The proven Blu-ray technology has allowed us to take our films to new heights, fully utilizing the larger capacity and interactive capabilities for an incredible all-new consumer experience," commented Bob Chapek, President of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

In addition, WDSHE announced the special edition release of the action-adventure blockbuster National Treasure, which will become the Studio's first BD-Live Blu-ray Disc title. In addition, the Studio will bring two of its treasured family classics to Blu-ray Disc, Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, both of which will feature full motion picture-in-picture bonus features,

"The strides that we've made with this format are just the tip of the iceberg and we are confident that consumers will be astounded by the level of entertainment that can only be achieved by using the maximum capacity of the Blu-ray Disc format. All of these wonderful titles will appeal to the ever growing Blu-ray market and we are extremely proud to offer these in the most pristine and robust presentations ever for Disney fans around the globe," continued Chapek.

This exciting slate of Blu-ray Disc releases will begin with The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in spring 2008, followed by National Treasure in summer of 2008 and culminating with Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo and Sleeping Beauty in fall 2008.

[Zaphod]

Props to Disney! Just keep 'em coming!

[WriteSimply]

We need a Disney BD insider here. Penton, any news on that front?


fuad

[joeorc]

like i said DISNEY will be the death KNELL of HD DVD with out support from Disney HD DVD is going to die. at this point even digital downloads is more of a viable format by Disney.... ,atleast even Microsoft has got support from Disney to support digital downloads but not HD DVD

[DTMoney84]

This truely is exciting news. I will be looking forward to picking up all of these Disney titles next year. It will be very interesting to see how this whole format war plays out post holiday season 2007 and into the beginning of 2008.

[ground chuck]

you know how some ppl have x-mas funds that they save for, i need a blu fund to support all these great movies that i and the kids want.

[E-Dogg]

The end of HD-Dvd will be in 2008. Disney will see to that. Amazing news to read this morning!

[Josh]

Don't forget that Finding Nemo is the best selling DVD of all time. It will inevitably break new records when it is released on Blu-ray.

Who doesn't love Nemo?

[E-Dogg]

Originally Posted by Josh

Don't forget that Finding Nemo is the best selling DVD of all time. It will inevitably break new records when it is released on Blu-ray.

Who doesn't love Nemo?

I know that I enjoyed the film immensely and will enjoy watching the film with both of my daughters over and over again.

[radagast]

Let's face it, Disney has a great deal of power in its vaults with all the classic they have to tap into. I really can't think of any other movie studio with as many classic movies that adults remember as kids, who also want their kids to see. And when more and more Disney classics come out on Blu-ray, it will sink in and people will forget hd-dvd.

[u_nick]

Originally Posted by Josh

Who doesn't love Nemo?

me

Well, I dont hate it, i enjoyed it enough, but i dont love it as much as other pixar stuff.

I'll definitely buy Narnia, maybe even National Treasure too (which I already thought was out, lol). I was hoping for an Incredible announcement, but I think it will be worth the wait.

[ReduxInflux]

do you think fox is pulling a Disney? waiting for the interactivity to be in full swing so they can do their releases right?

[vmarie]

This is great. I will definitely be getting all of those as well. Ellen Degeneres Dorie? fish i think was the funniest part in Finding Nemo.

[vmarie]

Also I signed that petition against Universal Reduxinflux

[JTK]

Disney wins it for Blu all the way!

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by Josh

Don't forget that Finding Nemo is the best selling DVD of all time. It will inevitably break new records when it is released on Blu-ray.

Who doesn't love Nemo?

Mine!

[w_tanoto]

please bring forward that release dates! can't wait to get my hands on 2/4 of them.