The Criterion Collection

[MifuneFan]

Extras/Details of the release

DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital master, approved by director Andrew Stanton, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film, presented in both Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10+, and two Blu-rays with the film and special features
• Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio and stereo soundtracks
• Two audio commentaries: one featuring Stanton and the other, character supervisor Bill Wise, coproducer Lindsey Collins, story artist Derek Thompson, and lead animator Angus MacLane
• New programs on Stanton’s cinematic influences and production designer Ralph Eggleston’s color scripts
• Tour of the Pixar Living Archive with Stanton
• Behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, including segments from early animation reels
• The Pixar Story (2007), a documentary by Leslie Iwerks
• More than a dozen documentaries exploring the film’s production and robots
• Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant, a masterclass with Stanton
• “WALL•E”: A to Z, a new program featuring Stanton and coscreenwriter Jim Reardon
• Deleted scenes featuring commentary by Stanton
• A Story (1987), a student film by Stanton
• BURN•E (2008), a short film by MacLane
• Trailers
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• English descriptive audio
• PLUS: An essay by author Sam Wasson; selections from Stanton’s sketchbooks, script notes, and drawings; and artwork from the WALL•E team

[starsteam]

If it gets us titles from the Fox and Touchstone/Hollywood library then I will welcome it. But Criterion won't touch most of the titles I want to see released from those.

[TolerancEJ]

Cool that it includes The Pixar Story documentary.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by TolerancEJ

Cool that it includes The Pixar Story documentary.

Yeah, that's a really good doc.

[Bradsdadg]

My initial reaction aside, hoping this opens the doors/vaults of Disney. Imagine all of the titles that could be put out if they are open for business. New to disc, or new to blu/4k...Hoping this isn't a one off

[DukeTogo84]

Wow. Thought this was a joke at first. Don't need Wall-E, BUT this means they are working with Disney which means the doors are open. Come on Dead Presidents and Borat!

[captveg]

I wonder if there will be any mention of this licensing agreement, and if there are any future titles to come or if this is just a one-off, at D23 this weekend.

[Leviathan]

Originally Posted by Bradsdadg

My initial reaction aside, hoping this opens the doors/vaults of Disney. Imagine all of the titles that could be put out if they are open for business. New to disc, or new to blu/4k...Hoping this isn't a one off

A 4K mulligan for The Girl Can't Help it would be nice.

[Scottie]

Never in my life did I see this coming, but this is very welcome.

[HipsterTrash]

Originally Posted by starsteam

If it gets us titles from the Fox and Touchstone/Hollywood library then I will welcome it. But Criterion won't touch most of the titles I want to see released from those.

But that's what Kino is for. So maybe Disney can finally play game with all these specialty labels.

[CelestialAgent]

I would assume this is solely for Pixar and not WDAS.

[FForFake]

My jaw dropped when that email hit. Not particularly excited about this movie, but am very excited about the potential titles down the road.

[TolerancEJ]

With this new Disney/Criterion relationship, maybe Criterion can pull off the two 101 Dalmatians movies with Glenn Close.

[Ender14]

The email specifically states:

We’re proud to announce our first collaboration with Disney and Pixar:

So here's hoping...

[HipsterTrash]

Maybe this is good signs for the Criterionless Wes Anderson films...

[TotoroDragon]

It's gone full circle from the days people wanted criterion to release Song Of The South,To them now releasing Disney titles.

[bergman864]

Even though it's on the Criterion website, they sent emails out about it and they announced it on social media I still don't believe this is actually happening.

I can't.

[ShellOilJunior]

Wall-E is a great movie and has sold millions of DVDs and Blu-rays. This is big time for Criterion!

[Simplegoodnes3]

I absolutely never expected Disney to work with Criterion, at least not for anything from one of their major catalogs. This might be the biggest deal they ever made. Sure, there has been bigger movies, but for Disney to give them distribution is huge.

Criterion said this is their first collaboration with Disney. I wonder if it will be limited to some of Disney's sub brands, like Pixar, or if we will get any Disney proper movies in the collection. Personally, I would love to see Fantasia added.

Also, it is nice to have some more animated movies in the collection.

[dvining]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Wall-E is a great movie and has sold millions of DVDs and Blu-rays. This is big time for Criterion!

So...the market is already saturated from Disney's own releases on three different format up through 4K?