All rumoured Disney/20th Century UHD catalogue releases for 2025 (With Sources)

[Member-810559]

This thread will compile the rumored/possible and confirmed Disney owned/20th Century UHD catalogue releases for 2025 (Source of the rumor will be provided for each title)

*Please note that these are strictly rumors and will be updated when the official announcement from the studio is released.

The French Connection (1971) - https://criterionforum.org/forum/vie...e53dc1#p828509 & https://www.instagram.com/dawnofthediscs/p/DDZnYk-pSsO/

The Insider (1999) - https://collider.com/michael-mann-th...der-explained/

The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - https://collider.com/michael-mann-th...der-explained/

Fight Club (1999) - https://deadline.com/2024/10/fight-c...ry-1236157451/ & https://collider.com/fight-club-4k-r...-fincher-cost/

Tron (1982) & Tron: Legacy (2010) - https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/110524-1300

The Sound of Music (1965) - CONFIRMED ON 20/02/2025 https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/022025-0900

The Village (2004) - https://www.slashfilm.com/1634915/m-...ge-4k-release/

Tombstone (1993) - CONFIRMED RELEASE https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarc...ervation-team/

Sideways (2004) - http://thedigitalbits.com/columns/th...d-release-list

Kingdom of Heaven: Director’s Cut (2005) - CONFIRMED RELEASE https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/041025-0629

Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - CONFIRMED RELEASE https://variety.com/2025/film/news/r...ry-1236381904/

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) - CONFIRMED PENDING STUDIO ANNOUNCEMENT https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/060225-1800

Criterion 10-Film Wes Anderson 4K Collection - CONFIRMED BY DIRECTOR https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/052725-1430

[RevolverOcelScott]

I'd legit buy all of those. Hear that Disney, get off your ass and make some money.

[Driver78]

Originally Posted by RevolverOcelScott

I'd legit buy all of those. Hear that Disney, get off your ass and make some money.

Anything less than a billion dollars in profit isn't money to them

[RevolverOcelScott]

Originally Posted by Driver78

Anything less than a billion dollars in profit isn't money to them

I've said it countless times, but it bears repeating.

What good is owning and hoarding a massive trove of films/prints/rights if you don't do anything with them. It's like putting money in the bank, except instead of interest, you actually have to pay to store the money, and the money slowly disintegrates over time.

30k here, 100k there, 75k here, it adds up. They had no problem investing millions/billions in massive flops, and theme park hotels that barely lasted a year.

[Gargus]

Originally Posted by RevolverOcelScott

I've said it countless times, but it bears repeating.

What good is owning and hoarding a massive trove of films/prints/rights if you don't do anything with them. It's like putting money in the bank, except instead of interest, you actually have to pay to store the money, and the money slowly disintegrates over time.

30k here, 100k there, 75k here, it adds up. They had no problem investing millions/billions in massive flops, and theme park hotels that barely lasted a year.

To a lot of companies like Disney, not letting anyone else have them is a value to them.

I don't quite understand it myself but that seems to be the thinking of things.

Plus I'd wager it also has to do with merchandising. They cant have licensing deals for products, tshirts, Disney world tie ins, cross promotion and so on releasing old movies like they can by pushing new products. Disney seems to act as if they don't make billions on something it isn't worth doing, they only swing if they think it's going to be a home run. A base hit isn't good enough.

At least they seemingly seem to be slowly backing away from that by allowing some older titles to be released.

Really I wish anything non Disney friendly they own they would hand to someone like Sony and say "here, you release this and give us our cut of the money".

[loxly]

Got excited when i saw a potential Last of the Mohicans 4k but after reading the article, Mann thought it was already on 4k and he would like it in 4k but there is no way it would come out this year imo

[Member-810559]

Originally Posted by loxly

Got excited when i saw a potential Last of the Mohicans 4k but after reading the article, Mann thought it was already on 4k and he would like it in 4k but there is no way it would come out this year imo

He did say in the interview that he'll talk to Disney, that's better than nothing even if we don't see anything this year.

MANN: Yeah, you're looking at it on the right system and all that. The answer 80-inch or the 77-inch Sony A95L is really the way to see it. That does make a big difference, though. Because of this interview, I have to go call Disney at the beginning of the week and tell them we should do it. We should have a 4K of The Insider for sure.

[dean1700]

Originally Posted by loxly

Got excited when i saw a potential Last of the Mohicans 4k but after reading the article, Mann thought it was already on 4k and he would like it in 4k but there is no way it would come out this year imo

Even if it did it would probably only be the Director's Cut. Give us the Theatrical release instead.

[Shane Rollins]

Originally Posted by mannie002

This thread will compile the rumored and/or possible Disney owned/20th Century UHD catalogue releases for 2025 (Source of the rumor will be provided for each title)

*Please note that these are strictly rumours and are pending official announcement from the studio.

We gon' take this one at a time.

Originally Posted by mannie002

The French Connection (1971) - https://criterionforum.org/forum/vie...e53dc1#p828509 & https://www.instagram.com/dawnofthediscs/p/DDZnYk-pSsO/

When was the restoration done? Was Friedkin involved? Cut or uncut?

How'd it get out of Disney's claws?

Lots of second variables there.

Originally Posted by mannie002

The Insider (1999) - https://collider.com/michael-mann-th...der-explained/

Just remember, this is the guy who thinks the 4K of Heat is reference. Remember that.

Originally Posted by mannie002

The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - https://collider.com/michael-mann-th...der-explained/

Also, this is the guy who just had a movie hit 4K, one of the most awaited, most demanded movies ever, a movie with whole boxes of excess film...and told the studio to sit on it...because he has final say.

We're only getting one cut of Mohicans here, and I have no clue which cut it will be.

Originally Posted by mannie002

Fight Club (1999) - https://deadline.com/2024/10/fight-c...ry-1236157451/

Will this have more AI f*ckery, or will it be normal? Se7en has me worried.

Originally Posted by mannie002

Tron (1982) & Tron: Legacy (2010) - https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/110524-1300

I've never seen Legacy, but I know for a fact Tron had edits to it. The 2002 DVD had the film as released. The 2012 remaster removed a significant part of the film's original effects, so hopefully they're decent enough to add it back in.

Originally Posted by mannie002

The Sound of Music (1965) - https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/m...ts/110524-1300

Will this have the correct color timing, as represented by the 2005 DVD, or the color timing of the 2010 Blu-ray, with its Ritrovata piss-washed color scheme? Make or break.

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All in all, I hope I'm just being too negative, these all get released, and they're all solid discs. However, with Disney being Disney, can you all really blame me?!?

[VeronicaSawyer]

Originally Posted by Shane Rollins

Will this have the correct color timing, as represented by the 2005 DVD, or the color timing of the 2010 Blu-ray, with its Ritrovata piss-washed color scheme? Make or break.

This. The earlier colour timing for The Sound of Music is the version I grew up with and very much prefer, and I consider it a pretty drastic difference from the 2010 restoration. It's one of the reasons I have never actually picked it up in HD. I wouldn't be interested in a 4K if it maintained the 2010 look.

[Brutalizer79]

In a parallel dimension, it was Fox that bought out Disney and everything got put out on 4k. Too bad that's not this dimension, lol

[Bruhingtonbruh]

Wasn't Napoleon Dynamite confirmed by the director to be happening?

[Member-810559]

Originally Posted by Bruhingtonbruh

Wasn't Napoleon Dynamite confirmed by the director to be happening?

Can you provide a source for that so I can add it to the list.

[Bruhingtonbruh]

Originally Posted by mannie002

Can you provide a source for that so I can add it to the list.

My bad I went to check and mixed up some stuff in my head

I was mixing up a guy who said it baselessly
https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...&postcount=102

and a post in he same thread about how the film was remastered in 4k for Sundance linking to this article
https://theplaylist.net/napoleon-dyn...sary-20231212/

Possible he said it during a screening but I can't confirm.

[Driver78]

I know The French Connection was name dropped a few months go by, I believe, Criterion, as having a forthcoming release but I can't remember if it was just for a special screening. Don't know about the others. Everyone's favorite Youtuber, In Search of Physical Media, claims he has an inside source at Disney that feeds him information. He keeps saying there a "lots" of great Disney and Fox titles forthcoming beginning this year. Like him or not, I have to believe he can't be making everything up.

[Chris J]

theme park hotels that barely lasted a year.

In what universe did they think people would spend $5,000 for two nights at a hotel just because it was Star Wars-themed? During a global recession, no less. Another piece of evidence that proves Hollywood is divorced from reality.

[stvn1974]

Originally Posted by Bolty

Any confirmed rumors for (non Fox) Disney properties?

You didn't read the Disney press conference announcing the Star Wars Original Trilogy 4K UHD Super Deluxe Edition that will include every different version of the film with their original audio options?

[JoelGoodsen]

You can add Cocktail to the list, because I'm not gonna stop until it gets a 4K release.

[Member-810559]

Originally Posted by JoelGoodsen

You can add Cocktail to the list, because I'm not gonna stop until it gets a 4K release.

I can toast to that

[Bubbles-11]

Con Air (Touchstone) is up in 4K UHD on iTunes/Vudu/MA with new cover art...