The rumor is that Warner is coming aboard soon

[richard lichtenfelt]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

And the moon landing was done on a sound stage JUST to upstage the Soviets....

Perhaps instead of a condescending, samrta$$ comment you could expound on why you think it is crazy to think maybe WB wants it to not be completely out of left field when they announce exclusivity.
Movie studios comprise an extremely close knit community.
Numerous movies are produced by more than one studio.

[blu2]

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

I was just thinking the same thing. Remember how fast they were to issue statements about their neutrality before?

6 days last time. And that was not a WB press release but an interview with an HD site.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/1135

Even if they deny again I'm sure a sizeable population would ignore again and continue to speculate. It's only been about a month since the last denial. What would have changed in WB-land since then?

[SS316SRV]

Originally Posted by richard lichtenfelt

Perhaps instead of a condescending, samrta$$ comment you could expound on why you think it is crazy to think maybe WB wants it to not be completely out of left field when they announce exclusivity.

You are right. Maybe Warner did tell Lion's Gate to leak this. My point is that instead of trying to construct a conspiracy theory, we should focus on what we know for sure. What we know about Warner's HDM situation is that they are neutral and have not announced any plans to change that. I am just as hopeful that Warner goes Blu exclusive. But I am not holding my breath.

[SpikesBluBlooded]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

To quash some of this

1- No deal has been signed by Warner with either side, nor is one pending any minute now

2- Batman, V and the rest of them had been delayed for profile 1.1, nothing more, nothing less. Batman will be targeted for the theatrical or home video release of Dark Knight, not before. The other titles will probably come before it does

Hey Wicky,

There was a link to a post earlier in this thread to Powermax regarding this leak. His words more-or-less made it sound as if he was rather close to this story, as he was in a meeting regarding "damage control" and the subsequent butt-chewing that ensued. Do you have similar insight to say that no deal has been signed conclusively? Not to doubt you, as you've always been very level-headed, just curious. As far as #2 goes, you're dead-on. My own thoughts on the subject is that they won't release these titles until their minds have been made up, as the cost of producing catelogs (no matter how great they are) is rather prohibitive. Hoping your still in this thread to reply!

[OokieSpookie]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

To quash some of this

1- No deal has been signed by Warner with either side, nor is one pending any minute now

2- Batman, V and the rest of them had been delayed for profile 1.1, nothing more, nothing less. Batman will be targeted for the theatrical or home video release of Dark Knight, not before. The other titles will probably come before it does

That about kicks this thread in the pills.

[jubaiweaponx]

on point as always wicky ..anticipation for one movie to drive anticipation for another ,they are coming out and there is always planning,and again led zep dvd was pulled on both formats

[stockstar1138]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

To quash some of this

1- No deal has been signed by Warner with either side, nor is one pending any minute now

2- Batman, V and the rest of them had been delayed for profile 1.1, nothing more, nothing less. Batman will be targeted for the theatrical or home video release of Dark Knight, not before. The other titles will probably come before it does

just curious how do you know this wicky.

[richard lichtenfelt]

Why was 300 or Troy released then if they are holding the large releases for the bonus features? 300 and Troy each grossed over 3 times what V for Vendetta did. http://the-numbers.com/movies/2006/VFVND.php
http://the-numbers.com/movies/2007/300.php
http://the-numbers.com/movies/2004/TROY.php

[OokieSpookie]

From the sound advice blog:

Web forums were ablaze this morning because of a controversial report by Rich Greenfield of Pali Research, saying in 2008 Warner Bros. would cease support of HD DVD and become Blu-ray only. Finding this suspicious, I contacted Jim Noonan, Warner Bros. Senior Vice President and General Manager, for clarification. I received a response almost immediately and his reply is as follows:

”Dear Mr. Lindich, We have made no decision to change our present policy which is to produce in both HD DVD and Blu-ray.”

[JohnAlden]

Well, I think 3 days before CES... Warner could sign A contract deal with the BDA. But that is my guess. just to give the insiders and Wickywoo some grief

[Steverhcp02]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

From the sound advice blog:

whoa whoa whoa, you mean Warner didnt want to announce the biggest deal of home media through Mr Lindich's personal e-mail.......no wayz.

Remember when the PS3 wasnt getting a price cut. And when the PSP wasnt being redesigned. And when the 360 malfunctions were "isolated". Ahhhhhhh i remember THOSE days.

[atomik kinder]

Originally Posted by spicynacho

Mr. Sound Advice HD DVD Buttplugg says he contacted someone at WB and got a response that: ”Dear Mr. Lindich, We have made no decision to change our present policy which is to produce in both HD DVD and Blu-ray.”
http://www.soundadviceblog.com/?p=677

Do any of you really think they would tell him if they were going to drop HD DVD when they haven't made any kind of announcement? Sure they might say "Why yes we are, and you are the first person we letting know." They aren't going to tell anyone until they make a press release or announce at CES or whatever.

[atomik kinder]

Originally Posted by Steverhcp02

whoa whoa whoa, you mean Warner didnt want to announce the biggest deal of home media through Mr Lindich's personal e-mail.......no wayz.

Remember when the PS3 wasnt getting a price cut. And when the PSP wasnt being redesigned. And when the 360 malfunctions were "isolated". Ahhhhhhh i remember THOSE days.

Ah, you beat me to it.

[richard lichtenfelt]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

From the sound advice blog:

I'm not saying it will happen for sure, but I am far more skeptical of what Don Lindich and his sound advice blog says than what Business Week and The New York Times report.

[SpikesBluBlooded]

I went back and copied the link to Maxpower's post regarding this:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...postcount=6783

Again, sounds like he's a lot closer to this than any of the other posters on here, unless a Mod wants to discredit his statement (I'm looking at you, Wicky!) I think it's most telling that it's what he's not saying that makes his post so interesting...

[Esox50]

Originally Posted by richard lichtenfelt

I'm not saying it will happen for sure, but I am far more skeptical of what Don Lindich and his sound advice blog says than what Business Week and The New York Times report.

Absolutely agreed.

BTW, I ordered Planet Earth.

[richard lichtenfelt]

Originally Posted by Esox50

Absolutely agreed.

BTW, I ordered Planet Earth.

Right on man. I hope you enjoy it like I think you will.
Planet Earth is a top notch title.
Did you get the version narrated by David Attenborough, it is supposed to be the better of the two going by all the reviews I've read?. I've never seen the Sigourney Weaver version myself.

[WickyWoo]

There was a link to a post earlier in this thread to Powermax regarding this leak. His words more-or-less made it sound as if he was rather close to this story, as he was in a meeting regarding "damage control" and the subsequent butt-chewing that ensued. Do you have similar insight to say that no deal has been signed conclusively?

I do not have the "personallysitting in on the meeting" confirmation, but I have the next best thing. Nothing has been signed yet. And nothing will be signed by Warner, should they decide to go exclusive (likely) until after the holidays. Pre-emptive strike- If it doesn't happen at CES, it doesn't mean it won't at some point after CES. Right now Warner knows they're the swing vote, and at the very least they want to milk it for everything they can. No one is going to make any new offers till after they see the Christmas numbers

[sj001]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

just curious how do you know this wicky.

+1

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

I do not have the "personallysitting in on the meeting" confirmation, but I have the next best thing. Nothing has been signed yet. And nothing will be signed by Warner, should they decide to go exclusive (likely) until after the holidays. Pre-emptive strike- If it doesn't happen at CES, it doesn't mean it won't at some point after CES. Right now Warner knows they're the swing vote, and at the very least they want to milk it for everything they can. No one is going to make any new offers till after they see the Christmas numbers

Right. If Blu exclusivity was announced now, the HD DVD disk sales would drop off the charts completely. Both ends of the candle baby.