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[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by grmayshark

we seemingly arent getting a Challengers 4K

We'll most likely get one next year from Shout, after Amazon's 2-year exclusivity window ends, just like we did with Bones and All.

[nicwood]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

We'll most likely get one next year from Shout, after Amazon's 2-year exclusivity window ends, just like we did with Bones and All.

I wouldn’t yet bet on that unfortunately. Bones and All was produced and released right before the Amazon-MGM merger got through and the company became Amazon MGM. I don’t think we’ve gotten any of the Amazon MGM-produced films on disc except for what they put out themselves via Warner. Criterion attempted to license Nickel Boys but were turned down. Saltburn would’ve also been a wonderful candidate for a 4K disc via Shout but that hasn’t happened either although they surely asked just like Licorice Pizza, but that’s a whole different constellation.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d love nothing more than to see Challengers released in 4K but I’m pessimistic at the moment.

[Hedrox]

Originally Posted by nicwood

I wouldn’t yet bet on that unfortunately. Bones and All was produced and released right before the Amazon-MGM merger got through and the company became Amazon MGM. I don’t think we’ve gotten any of the Amazon MGM-produced films on disc except for what they put out themselves via Warner. Criterion attempted to license Nickel Boys but were turned down. Saltburn would’ve also been a wonderful candidate for a 4K disc via Shout but that hasn’t happened either although they surely asked just like Licorice Pizza, but that’s a whole different constellation.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d love nothing more than to see Challengers released in 4K but I’m pessimistic at the moment.

While I agree that noting is certain, looking through their catalogue there aren't that many movies that I can see studios being interested in doing a physical release for, and pretty much all the popular ones that came out after the deal went though (March 17, 2022 or October 4, 2023 if you want to go by when it officially took the Amazon MGM name) are less than two years old. Saltburn, American Fiction, Challengers, The Idea of You, Nickel Boys, maybe Roadhouse.

It could just be down to them wanting a two year streaming exclusivity, and not budging from that even for Criterion. We'll see, Saltburn turns two in November so that one might get a release by the end of the year, to confirm our theory.

[nicwood]

Originally Posted by Hedrox

While I agree that noting is certain, looking through their catalogue there aren't that many movies that I can see studios being interested in doing a physical release for, and pretty much all the popular ones that came out after the deal went though (March 17, 2022 or October 4, 2023 if you want to go by when it officially took the Amazon MGM name) are less than two years old. Saltburn, American Fiction, Challengers, The Idea of You, Nickel Boys, maybe Roadhouse.

It could just be down to them wanting a two year streaming exclusivity, and not budging from that even for Criterion. We'll see, Saltburn turns two in November so that one might get a release by the end of the year, to confirm our theory.

Absolutely. On the other hand, Kino licensed and announced their Bottoms release less than a year after the theatrical release. That’s technically an Orion title but it’s going through MGM and they seemingly had no problem to give them the film pretty much straight away. The time it took for Kino to release the actual disc was due to Tarzi waiting for the director and cast members to record a commentary. Whatever’s been the case with Shout and the ~ two-year windows they had to adhere to, Kino proved that things could go sooner with MGM. Heck, maybe even Shout licensed the films as early as KL but didn’t put them out sooner for whatever reason.

At any rate, here’s hoping for great news in the months ahead!