Wizard of Oz? Will it be on Blu-ray, HD DVD, or both?

[kalby8]

i must know what is happening with this - please tell me it will be blu - so i can couple that knowledge with the close encounters release and finally buy a player!

any news on raiders of the lost ark, et & the original planet of the apes?

[nate4241]

Wizard of Oz was distributed by turner pictures which is now owned by WB, a format neutral company, therefore it would release on both blu ray and hddvd...however I dont think this is a movie that will release anytime soon, probably not until the format war is over. Planet of the apes, the original is distributed by 20th century fox which is exclusively blu ray and raiders of the ark will come out on both hddvd and bluray since it is a spielberg directed film

[stewiems]

ET is universal owned and therefore HD-DUD only....is that correct?

[ClaytonMG]

Originally Posted by stewiems

ET is universal owned and therefore HD-DUD only....is that correct?

Incorrect, Spielberg wont let them just be HD-DVD only with his films...

[jamclaur]

I did a google search and only found it on Hdud... I want this movie on blu as well... but it looks like a no go for now.

[Chris Gerhard]

Originally Posted by jamclaur

I did a google search and only found it on Hdud... I want this movie on blu as well... but it looks like a no go for now.

You found the "Wizard of Oz" on HD DVD?

Chris

[jamclaur]

Originally Posted by Chris Gerhard

You found the "Wizard of Oz" on HD DVD?

Chris

http://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Oz-HD-D...blurayforum-20

[nate4241]

If Wizard of Oz were to be released anytime soon it would be released on both formats. Warner Bros is a format neutral company and they've been supporting bluray moreso as of late...I highly doubt that title would be released exclusively on HDDVD. Sometimes items are posted on Amazon without any confirmation of its release and as far as I know WB has no plans of releasing it anytime soon. Since it is a classic I think they're going to wait out until the format war is over to release that title. Remember also that WB announced that they will release more movies this quarter than all previous quarters combined, meaning that they are in heavy support of BD now. You should take note also that WB is trying to catch up with all its already released collection on HDDVD to bluray with the next generation of players that support BD java. For any WB release from now on, we will likely see both a bluray and Hddvd release. As for ET, it will also be released on both formats because it is a Spielberg directed movie, therefore EVEN IF , and thats a BIG If, the Wizard of Oz were to be released exclusively on HDDVD, thats still 3 of 4 movies released on bluray that you wanted to see on your list of hi def.

[gvortex7]

Originally Posted by jamclaur

http://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Oz-HD-D...blurayforum-20

This doesn't mean anything. The movie hasn't even been announced for any format, yet.

[WickyWoo]

Amazon creates placeholders based on people searching for stuff. Nothing more

[jamclaur]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

Amazon creates placeholders based on people searching for stuff. Nothing more

cool