Press Release BVHE Press Release: Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny (4k UHD Combo) (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

ON DECEMBER 5, THE FINAL ADVENTURE COMES HOME!
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY ARRIVES ON 4K,
BLU-RAY & DVD WITH OVER 2 HOURS OF EXTRA CONTENT!

Lucasfilm’s Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny
Comes To Physical Media December 5 with bonus features
including an exclusive new score-only version of the movie!

Also Available: Exclusive Best Buy SteelBook® Design
and a Walmart Exclusive Including Enamel Pin




BURBANK, CA (October 10, 2023) – From Academy Award®–nominated writer-director James Mangold (Logan, Walk the Line) comes the final chapter in the saga of one of cinema’s greatest heroes. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny sees Harrison Ford reprise his iconic role as the whip-smart archaeologist one last time for a “rip-roaring adventure” (Maureen Lenker, Entertainment Weekly) full of “exciting action, wonderful banter and fantastic twists and turns” (Germain Lussier, io9).

The 4K and Blu-ray are loaded with incredible bonus content including five chapters that chart the making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Join the cast and crew on an epic, globe-trotting adventure that showcases new characters, stunts, music, locations, production design and visual effects whilst also bidding a fond farewell to one of cinema’s greatest heroes. Fans of Academy Award®-winner John Williams will be delighted to learn that there is a new, exclusive “score-only” version of the movie allowing viewers to listen to the composer’s iconic music on an isolated track as they watch the film.

Additionally, collectors can find a limited-edition SteelBook® design only at Best Buy.

Walmart will also offer an exclusive 4K Ultra HD edition with custom artwork and a limited-edition enamel pin.

Film Synopsis
Harrison Ford returns to the role of the legendary hero archaeologist for this highly anticipated final installment of the iconic franchise-- a big, globe-trotting, rip-roaring cinematic adventure. Starring alongside Ford are Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”), Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish), John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark), Shaunette Renée Wilson (Black Panther), Thomas Kretschmann (Das Boot), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Boyd Holbrook (Logan), Olivier Richters (Black Widow), Mads Mikkelsen (Doctor Strange) and newcomer Ethann Isidore. Directed by James Mangold (Logan, Walk the Line) and written by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and David Koepp and James Mangold, based on characters created by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman, the film is produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Simon Emanuel, with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas serving as executive producers. John Williams, who has scored each Indy adventure since the original Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, has returned once again to compose the score.

Bonus Features
The Making of Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny

• Chapter 1 – Prologue – Harrison Ford leaps back into action as Indiana Jones! Journey to 1944 as this featurette reveals the filmmakers, characters, stunts, locations, and incredible visual effects that make up the thrilling opening of Dial of Destiny!
• Chapter 2 – New York – Blast off to adventure as James Mangold showcases the re-creation of 1969 Manhattan for the Moon Parade chase. This featurette spotlights Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) as John Williams conducts his beautiful new theme for this compelling character.
• Chapter 3 – Morocco – The man in the hat is back! Explore Morocco as this featurette breaks down the white-knuckle stunts of the medina tuk-tuk chase and hotel brawl. Meet Teddy (Ethann Isidore), Indy’s precocious new ally in the hunt for the dial!
• Chapter 4 – Sicily – Meet Renaldo (Antonio Banderas) as he guides our heroes on a perilous underwater treasure hunt! Catch up with Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge on location in Sicily and explore the caverns, traps, and bugs surrounding Archimedes’ tomb!
• Chapter 5 – Finale – This featurette breaks down the thrilling climax to the Indiana Jones series. Cast and filmmakers James Mangold, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, John Williams, Steven Spielberg, and Harrison Ford bid farewell to one of the greatest heroes of all time.

Score Only Version of the Movie
Listen to John Williams’ iconic music on an isolated track as you watch the film.

*bonus features vary by product and retailer


Cast
Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones
Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Helena Shaw
Antonio Banderas as Renaldo
John Rhys-Davies as Sallah
Shaunette Renée Wilson as Mason
Thomas Kretschmann as Colonel Weber
Toby Jones as Basil Shaw
Boyd Holbrook as Klaber
Olivier Richters as Hauke
Ethann Isidore as Teddy Kumar
Mads Mikkelsen as Dr. Jürgen Voller

Directed by
James Mangold

Written by
Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and David Koepp and James Mangold

Produced by
Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Simon Emanuel

Executive Produced by
Steven Spielberg, George Lucas

Music by
John Williams

Product Specifications
Street Date
Physical: December 5, 2023

Product SKUs
Physical:
National: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD

Retail Exclusives:
Best Buy Exclusive Steelbook® (4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Code)
Walmart Exclusive w/ Enamel Pin (4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Code)

Feature Run Time
Approx. 154 minutes

Rating
U.S. Rated PG-13

Aspect Ratio
Digital: 2.39:1
Physical: 2.39:1

Disc Size
4K UHD: 66GB
Blu-ray: 50GB
DVD: 8.5GB

U.S. Audio
4K Ultra HD: English Dolby Atmos and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus, French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Blu-ray: English 7.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital
DVD: English, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Descriptive Audio

U.S. Audio (for the score-only version of the movie)
4K Ultra HD: 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos
Blu-ray: 7.1 Dolby Digital
DVD: N/A

U.S. Subtitles
4K Ultra HD: English SDH, Spanish, French
Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, French
DVD: English SDH, Spanish, French


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[Todd Erwin]

Disappointing to see that the 4K will be on a BD66, since this is an action film with a running time of 2 hours, 34 minutes.

Very happy to see a music-only track, though!

 

[Josh Steinberg]

Score Only Version of the Movie

This is a nice addition.

Disappointing to see that the 4K will be on a BD66, since this is an action film with a running time of 2 hours, 34 minutes.

I saw the film several times in 4K-equipped auditoriums, including a Dolby Theater, and it didn’t appear to have anything close to 4K resolution just by way of artistic choices to not present an overly sharp or detailed image. As a theoretical matter I don’t disagree with you but as a practical matter for this specific movie I’m not sure it would make that much of a difference.

 

[Todd Erwin]

@Josh Steinberg With Disney's recent embrace of finally using BD100's on Avatar: Way of Water and the Marvel and Mandalorian TV shows, it seems like a step backwards to go with a BD66 considering the running time. However, you are right, Mangold shot this digitally but tried to replicate the filmed look of the four previous films by softening the image a bit and adding anamorphic distortion to the edges of the frames in many shots.

I only got to see this once in a theater, in 2k, and it was not a well-maintained one at that - a small community one-screener operated by the Boys & Girls Club, adjacent to the town's main casino. The image was fine, but the sound was horrible, cranked up way too loud and possibly with a blown center channel speaker (likely caused by the excessive volume).

 

[Sam Favate]

Nice to see the score track, especially after the mishandling of the CD release earlier this summer.

Could the steelbook be more bland though?

 

[JoshZ]

@Josh Steinberg With Disney's recent embrace of finally using BD100's on Avatar: Way of Water and the Marvel and Mandalorian TV shows, it seems like a step backwards to go with a BD66 considering the running time. However, you are right, Mangold shot this digitally but tried to replicate the filmed look of the four previous films by softening the image a bit and adding anamorphic distortion to the edges of the frames in many shots.

Not to mention his need to hide the digital de-aging as much as possible.

 

[Malcolm R]

They worked hard to make this $300 million digital movie look like a $45 million film of the 80's.

 

[B-ROLL]

They worked hard to make this $300 million digital movie look like a $45 million film of the 80's.

"It costs a lot of money to look this cheap!" - Dolly Parton

 

[albert_m2]

Too bad that the poster art is nowhere to be found. Sigh.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Disney just a few moments ago issued a revised press release correcting the 4K disc size from BD66 to BD100!

 

[Malcolm R]

Disney just a few moments ago issued a revised press release correcting the 4K disc size from BD66 to BD100!

Let's hope they notified the replicating factory, too.

 

[Kent K H]

Definitely has it's weaknesses, but I found myself enjoying a surprising amount of it, especially the loopy ending. Going to hold off on picking it up for what I hope will be a five-film set. If one is not out in a year or two... yeah, I'll probably pick it up. Won't be any cheaper though, being a Disney title.

 

[titch]

I saw all the big four summer blockbusters in one week: Oppenheimer, Barbie, Mission Impossible and this. I was tired and feeling as worn out as Harrison Ford looks like in this movie when I went in, and I was expecting to hate it. The reviews weren't good and the audience stayed away. But to my big surprise.....I really enjoyed it! Will definitely pick this up.

 

[cinefan]

I saw all the big four summer blockbusters in one week: Oppenheimer, Barbie, Mission Impossible and this. I was tired and feeling as worn out as Harrison Ford looks like in this movie when I went in, and I was expecting to hate it. The reviews weren't good and the audience stayed away. But to my big surprise.....I really enjoyed it! Will definitely pick this up.

I had a similar reaction to Dial. I had very low expectations given the lukewarm (at best) reviews, but when I saw it (in the theater), I loved it. I need to see it again to solidify my feelings, but I might even go so far as to say it's now my favorite of the four sequels.

Because I rewatched all of the others this year too, because some defect in my brain forces me to rank things like this, and despite such rankings sending some who disagree into fits of apoplexy, I'm gonna say:

1. Raiders (of course)
2. Dial
3. Last Crusade
4. Crystal Skull
5. Temple of Doom

Ask me some other time and I might do a swap or 2.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Amazon preorders finally went live. See top post.

 

[Jake Lipson]

Arriving on Disney+ December 1 prior to the physical media release on December 5.

From Disney social media:

 

[Ethan Riley]

This comes out in a few days. Do you think I should hold out hope for a 5 movie collection? They seemed to have no problem putting out the 4-movie pack a few months ago, even tho' Disney is not known for compilation sets. Has anyone heard of an eventual 5-film collection?

 

[Jake Lipson]

Do you think I should hold out hope for a 5 movie collection?

Disney is not and never has been the distributor for the first four films. Paramount is. Paramount, not Disney, released the 4-film box set that is currently on the market.

Disney controls distribution for Dial of Destiny only. Any hypothetical boxed set pairing Dial with the other films would require the participation of both studios.

I have no insider information, but I don't really see any reason to believe such a thing is coming. If they were going to collaborate on a combined release, it would have made sense to release it simultaneously with the standalone Dial of Destiny release.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny UHD Review

Indy’s final adventure, "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," has arrived on 4K UHD physical media with a nice added bonus.

www.hometheaterforum.com

 

[Nelson Au]

I’ve done a little research prior to pre-ordering, and I see Best Buy had a Steelbook. But it’s sold out. Oh well, again, I guess Best Buy didn’t want to have excess stock so close to their end of selling physical media.