[Spero D]

Juat saw this and found it very interesting. Posted by amillians-

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Caveat:

If this post spawns any "My format has more launch titles than your format!!!!" posts, "I only count 103 and the PR said 104!!!" posts, etc., I will delete it. I *hate* that line of childish bickering here.

I'm posting this because (1) I found it, (2) it *may* hold some release strategy nuggets, (3) it's interesting that some titles have *apparently* already been dropped/replaced and (4) it's interesting that some titles are being held for new masters.

I'm just the messenger, the source isn't confirmed, it's not a complete HD DVD title compilation, it's stale data (compiled in January), heck, there many even by a SPHE title in there, so just take it for what it is...an incomplete, 100% unvetted compilation of major studio HD DVD titles and street dates, as of a period of time that has already passed. I'm sure there are people here who have better data, but can't post it, so this might be as good as it gets until all of this is public info.

Here goes...

TITLE..............................STREET......STU DIO NOTES

Batman Begins......................03/28/06....A Catalog
Constantine........................03/28/06....B Catalog
Last Samurai.......................03/28/06....C Catalog
Million Dollar Baby................03/28/06....C Catalog
Phantom of the Opera...............03/28/06....C Catalog
Lethal Weapon 1....................04/11/06....C Catalog
Training Day.......................04/11/06....C Catalog
Unforgiven.........................04/11/06....C Catalog
Harry Potter 4.....................04/11/06....New Release
Goodfellas.........................04/25/06....C Catalog
Matrix, The........................04/25/06....B Catalog
Swordfish..........................04/25/06....C Catalog
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang...............04/25/06....New Release
Il Mare............................05/02/06....New Release
Jelly Beans........................05/02/06....New Release
Syriana............................05/02/06....New Release
Blazing Saddles....................05/09/06....C Catalog
Dukes of Hazzard...................05/09/06....B Catalog
Full Metal Jacket..................05/09/06....C Catalog
T3: Rise of the Machines...........05/09/06....B Catalog
Rumor Has It.......................05/09/06....New Release
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory..05/16/06....A Catalog
Fugitive, The......................05/16/06....C Catalog
Green Mile, The S.E................05/16/06....C Catalog (2 Disc)
Ocean’s Twelve.....................05/16/06....C Catalog
Troy...............................05/16/06....B Catalog
Dirty Dozen........................05/23/06....C Catalog
Firewall...........................06/06/06....New Release
Searchers, The.....................06/13/06....C Catalog (2 Disc)
16 Blocks..........................06/20/06....New Release
Lucky You..........................06/20/06....New Release
Enter the Dragon...................07/11/06....C Catalog
Shawshank Redemption...............07/11/06....C Catalog (Replaces Matrix Reloaded)
The ATL............................07/18/06....New Release
V For Vendetta.....................07/25/06....New Release
Supernatural Season 1..............08/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
Under Siege........................08/08/06....C Catalog
Good Night and Good Luck...........08/22/06....New Release
Scanner Darkly, A..................08/22/06....New Release
2001: A Space Odyssey..............09/05/06....C Catalog (2 Disc)
Clockwork Orange...................09/05/06....C Catalog (Pending)
Shining, The.......................09/05/06....C Catalog (2 Disc)
The Adventures of Robin Hood.......09/05/06....C Catalog
OC, The Season 3...................09/05/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
Deep Sea...........................09/05/06....New Release
Denizons of the Deep...............09/05/06....New Release
Smallville Season 5................09/05/06....A Franchise (Date TBD)
In the Land of Women...............09/12/06....New Release
Lake House.........................09/12/06....New Release
A Room With a View (BBC)...........10/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
National Geo TBD #1................10/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
NBA Street Series Dunks V2.........10/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame......10/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life......10/XX/06....B Franchise (Date TBD)
Forbidden Planet...................10/03/06....C Catalog Day and Date (2 Disc)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves......10/03/06....C Catalog (Moved to October Due to Partner Issue)
True Romance.......................10/03/06....C Catalog (Moved to October Due to Partner Issue)
Assassination of Jesse James.......10/03/06....New Release
Corpse Bride.......................10/10/06....C Catalog
House of Wax (2005)................10/10/06....C Catalog
King Kong (1933)...................10/10/06....C Catalog
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)........10/10/06....C Catalog Day and Date (2 Disc)
Reaping, The.......................10/17/06....New Release
Justice League: 2nd Season.........10/24/06....C Franchise (Depends on Availability of HD Content)
Poseidon...........................10/24/06....New Release
Looney Tunes Golden Vol 4..........11/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
Harry Potter 1.....................11/07/06....C Catalog
Harry Potter 2.....................11/07/06....B Catalog
Polar Express......................11/07/06....C Catalog
Superman I.........................11/07/06....C Catalog (Leverages Superman Returns Theatrical)
Superman II........................11/07/06....C Catalog (Leverages Superman Returns Theatrical)
Brave One..........................11/07/06....New Release
Looney Tunes Golden Vol 1..........11/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
Ant Bully..........................11/14/06....New Release
A Christmas Story..................11/21/06....C Catalog
Caddyshack.........................11/21/06....C Catalog
Casablanca.........................11/21/06....C Catalog
Goonies............................11/21/06....C Catalog
National Lampoon’s X-mas Vacation..11/21/06....C Catalog
Singin’ In the Rain................11/21/06....C Catalog
Superman Returns...................11/28/06....New Release
Untitled WIP 1.....................11/28/06....New Release (TBD)
Visiting, The......................11/28/06....New Release
West Wing Season 7.................12/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
August Rush........................12/XX/06....New Release (Date TBD)
Invasion (Body Snatchers)..........12/XX/06....New Release
Michael Clayton....................12/XX/06....New Release
A Very Special Millians XMAS.......12/06/06....Z Catalog (Pending 8mm Master Availability)
Lethal Weapon 2....................12/05/06....C Catalog
Matrix Revolutions.................12/05/06....B Catalog
Natural Born Killers Extended......12/05/06....C Catalog
Ocean’s Eleven.....................12/05/06....C Catalog
Scooby Doo: The Movie..............12/05/06....C Catalog
Superman: The Movie................12/05/06....C Catalog Day and Date (2 Disc)
Wizard of Oz.......................12/05/06....C Catalog (Confirmation)
Lady In The Water..................12/12/06....New Release
Every Word is True.................12/19/06....New Release
Fountain, The......................12/26/06....New Release
Batman.............................TBD.........C Catalog (Pending Master Availability)
Dirty Harry........................TBD.........C Catalog (Dropped)
Eraser.............................TBD.........C Catalog (No Master, Pending Approval)
Heat...............................TBD.........C Catalog (No Available Master)
Matrix Reloaded....................TBD.........C Catalog (Dropped - Replaced by Full Metal Jacket)
Perfect Storm......................TBD.........C Catalog (Replaced by The Fugitive)
Twister............................TBD.........C Catalog (Dropped - Replaced by Last Samurai)
Exorcist, The......................TBD.........(Dropped)

[Johnny G]

Very interesting Spero,

It must be pretty accurtae as it has the new date of March 28th for Last Samurai, not April 11th as some sites listed, the same sites showing Twister as a March 28th release, which turned out to be wrong, also show on this list.

Warner's have given pricing information to dealers for the first 5 titles originally scheduled for March 28th but the date is still not confirmed.

ProductID Title
WHV80924HD BATMAN BEGINS (SPEC)
WHV80927HD CONSTANTINE
WHV80934HD LAST SAMURAI
WHV80937HD MILLION DOLLAR BABY
WHV80940HD PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)

I wonder if the Syriana date is still May 2nd & whether Firewall & 16 Blocks will come in June, these should be thie first titles that a lot of people won't already have on DVD.

Il Mare & Jelly Beans have thrown me a little, I can only see these on imdb as alternate names for Lake House (Keanu Reeves) & ATL but that will have only just come to cinemas by May 2nd and Lake House won't even be out.

Also Lucky You, listed for June, only comes to cinemas in April.

[Juan C]

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It must be pretty accurtae as it has the new date of March 28th for Last Samurai, not April 11th as some sites listed, the same sites showing Twister as a March 28th release, which turned out to be wrong, also show on this list.

Johnny,

I wouldn't say the other dates were 'wrong', only that the studio has reworked the slate.

During CES, Warner did announce Twister for March 28, Last Samurai for April 11, and Syriana for April 25. Twister has been dropped, Last Samurai has been moved up (to take Twister's place), and Syriana has been moved down. Just look at their press release.

[Johnny G]

by "wrong", I meant out of date

sorry for the confusion

[Paul_Scott]

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Batman Begins......................03/28/06....A Catalog
Full Metal Jacket..................05/09/06....C Catalog
Dirty Dozen........................05/23/06....C Catalog
Searchers, The.....................06/13/06....C Catalog (2 Disc)
Shining, The.......................09/05/06....C Catalog (2 Disc)
The Adventures of Robin Hood.......09/05/06....C Catalog
A Room With a View (BBC)...........10/XX/06....C Franchise (Date TBD)
Forbidden Planet...................10/03/06....C Catalog Day and Date (2 Disc)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)........10/10/06....C Catalog Day and Date (2 Disc)
Superman I.........................11/07/06....C Catalog (Leverages Superman Returns Theatrical)
A Christmas Story..................11/21/06....C Catalog
Superman: The Movie................12/05/06....C Catalog Day and Date (2 Disc)
Wizard of Oz.......................12/05/06....C Catalog (Confirmation)

would probably end up picking up all of these, although i was a little disappointed in the URs of Wizard and Robin Hood on standard def. Maybe the HD will give them that extra kick.
also, have to wonder if Room With a View is going to use the same PAL sourced master that is on the current disc? if so, i would probably pass unless the PAL ghosting is no longer going to be an issue here.

also- why is Superman listed as both Superman I and Superman : The Movie?

and lastly...i wonder if this is Warners full slate for HD for 2006...or if there will be more added to it.
Body Heat is supposed to get an SE this year, and i thought that was the criteria for HD releases (day and date witht he standard SE release).

The Exorcist would be cool too, but i suspect that will get pushed on down the line for 2008 for an anniversay edition release.

[Brent M]

I found 21 titles I'd be interested in purchasing.

[PeterTHX]

I find none of these worth purchasing.

I want to see the Blu-ray Disc listing!

[Rob_Walton]

You've just looked at it. Warner's are gonna release the same titles on both formats.

[Brent M]

Even though I found those 21 movies I'd be interested in purchasing, I won't be buying in to HD-DVD(or Blu-Ray) until either one format wins or a universal player is made. I know that it's going to be very tempting(especially when we actually see these things displayed in person), but I've got the self-discipline to wait until the smoke clears. I think.

[Ed St. Clair]

That is an "interesting" list.
Nothing for me in the first wave.
Titles dropped, interesting.
2 disc releases, interesting.
Thanks.

[Paul.S]

Interesting/odd that Revolutions has a date but Reloaded does not.

Trying not to get too excited about Shawshank July 11 since I know this list is tentative at best.