Press Release BVHE Press Release: The Sixth Sense (1999) and Signs (2002) (4k UHD Combo) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

TWO ICONIC M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN FILMS, THE SIXTH SENSE AND SIGNS, ARRIVE ON 4K UHD™ FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! IN ADDITION, A SPECIAL BUNDLE INCLUDING UNBREAKABLE WILL BE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT DIGITAL RETAILERS THE SIXTH SENSE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS! BURBANK, CA. (August 26, 2024) – The Sixth Sense and Signs, two iconic thrillers from Oscar®-nominated director, M. Night Shyamalan, will be available for the first time ever in stunning 4K UHD digital on August 27, and 4K UHD Blu-ray disc on October 22. The original negatives for both films were scanned at 4K resolution and restored in High Dynamic Range (HDR). Additionally, an exclusive bundle, including both films, along with Unbreakable, will also be available on August 27 at digital retailers. Nominated for six Oscars®, including best picture, The Sixth Sense is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. Known for one of the best plot twists in cinematic history, the psychological thriller stars Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment and Toni Collette. The cult sci-fi thriller, Signs, stars Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix and Rory Culkin, and follows a farmer who investigates mysterious circles and lines carved into his crops. Release date schedule is as follows: On August 27, available in 4K Ultra HD for the first time at digital retailers: The Sixth Sense Signs A special bundle opportunity will also be available at digital retailers on August 27 which includes: The Sixth Sense 4K UHD, Signs 4K UHD and Unbreakable 4K UHD Available on 4K UHD Blu-ray disc for the first time ever on October 22: The Sixth Sense Signs ABOUT THE SIXTH SENSE Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis brings a powerful presence to an edge-of-your-seat thriller from writer-director M. Night Shyamalan (Oscar®-nominee for Best Original Screenplay and Best Director) that critics are calling one of the greatest ghost stories ever filmed. When Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Willis), a distinguished child psychologist, meets Cole Sear (Oscar® -nominee Haley Joel Osment, Best Supporting Actor), a frightened, confused, eight-year-old, Dr. Crowe is completely unprepared to face the truth of what haunts Cole. With a riveting intensity you'll find thoroughly chilling, the discovery of Cole's incredible sixth sense leads them to mysterious places with unforgettable consequences! Product Specifications Street Date Digital: August 27, 2024 Physical: October 22, 2024 Product SKUs Digital: 4K UHD Physical: 4K UHD + Blu-ray + Digital Code (US), 4K UHD + Blu-ray (CA) Total Run Time Approx. 107 minutes Aspect Ratio Physical: 1.85:1 Disc Size 4K UHD Blu-ray: 100GB Blu-ray: 50GB U.S. Audio 4K Ultra HD: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital Blu-ray: English 5.1 Uncompressed (48 kHz/16-bit), English And French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital U.S. Subtitles 4K Ultra HD: English SDH, Spanish, French Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, French

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[JediFonger]

wish we knew the exact wave/titles of when sony is taking over the disney-fox disc distributions.

i'm really hoping we get more dolby vision titles added to the entire disney-fox releases.

 

[Alex...]

Finally Signs on 4K.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

wish we knew the exact wave/titles of when sony is taking over the disney-fox disc distributions.

i'm really hoping we get more dolby vision titles added to the entire disney-fox releases.

There is no indication that there will be a wave of titles.

This could simply be a distribution deal — not an agreement to open up back catalog releasing.

 

[Robert Crawford]

There is no indication that there will be a wave of titles.

This could simply be a distribution deal — not an agreement to open up back catalog releasing.

I think some people are setting themselves up for a major disappointment.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I think some people are setting themselves up for a major disappointment.

Agreed!

That agreement was made months ago amid much speculation as to what it meant. On the surface, it’s the same consolidated distribution deal other studios have done to save money. To date, there has been no sign that Disney wants to use Sony to help distribute Fox titles. In fact, the only big rumored catalog release from Disney I have heard about is TRON in 4k.

 

[YANG]

odd combination. UNBREAKABLE should be left alone since it's a beginning episode to a trilogy. replaced by THE VILLAGE which is one another Shyamalan/Disney collaboration.

 

[JediFonger]

I think some people are setting themselves up for a major disappointment.

i thought it meant that disney would stop releasing disc... but sony would takeover and that means we'll get dolby vision, does it not?

 

[SD_Brian]

odd combination. UNBREAKABLE should be left alone since it's a beginning episode to a trilogy. replaced by THE VILLAGE which is one another Shyamalan/Disney collaboration.

Likely grouped together because The Sixth Sense > Unbreakable > Signs is the chronological release order in which they appear in Shyamalan's filmography. The Village was released after Signs.

Also, likely grouped together because the 4K of Unbreakable has already been released, so there's nothing new that would need to be done in order to include that title in this bundle.

 

[jayembee]

There is no indication that there will be a wave of titles.

This could simply be a distribution deal — not an agreement to open up back catalog releasing.

I think some people are setting themselves up for a major disappointment.

It would be no surprise, given how many people were over the moon when Disney announced a deal with Mill Creek. Again, they were expecting a large dropping of new titles on the market, despite it being fairly clear that it was just repressings of already existing titles.

 

[jayembee]

odd combination. UNBREAKABLE should be left alone since it's a beginning episode to a trilogy. replaced by THE VILLAGE which is one another Shyamalan/Disney collaboration.

Well, it wasn't originally the "beginning episode to a trilogy", given that Glass didn't come out until 16 years after Unbreakable. And it works fine as a standalone film. A more reasonable...ah...reason for it not to be bundled with the others is that there's already been a UHD release of it. Not that that's ever stopped a label from doing it before.

I'll be happy getting the individual releases, as I already have the previous Unbreakable release. And those first three movies are the only Shyamalan movies that I've liked. I'd be tempted, though, by a UHD of Lady in the Water. Terrible movie, but I'd want it for the Christopher Doyle cinematography.

 

[Robert Crawford]

 

[Indy Guy]

Almost 2 months between the digital and physical release dates... Is this purely to reduce the physical market as much as possible, or does it recognize more buyers would opt for physical if both versions released on the same date?
Inclusion of digital codes with discs insures the latter would likely be true.
Why not experiment...sell the disc version (with codes) first? See if digital buyers would hold off for an additional 2 months for stand alone digital copies.
A good part of why the industry struggles today results from the race to the bottom. Streaming a popular title to a household of viewers at a fraction of the price to see it in IMAX or purchase a blu ray is a diluted profit strategy that has damaged public perception of films as art, and cinematic events as special. The studios have adopted distribution strategies that forego greatness and artistic value in favor of selling film as a commodity. The race to less profitable streaming and digital transaction has damaged the higher values of theatrical and physical to a point where the event nature of a film can become Netflix fodder overnight ("Maestro" comes to mind).
The special qualities unique to theatrical and physical releases has given way to an "all you can eat" buffet where artistic achievements wallow in a sea of unlimited choice, while meager profits result from costly investments.
In the current business model, cinematic art no longer commands the status of something special to be celebrated time and again.
As villian Syndrome professed in The Incredibles,
"I'll sell my inventions so that... everyone can be super! And when everyone's super... no one will be!"

 

[Todd Erwin]

i thought it meant that disney would stop releasing disc... but sony would takeover and that means we'll get dolby vision, does it not?

Nope. All it means is that Sony will be handling manufacturing and distribution, meaning that they ship out the discs to retailers and assure that there is plenty of inventory. So far, on the first two titles to be released under this deal (First Omen and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), there is no real indication that Sony is even involved with the exception being the "Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment" fine print on the disc labels. There is no SPHE logo on the cover artwork or when the disc loads. Menu designs still follow what we have come to expect from Disney, unlike the Paramount titles that Warner handled some time ago.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Almost 2 months between the digital and physical release dates... Is this purely to reduce the physical market as much as possible, or does it recognize more buyers would opt for physical if both versions released on the same date?

Discs are still big holiday sales items, even if many brick and mortar stores have stopped carrying them. Digital retailers for the most part no longer offer that option. Also, the delayed physical releases may also have to do with scheduling production runs at the disc replicator facility, which is already prematurely seeing capacity issues.

 

[Indy Guy]

Discs are still big holiday sales items, even if many brick and mortar stores have stopped carrying them. Digital retailers for the most part no longer offer that option. Also, the delayed physical releases may also have to do with scheduling production runs at the disc replicator facility, which is already prematurely seeing capacity issues.

While that is the current situation, the release delay for physical has been standard policy for years before disc production capacities were drastically reduced.
It's equally likely that the urge for instant gratification pushed many into digital purchases thereby helping reduce demand for physical.

 

[Jake Lipson]

wish we knew the exact wave/titles of when sony is taking over the disney-fox disc distributions.

This has already happened.

This is the back cover of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes releasing tomorrow. If you look at the small print down at the bottom, you'll see, "Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment."

In fact, the only big rumored catalog release from Disney I have heard about is TRON in 4k.

Disney has Tron: Ares in production with a current theatrical release date of October 9, 2025. It would make sense to do an upgraded release for the previous films to support the release of the new one.

 

[SD_Brian]

Interesting, but I suppose not terribly surprising (given their current 'movie star' statuses) that they've put Joaquin Phoenix in the foreground on the Signs cover and moved Mel Gibson to the background, while keeping Mel's name above the title (I'm sure the name placement is contractually mandated).

 

[Stephen_J_H]

odd combination. UNBREAKABLE should be left alone since it's a beginning episode to a trilogy. replaced by THE VILLAGE which is one another Shyamalan/Disney collaboration.

Likely grouped together because The Sixth Sense > Unbreakable > Signs is the chronological release order in which they appear in Shyamalan's filmography. The Village was released after Signs.

Also, likely grouped together because the 4K of Unbreakable has already been released, so there's nothing new that would need to be done in order to include that title in this bundle.

Remember that this is a digital bundle, and not a disc bundle. As far as I'm concerned, couldn't care less what's in it.

 

[SD_Brian]

Remember that this is a digital bundle, and not a disc bundle.

I realize that. I meant that a 4K version of Unbreakable is already on the market, so it requires absolutely no effort on the part of the studio to include it in a 3-movie digital bundle.