Quote:Now, Kornblau said, he?s ready to go public with Universal Studio?s Blu-ray strategy, which includes plans to release approximately 40 titles in the second half of this year. Among them: the studio?s five big feature films of the summer, including The Incredible Hulk, with Edward Norton, William Hurt and Liv Tyler; Wanted, the action thriller from director Timur Bekmambetov that stars Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie; Guillermo del Toro?s Hellboy II: The Golden Army; Mamma Mia, the adaptation of the Abba musical, starring Meryl Streep; and the sequel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, with Jet Li, Maria Bello and Michelle Yeoh joining the returning Brendan Fraser and John Hannah.
?We?re thrilled that our preliminary slate of Blu-ray offerings comprises such a brilliant collection of high-def-centric fare,? Kornblau said.
The second season of the hit TV series ?Heroes? will be Universal Studios? first global Blu-ray Disc release, with a worldwide release date set for Aug. 26, the same day as the DVD. Universal Studios Home Entertainment will release the title in North America, while Universal Pictures International Entertainment, NBC Universal?s international home entertainment arm, will release it in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Japan.
Also coming Aug. 26 will be season one of ?Heroes,? which Universal released on HD DVD exactly one year before.
