For the week of May 4, the biggest new home video releases are headlined by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's 4K reissue of the adrenaline-pumping Keanu Reeves/Sandra Bullock classic Speed, which features a full remaster of the film and contains plenty of awesome special features.
Recent releases Judas and the Black Messiah starring Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield; and The Little Things starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto, also make their Blu-ray debuts this week from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Both titles were released simultaneously in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming service earlier this year.
Tim Burton's critically-acclaimed drama Big Fish is also getting a 4K Ultra HD re-release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, while Lionsgate Home Entertainment brings The Virtuoso, Anthony Hopkins' follow-up to his Oscar-winning performance in The Father, to Blu-ray.
As for Digital releases, this week's biggest title is the Andrew Garfield-starrer Mainstream, which, despite a poor critical reception, has been making headlines recently due to its star's comments on a potential appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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SPEED Ultimate Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD
Hold on tight for a rush of pulse-pounding thrills, breathtaking stunts and unexpected romance in a film you'll want to see again and again. Keanu Reeves stars as an L.A.P.D. SWAT team specialist who is sent to diffuse a bomb that a revenge-driven extortionist (Dennis Hopper) has planted on a city bus. But until he does, one of the passengers (Sandra Bullock) must keep the bus speeding through the streets of Los Angeles at more than 50 miles per hour – or the bomb will explode. A high-octane chase of suspense, nonstop action and surprise twists, "Speed" is a joyride sure to keep you on the edge of your seat!
Special Features:
- REMASTERED IN 4K
- Audio Commentary by Jan de Bont
- Audio Commentary by Graham Yost and Mark Gordon
- Action Sequences
- Inside Speed
- On Location
- Stunts
- Visual Effects
- HBO First Look: The Making of Speed
- Extended Scenes
- Jack Shoots Payne in the Neck
- Payne Lives/Cops Party
- Annie's Job
- After Helen's Death
- Ray's Crime
- Cargo Jet Explosion: The Airline Version
- Speed Music Video by Billy Idol
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
FBI informant William O'Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) infiltrates the Illinois Black Panther Party and is tasked with keeping tabs on their charismatic leader, Chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya). A career thief, O'Neal revels in the danger of manipulating both his comrades and his handler, Special Agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons). Hampton's political prowess grows just as he's falling in love with fellow revolutionary Deborah Johnson (Dominique Fishback). Meanwhile, a battle wages for O'Neal's soul. Will he align with the forces of good? Or subdue Hampton and The Panthers by any means, as FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (Martin Sheen) commands?
Special Features:
- "Fred Hampton for the People" – The filmmakers and cast discuss why telling Chairman Fred Hampton's story is more important now than ever before.
- "Unexpected Betrayal" – The filmmakers and cast discuss William O'Neil's complexities and his eventual betrayal of Hampton.
THE LITTLE THINGS
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon (Denzel Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter (Rami Malek), impressed with Deke's cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
Special Features:
- Four Shade of Blue - Featurette
- A Contrast In Styles - Featurette
BIG FISH 4K Ultra HD
Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, portrayed by five-time Best Actor Oscar® nominee Albert Finney (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Erin Brockovich, 2000), he remains a huge mystery to his son, William (Billy Crudup). Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie.
Special Features:
- NEWLY REMASTERED IN 4K FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
- HDR10 PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- NEW DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
- Tim Burton Audio Commentary, Moderated by Mark Salisbury
- The Character's Journey
- Edward Bloom at Large
- Amos at the Circus
- Fathers and Sons
- The Filmmaker's Path
- Tim Burton: Storyteller
- A Fairytale World
- Creature Features
- The Author's Journey
- Original Cast Interviews & Behind the Scenes
- Easter Eggs
- Theatrical Trailer
THE VIRTUOSO
Danger, deception, and murder descend upon a sleepy country town when a professional assassin (Anson Mount) accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic mentor and boss (Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins). Given only where and when along with a cryptic clue, the methodical hit man must identify his mysterious mark from among several possible targets, including a local sheriff (David Morse). Meanwhile, a chance encounter with an alluring woman (Abbie Cornish) at the town's rustic diner threatens to derail his mission in this noir-style cloak-and-dagger thriller.
MAINSTREAM - VOD
Starring Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) and Maya Hawke (Stranger Things), the film tells a cautionary tale about a young woman who finds a path to internet stardom when she starts making videos with a charismatic stranger – until the dark side of viral celebrity threatens to ruin them both.
Now available on VOD!