SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE Is Getting The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Treatment For Its 40th Anniversary
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment officially announced earlier this week that for the 40th-anniversary celebration of Superman: The Movie, they'll be releasing the film on 4K Ultra HD for the first time!
Superman: The Movie is officially coming to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray!
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced earlier this week that the classic film will be released on the premium format later this year to coincide with the film's 40th-anniversary celebration. It's currently slated to debut in stores on November 6.
Each set will come packaged with a 4K Ultra HD disc, a Blu-ray disc, and a Digital UHD copy that can be redeemed through MoviesAnywhere. Also, while there doesn't seem to be any new special features, it appears that the UHD disc will indeed feature an audio commentary from producer Pierre Spengler and executive producer Ilya Salkind.
SPECIAL FEATURES AND TECHNICAL SPECS:
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DOLBY VISION HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
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DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
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Audio Commentary by Pierre Spengler and Ilya Salkind
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The Making of Superman: The Movie 1978 TV Special
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Superman and the Mole-Men Cartoons
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TV Spots and Trailers
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Optional English SDH, Latin Spanish, and Parisian French subtitles for the main feature
Additionally, if you pre-order the movie through the WB Shop, you will also receive the following 80th Anniversary Flying Superman Funko Pop! Vinyl Figure.
Academy Award winners Marlon Brando and Gene Hackman head an all-star cast in the fantastic, action-packed film that made Christopher Reeve an international star playing the greatest superhero of all time. From the doomed planet of Krypton, two parents launch a spaceship carrying their infant son to earth. Here he grows up to become Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for the Metropolis Daily Planet. But with powers and abilities far beyond those of ordinary men, he battles for truth and justice as Superman.