THE MUMMY - UNIVERSAL PLAYS BLU-RAY CATCH-UP

Universal Studios, the last company to remain exclusively in the HD DVD camp, is now rushing to get its films out in the Blu-ray high-definition video format, following the decision by Toshiba to abandon it. Universal announced Thursday that it plans to release 40 films on Blu-ray disks, most of them previously released for HD DVD, by the end of the year. But illustrating the awkward difficulty for studios to alter direction, Universal's first Blu-ray releases won't come until July 22, with a package of "Mummy" films, including The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, and the Scorpion King. The July release is time to coincide with the theatrical release of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Universal will not release a package of television s hows until August 26, when Heroes: Season One hits the shelves. It has already been released on HD DVD.

18/04/2008