Blu-ray News and Release Date Roundup - 12th March 2010

Keep up to date with what's happening in the world of Blu-ray movie releases with our handy roundup.

New Release Dates:

Nine - 4th May 2010 USA.

War of the Worlds (remake) - 1st June 2010 USA.

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans - 6th April 2010 USA.

The New Daughter - 18th May 2010 USA.

The Prisoner (TV remake) - 3rd May 2010 UK.

Nowhere Boy - 10th May 2010 UK.

News and Rumours:

BFI.

From April, the BFI will be releasing dual-format sets containing both DVD and Blu-ray editions of their films.  The first pair are scheduled for the 26th April and will be Tokyo Story and Early Summer.  A further 25 editions are planned over the next year.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

Terry Gilliam's latest will see its HD release on the 27th April.  Bonus features include an introduction and commentary with Gilliam, deleted scenes, several featurettes and plenty of Heath Ledger related content.  Sound will be DTS-HD.

G.I. Joe: The Movie.

Not the recent live-action Stephen Sommers film (which we review here), but an HD version of the late '80s animated movie.  While not as timeless as Transformers: The Movie, this was far less mainstream and rather odd in places.  Shout! is producing the disc and give the impression the transfer will be worth seeing.