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Lionsgate Bumps Third Wave of Blu-ray Titles

Wed Sep 27, 2006 at 04:39 PM ET
Tags: Disc Announcements, Lionsgate (all tags)
With only two weeks to go until street date, Lionsgate has postponed its third wave of Blu-ray titles, which were originally due in stores October 17.

All four titles -- 'American Psycho,' 'First Blood,' 'Saw II ' and 'Young Guns ' -- have been yanked by the studio until at least "early 2007."

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Though Lionsgate has not given an official reason for the delay, rumors have begun to circulate that the studio pulled the titles to switch from the MPEG-2 compression codec to VC-1, as well as add more bonus features. However, Lionsgate would not confirm nor deny the reports.

We'll keep you posted on a new street date as soon as it is announced, and in the meantime, we've moved the titles to the "Release Dates Postponed" section of our Blu-ray Release Schedule.

Earlier on High-Def Digest:
Lionsgate Sets Third Wave of Blu-ray Titles (Jul 24, 2006)


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