New Line Details Transition to Blu-ray

Confirming earlier reports that it would follow Warner to Blu-ray exclusivity, New Line says its first HD DVD title ('Pan's Labryinth') will also be its last.

As for 'Pan's Labryinth,' which hit stores late last year as the first (and only) New Line HD DVD release, the studio says that once current retail supplies are depleted, the title will be discontinued - making it an instant collector's item.

New Line says it's not planning to issue an official press release trumpeting the move, ending its short-lived HD DVD support with a relative whimper.

[riqued]

They need to release LotR FAST!

[n_n]

LOTR will sell like crazy... i can't believe New Line only brought 1 title to HD-DVD and that's it...

[TriggerHappy]

Guys, the quality is excellent . Check these comparison shots out :

http://gizmodo.com/342420/l...

[Darkiewonder]

First and last movie was Pan's Labryinth that came out last year.

Everything else is cancelled.

anyways, so what's the next event for them to announce some dvd/blu-ray movies?

and I want to see "Rocket Science" makes its way to Blu-ray as well.

[Shaka2K6]

New Line's only H DVDead title was it's first and last.

lmao.

[whoelse]

I just want Lord of the Rings! :D

[Cyrus365]

They probably won't release LOTR, till more BD players are out there, and more specifically BD Live Capable players (Profile 2.0) so they can take advantage of all technologies available to them.

So far a few companies have announced bd-live capabale players (And PS3 will be getting update to hit that profile).

[Shaka2K6]

Epic win.

[GIJeff]

hd dvd still has a chance.....NOT!

[coltsfreak18]

as long as digital downloads don't win (i don't think they will catch on), i want LOTR... heck i want it on blu-ray IF downloads win. i have money, but i don't want to install a freaking fiber in my house. that would be more than blu-ray players and 20 movies

[mighty_douche]

Blu-Ray makes them more money.....

its not very complicated.

[InYourMom]

I totally agree with your statement. I say the same thing about the 360 in regards to software sales and publishers/developers.

[MK_Red]

I don't care for Lord of the Rings, Give me Nightmare On Elm Street collection on Blu NOW!
Back to topic I gotta say that at least HD-DVD's last title from New Line will be a great film. 'Pan's Labryinth' is definitly a classic. Good start and good finish for New Line on HD-DVD.

[xionpunk]

I loved those films and thought they were awesomely done (seriously, those had a huge likelihood of suckage) But I'll admit Im a little LotR'ed out.

[Gaara_724]

after the 1st film the other 6 just sucked pure and simple im JASON ALL THE WAY WHOOOO HOOOO BRING THE FRIDAY THE 13TH'S
updaye dam there made bye paramount.. maybe when they go back to blue-ray we might c them

[Wozzer]

Hddvd is dead

[Chad Warden]

With Warner and New Line Cinema now Blu-ray exclusive, this format war is over. Paramount and Dreamworks will convert pretty soon as well they're just stalling while at the same time losing money on the HD-DVD side.

Transformers? That silly movie doesn't compare to the huge, epic movies that Warner and New Line bring us.

You did well Sony.

[mullet]

...For The Dark Knight in HD. Sorry HD-DUD supporters.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

The Dark Knight!

[Doctor Strange]

At least they get Pan's Labyrinth as the last title, that is a really good movie.

[destroyah]

i have it on blu-ray, the winning format. hahahahaha

[HarryEtTubMan]

ps3=win

[Mikelarry]

victory song:the war is over the war is over now i can see the blue ray skies shinning down on me

[RIPHDDVD]

ahahahahahahahahahahaha

[pwnsause]

WTF AHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA first and last title for HD-DVDud for New Line, THATS EPIC!11

[swoopn6]

I wonder how the HD-DVD Group will do damage control. Even B-Gates isn't really concerned..he has his own agenda on HD movies. Well..it looks like HD-DVD is on life support and Universal has its hands on the plug.

[unlimited]

LORD OF THE RINGS!! EXCELLENT

[deeznuts]

A whole article on Hidefdigest without one mention of LotR. WTF? That's the only thing on our minds, give us a timeframe!

[Bolts]

And there are no Americans near Baghdad.

[Gaara_724]

i thoght te blow hat plac to the groun with millions of boms lookin for sadam/bin laden?

[fenderputty]

I love all of those movies. I love that this looks like the war is starting to turn in someone favor. Dragging this out any longer just isn't fair to us consumers. I want a unified format NOW damnit. Get a move on Paramount and Universal.

[pwnsause]

im telling you guys the domino effect is going to happen, HD-DVD owners abandon ship and jump into the Blu-Ray ship while you still can!!! http://digitalbits.com/#myt... THis is comming from Bill Hunt, thats all the credibility you need!!!!!1

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

LORD OF THE FRICKIN RINGS

and

AUSTIN POWERS!!!

[Figboy]

Pans Labyrinth was a great movie, so i guess HD DVD owners get that classic film, but man, they don't get *ANYTHING else.

i remember specifically last year, plenty of HD DVD supporters chiming how awesome it would be to have LOTR on HD DVD...ouch.

unlike Warner, the soft and gentle lover, who got up in the morning and made breakfast, New Line decided to hit it and quit it.

ah well. i own a PS3, and therefore a Blu Ray player. i'd like to extend my thanks to my fellow Playstation 3 owners, because, honestly, if it wasn't for *US, Blu Ray would *NOT have won against HD DVD (sales of Blu Ray movies didn't pick up until November 2006, not so coincidentally when the Playstation 3 launched). Sony owes us big for this. thankfully they've been delivering, and will continue to deliver throughout all this year.

bring on LOTR, Batman Begins, and The Dark Knight on Blu Ray!

come on Paramount and Universal, you know want the Blu Kool-Aid. red is tasty too, but you know you want *BOTH.

[Fux4Bux]

Now hurry up and release Lord of the Rings dammit.

[oneDMAC]

I want the Friday trilogy!!!!

[darthv72]

peter jackson is buddie buddie with microsoft. LoTR HD on live marketplace I guess.

[druqs]

Would take up way to much space on the harddrive so most people woudnt be able to download it and the rest would hesitate on doing it. The new HD formats are to big for downloading!! Maybe somtime in the future when more people have faster connections but not now.

[gololo]

you know how much it'd take to host a true hd 1080p movie on a server...do you know the size of such files??? I don't think digital distribution of 1080p movies will catch on anytime soon...I mean most ISPs don't even have the bandwidth to allow users to download a 1080p movie in a matter of an hour or less....bluray is here to stay, so just get use to it

[chfthnder26]

all i have to say is that they look very stupid being that they were on hddvd and didnt take advantage of the opportunity to sell hddvd cuz i am pretty d*mn sure that if they had released the blade series and the LOTR trillogy they would have sold like crazy i would go so far as to say that if they had released the first mortal kombat movie it would have sold really well cuz it was a good movie and it would have been that much better if it was in hd and blu but hey wut do i know