For those wondering why "Batman Begins" isn't already out on Blu-ray, Warner Bros. was obviously waiting to ride the hype about the sequel 'The Dark Knight.' The studio's home entertainment arm announced today that the franchise reboot will make its Blu-ray debut July 8. Ten days before the sequel debuts.

It will be available in a special limited edition set that includes the movie of course, as well as the the first six minutes of the sequel, a special comic book adaptation of that sequence, postcards, script pages and storyboards. If you just want the movie in hi-def without all the geeky extras, it will be available in a single-disc Blu-ray edition too.

Read the full press release here and check out the trailer for "The Dark Knight" which opens in theaters July 18 after the jump.