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.
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DVD double-dipping is a pet peve of mine, and so far I haven't seen anything to make me want to upgrade from the 2-disc edition I already have.
How about commentary from Chris Nolan? Deleted Scenes? Maybe a special look at the Oscar nominated cinematography?
The first 6 minutes of The Dark Knight should be worth a rent at best, but when that movie comes out on DVD by the end of the year, it'll seem pretty silly to have spent $40-50 on that other copy
