Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has dated its first batch of 4K Blu-ray titles. The following titles will be available for purchase on March 1: Jean-Marc Vallée's
Wild, Wes Ball's
The Maze Runner and
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Ridley Scott's
The Martian, Ang Lee's
Life of Pi, Matthew Vaughn's
Kingsman: The Secret Service, Ridley Scott's
Exodus: Gods and Kings, Aleksander Bach's
Hitman: Agent 47, and Josh Trank's
Fantastic 4.
Exact technical specs and supplemental features to be included with these releases have not yet been detailed, but each 4K Blu-ray release will also come with a standard 2K Blu-ray copy of the film.
The Martian 4K Blu-ray
Synopsis: From legendary director Ridley Scott (
Alien, Prometheus) comes a gripping tale of human strength and the will to survive. During a mission to Mars, American astronaut Mark Watney (played by Academy Award winner Matt Damon) is presumed dead and left behind. But Watney is still alive. Against all odds, he must find a way to contact Earth in the hope that scientists can devise a rescue plan to bring him home. Based on the best-selling novel by Andy Weir, THE MARTIAN provides a realistic glimpse into life in outer-space that will have you on the edge of your seat! In addition to wowing audiences around the world, the film is one of best reviewed of the year and has been named one of the best movies of the year by such groups as National Board of Review, which also awarded top honors to Ridley Scott for Best Director, Matt Damon for Best Actor and Drew Goddard for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Wild 4K Blu-ray
Synopsis: From the director of
Dallas Buyers Club,
Wild recounts the reckless behavior of Cheryl Strayed (Witherspoon), who makes a rash decision to embark on a challenging trek across the Pacific Crest Trail. With absolutely no experience, she sets out to hike more than a thousand miles all on her own — in what becomes an unforgettable journey of transformation and redemption that strengthens and ultimately heals her.
The Maze Runner 4K Blu-ray
Synopsis: When Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys, he has no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization known as W.C.K.D. Only by piecing together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze can Thomas hope to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. Based upon the best-selling novel by James Dashner.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials 4K Blu-ray
Synopsis: In this next chapter of the epic
Maze Runner saga, Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD's vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
Life of Pi 4K Blu-ray
Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this visual masterpiece from Oscar winner Ang Lee, based on the best-selling novel. After a cataclysmic shipwreck, young Pi Patel finds himself stranded on a lifeboat with the only other survivor - a ferocious Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Bound by the need to survive, the two are cast on an epic journey that must be seen to be believed.
Kingsman: The Secret Service 4K Blu-ray
Synopsis: Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (
Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class),
Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Exodus: Gods and Kings 4K Blu-ray
Synopsis: From acclaimed director Ridley Scott (
Gladiator, Prometheus) comes the epic adventure
Exodus: Gods and Kings, the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state-of-the-art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses (Christian Bale) as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses (Joel Edgerton), setting 600,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Hitman: Agent 47 4K Blu-ray
Synopsis: Rupert Friend stars in this action-packed thriller based on the award-winning video game franchise. A genetically engineered assassin with superior intelligence and superhuman abilities, 47 (Friend), turns the tables on a sinister organization that's out to create an army of unstoppable killers with his DNA. Teaming up with a mysterious young woman (Hannah Ware), he uncovers secrets about his origins and faces an epic battle with his deadliest foe. Also starring Zachary Quinto, this gripping film is "Bond and Bourne rolled into one on steroids" (Marie Moore, The Film Strip).
Fantastic 4 4K Blu-ray
Synopsis: The Fantastic Four make a triumphant return with Marvel's next generation of heroes — four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate universe, their physical forms altered in shocking ways. Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) and Ben Grimm (The Thing) must harness their incredible new powers and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy, the infamous Dr. Doom.