French distributors Lobster Films have revealed that they are preparing a Blu-ray release of Georges Méliès' Le Voyage dans la Lune a.k.a Voyage to the Moon (1902). This legendary short film, which was meticulously restored after a hand-colored print was discovered in 2002, is considered the screen's first science fiction story.
In addition to Le voyage dans la Lune, Lobster Films' release will also include director Méliès' shorts Le Chevalier mystère a.k.a The Mysterious Knight (1899), L'antre des esprits a.k.a The House of Mystery (1901), Le royaume des fées a.k.a Fairyland: A Kingdom of Fairies (1903), Le tonnerre de Jupiter a.k.a Jupiter's Thunderballs (1903), Les cartes vivantes a.k.a The Living Playing Cards (1904), and Le chaudron infernal a.k.a The Infernal Boiling Pot (1903).
Exact technical specs and region coding status for this release are unknown at the moment, but the preliminary release date set by the French distributors is April 26th.
Note: In the U.S., the films of Georges Méliès have been released on DVD by Kino Video and Image Entertainment.