Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Announces Its First Blu-ray Disc Releases; Available Worldwide In November, Initial Slate Targets The Early Adopter

ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN Is First Day-and-Date Release on Blu-ray
and DVD in North America, Australia and Europe

Continuing its unwavering and exclusive support for the Blu-ray
Disc format, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment President
Worldwide Mike Dunn announced today the Studio's first wave of
highly-anticipated motion pictures to debut on Blu-ray Disc (BD),
which is the only high-definition packaged media platform broadly
supported by the film, music, gaming, computing and consumer
electronics industries. Representing more than $2 billion in box
office and 90 million DVD units sold worldwide, the studio's first
eight BD releases are right on target with the BD early adopter and
Playstation 3 purchaser. Taking full advantage of the next generation
format's high definition technology and advanced Java-based
functionality, titles will be presented with the highest quality
audiovisual elements including AVC (MPEG4 Compression) and HD
"Lossless" Audio (select tracks) and many have unique interactive
special features.
Fox's stellar, action-packed line-up of initial BD releases
includes: BEHIND ENEMY LINES, FANTASTIC FOUR, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
(Director's Cut), KISS OF THE DRAGON, THE OMEN (666), THE LEAGUE OF
EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, SPEED and THE TRANSPORTER. This first wave of
BD titles will arrive at retail outlets worldwide in November. Japan
launches November 10 and product hits North American (SRP
US$39.98/CAN$49.98), Australian and European stores on November 14.
"Blu-ray is the superior high definition format and come this
holiday season it will be evident that it is really the only choice
for consumers who want to enjoy pre-recorded high-definition content
at home. It'll be that simple," noted Dunn. "It fully delivers on the
promise of a next generation format and Blu-ray represents the bright
future of the $50 billion global home entertainment industry and the
inevitable successor to the incredibly popular DVD."
Added Dunn, "For our consumers, this first wave of titles from Fox
and the incredible special features on them is an early glimpse of
what they can expect from us as we assume a leadership position in the
high-definition packaged media market."
Of Fox's Blu-ray announcement, three-time Academy Award nominated
Director Ridley Scott commented, "I reviewed my Director's Cut of
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, which is 3 hrs and 8 minutes thereabouts, on
Blu-ray Disc and I was astounded. It was like looking through a window
of clarity. It was the most impressive thing I've ever seen."
The Studio's first day-and-date release with DVD is the concurrent
BD release of ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN (known as ICE AGE 2
Internationally) on November 21 in North America and the week of
November 13 in Australia and select European territories. This
inaugural day-and-date release will benefit from the comprehensive,
multi-million dollar marketing campaigns already in place for ICE AGE:
THE MELTDOWN, which will tout the availability of the title on both
DVD and BD.
The BD release of ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN, the global $645 million
box office behemoth and sequel to one of Fox's best-selling DVDs ever,
is authored in HDMV and presented with DTS HD Lossless Master Audio
and explodes with all-audience friendly HD bonus materials. Chief
among the added features is the never-before-seen CGI short "No Time
For Nuts" -- created exclusively for the DVD and BD releases --
featuring more antics by the nut-obsessed breakout character "Scrat,"
voiced by ICE AGE director Chris Wedge. The disc also includes a
Director's commentary, "Crash and Eddie" Stunts -- three CGI short
shorts, The Animation Director's Chair, Lost Historical Films on the
Ice Age Period, "Scrat's Piranha Smackdown" Sound Effects Lab, "Crash
And Eddie" Blooper, and much more.
Fox's commitment to emerging technologies is dedicated to
enhancing the consumer experience of its products and providing for
backward compatibility with their existing home entertainment
libraries while also aggressively protecting its intellectual property
from piracy. The Blu-ray companies fully embrace the Studio's
steadfast commitment to the fight against piracy and the preservation
of the integrity of its properties. Twentieth Century Fox is a member
of the Board of Directors of the Blu-ray Disc Association.

Titles and disc configurations are detailed below:

-- BEHIND ENEMY LINES: Marked as one of the studio's first three
BD-J releases, BEHIND ENEMY LINES features DTS HD Lossless
Master Audio and MPEG 4 compression. The disc also includes
commentaries by Director John Moore, Editor Martin Smith, and
Producers John Davis and Wyck Godfrey, as well as selectable
HD trailers of upcoming BD releases.

-- FANTASTIC FOUR: Presented with DTS HD Lossless Master Audio,
the HDMV Blu-Ray Disc of FANTASTIC FOUR boasts commentaries by
Ioan Gruffud, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis and
Julian McMahon, and selectable HD trailers of upcoming BD
releases.

-- KINGDOM OF HEAVEN (Director's Cut): To accommodate the full 3
hour and 42 minute run time of Ridley Scott's Director's cut
version of his epic masterpiece, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is one of
the industry's first dual-layer BD releases and is authored in
HDMV presented with DTS HD Lossless Master Audio.

-- KISS OF THE DRAGON: Authored in HDMV with DTS HD Lossless
Master Audio, KISS OF THE DRAGON includes commentaries by
Chris Nash, Bridget Fonda, and Jet Li, as well as selectable
HD trailers of upcoming BD releases.

-- THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: One of the industry's
most advanced BD releases, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY
GENTLEMEN is authored in BD-J with DTS HD Lossless Master
Audio and AVC (MPEG 4 compression) and includes commentaries
by the cast and crew, a unique search index which allows the
viewer to sort scenes from the movie into 72 categories
ranging from actor (e.g., Shane West, Sean Connery) to
character (e.g., Allan Quarterman, Agent Tom Sawyer) to
locations (e.g., Paris, Venice), among others. Additional
features include an interactive first person shooter game
boasting 12 unique play modes, up to 99 bookmarks, an animated
pop-up trivia track, and HD trailers of upcoming BD releases.

-- THE OMEN (666): Authored in HDMV with DTS HD Lossless Master
Audio, THE OMEN (666) includes commentary by John Moore, Glenn
Williamson and Dan Zimmerman, two featurettes and two extended
scenes plus a BD-exclusive animated pop-up trivia track
entitled "The Devil's Footnotes," which explores the history
of the triple sixes (666).

-- SPEED: This BD-J release boasts DTS HD Lossless Master Audio
and MPEG 4 compression. Special features include commentary
tracks and commentary chapter selections by Jan De Bont,
Graham Yost, and Mark Gordon, as well as an animated pop-up
trivia track, up to 99 bookmarks, a 56-category search index
(see description on THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN) and
a java game entitled, Speed: Take Down, touting six game play
modes. The title also includes HD trailers for upcoming BD
releases.

-- THE TRANSPORTER: Authored in HDMV and presented with DTS HD
Lossless Master Audio, THE TRANSPORTER Blu-Ray Disc features
commentaries by Actor Jason Statham and Producer Steven
Chasman, in addition to host of selectable HD trailers of
upcoming BD releases.

Blu-ray Disc is a next generation optical disc format developed
for high-definition video and high-capacity software applications. A
single-layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 25 gigabytes of data and a
dual-layer Blu-ray Disc holds up to 50 gigabytes of data. This greater
storage capacity enables the Blu-ray Disc to store over six times the
amount of content than is possible with current DVDs, and is
particularly well-suited for high definition feature films with
extended levels of additional bonus and interactive material. Blu-ray
also features the most advanced copy protection, backward
compatibility with the current DVD format, connectivity and advanced
interactivity.

A recognized global industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment LLC is the worldwide marketing, sales and distribution
company for all Fox film and television programming on VHS and DVD as
well as video acquisitions and original productions. Each year the
Company introduces hundreds of new and newly enhanced products, which
it services to retail outlets -- from mass merchants and warehouse
clubs to specialty stores and e-commerce -- throughout the world.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC is a subsidiary of
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, a News Corporation company.