Warner Home Video announced plans to release six new high definition (HD) titles on November 14. Making their HD DVD debuts are Casablanca, the spectacular 1962 Marlon Brando remake of Mutiny on the Bounty, and the 50th Anniversary edition of Forbidden Planet, which is being released day-and-date with its Standard Definition version. In addition, the Oscar-winning Best Picture Million Dollar Baby, The Last Samurai and ATL also make their Blu-ray Disc debut.
Forbidden Planet will be available as a 50th Anniversary HD DVD and as an Ultimate Collectors Edition packaged in a metal case that includes the HD DVD, a collectible Robby the Robot replica with moveable limbs, Forbidden Planet and The Invisible Boy reproduction lobby cards portfolio, as well as a Forbidden Planet original theatrical poster mail-in offer.
Both HD DVD and Blu-ray titles will be available for $28.99 SRP, while ATL will sell for $34.99 SRP and the Forbidden Planet Ultimate Collector's Edition will sell for $59.92 SRP. Casablanca and Mutiny on the Bounty bonus materials on the Standard Definition versions of these titles will be included on the HD DVD versions.
