Iron Man Blu-ray Recalled, But No Delay (UPDATED)

The forums are lit up this morning with news that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Iron Man' has been recalled. A few weeks back, some of those receiving review copies reported trouble playing the disc in their Blu-ray players. Apparently, there is an authoring problem with the disc, and distributors have been issued direction to send back all product. According to those distributors, Paramount is doing everything possible to get enough replacement discs to retailers in time for its September 30th release date, but it may not be able to meet the demand. If Paramount can't get enough titles onto retail shelves, they may delay the title until October 7th. Online retailers like Amazon are likely to ship first-come, first-serve, so make sure you have your pre-order in now if you haven't done so already. Update: We have received word from Paramount that they will meet the street date and that the 'Iron Man' Blu-ray will not be delayed.
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Jimbo976  » Sep 24, 2008
Well if they delay the Blu-ray to Oct. 7, I hope they delay the DVD as well.

bhampton  » Sep 24, 2008
I can wait till the 7th, because I've bought so many other great Blu Rays recently. Still.... looking forward to it.

RIPSeanTaylor21  » Sep 24, 2008
Finally its official!

E-Dogg  » Sep 24, 2008
I have my copy and it works perfectly.

SellmeyourDVD  » Sep 24, 2008
This is bad, very bad....

theboffer  » Sep 24, 2008
I can wait as well. My copy of the Godfather Triology will keep me occupied until then.

Marine Mike  » Sep 24, 2008
Good thing I kept my pre-order of Iron Man in May from Amazon.

scook  » Sep 24, 2008
I was thinking the same thing, good thing I pre order Iron man when it was first available on May 22, 2008 when everyone was saying how ridiculus it was being so early haha

househead  » Sep 24, 2008	Show comment Hide comment
EPIC FAIL

ogscorpion  » Sep 24, 2008
Oh well. One week delay won't hurt. Besides, I have The Forbidden Kingdom and Sex In The City that I haven't watched to keep me busy. I did pre-order mine at Best Buy so more likely it will go with the flow of when Paramount decides to sell it.

jimmybobo  » Sep 24, 2008
"The official word on the Iron Man BD is in from Paramount. The discs that will be available on street date at your local retailers WILL be fixed and working fine, so no worries. We're also told that because the discs will be corrected by street, there will be no need for any kind of exchange program. Just so you know." http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#iron2

Sonny  » Sep 24, 2008
Oh shEEEIT the sky is falling!!!!! LOL!!

melsbluespecv  » Sep 24, 2008
It's ok.. I'll enjoy my bad copy on my PS3.

CptGreedle  » Sep 24, 2008
Even though I really want to see this, I will survive if another week has to go by for them to get it right. Besides, I have enough other discs to watch and not enough time for those either.

SDon1969  » Sep 24, 2008
Better that they caught the bad discs now instead of the consumer having to act as quality control. A week delay is better than a replacement disc program hassle, still can't wait to see the BD, though!

BluOgre  » Sep 24, 2008

I reported this yesterday and I'm glad to see that Paramount is not underplaying the problem. How people thought they were going to reproduce the entire batch of Iron Man in just a week is a little silly. I have a feeling the big retailers/online stores will get the first batches. Unfortuantely stores like mine (rentailers with limited sell thru) will get the product on Oct 7th. If you picked any title this should have NEVER happened, Iron Man would have been it. This will hurt sales and it will hurt the overall image of Blu-ray if it slides to a Oct 7th street date.

web4fun  » Sep 24, 2008	Show comment Hide comment
Just spoke to Amazon Customer Service Rep and she said that there is a massive delay in shipping a bunch of items and that most importantly Iron Man is not due to ship until 10/6!!!! So bad news on the Amazon front. I hope this changes.

BrahmaBull1969  » Sep 24, 2008	Show comment Hide comment
Paramount quality has been pretty crappy lately....I had issues with THE LOVE GURU...couldn't access bonus features, chapters, or audio setup.....this is brutal!

arbetet  » Sep 24, 2008
If only this had happened to Sex and the City instead...

digitalbabe  » Sep 24, 2008
Hi Folks, Our buyer (I work for one of the largest media distributors), for Paramount, has confirmed that the error was discovered early on and a small amount of defective product shipped. The correct UPC is 097361385709, and will be shipped to us today 9/24. In her words, they are working around the clock to meet demand. Thanks, Sariena

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