Three Gangster Films Announced for Blu-ray

Posted August 15, 2008 11:13 AM by Josh Dreuth

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring three gangster themed films to Blu-ray on October 14th, both individually and as part of an 'Ultimate Gangster Collection'. The films include Ridley Scott's 'American Gangster', Martin Scorsese's 'Casino' and David Cronenberg's 'Eastern Promises'.

For 'American Gangster', both the theatrical and extended cuts of the film will come on a BD-50 featuring 1080p VC-1 video and a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras for this release include:

U-Control Picture in Picture (Unrated Cut)
Commentary with Director Ridley Scott and Writer Steven Zaillian (Theatrical Cut)
Deleted Scenes
Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster
Case Files
Hip-Hop Infusion Featuring Common and T.I.
The BET Special: The Making of American Gangster
Dateline NBC: American Gangster First Look
"Do You Feel Me (Remix)" performed by Anthony Hamilton featuring Ghostface Killah
"Blue Magic" from Jay-Z's Album "American Gangster"
Theatrical Trailer

'Casino' has similar specs, coming on a BD-50 with 1080p VC-1 video and a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. For this release, extras include:

Feature Audio Commentary - Moments with Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone, Nicholas Pileggi and more
U-Control Picture in Picture
Deleted Scenes
Vegas and the Mob
History Alive: True Crime Authors: Casino With Nicholas Pileggi (The History Channel)
My Scenes

And finally, 'Eastern Promises' will come on a BD-25 featuring 1080p VC-1 video and a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Extras for this release include:

Secrets and Stories
Marked for Life
Two Guys Walk into a Bath House
Watts on Wheels

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News comments (42 comments)

surfdude12

Aug 15, 2008

Yes!!! Casino!!! I hope its not the HD-DVD transfer though...

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Brad1963

Aug 15, 2008

Fantastic! I'm loving Universal so far.

NoQuestion

Aug 15, 2008

getting all three

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Lucy Diamond

Aug 15, 2008

Not feeling it.

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DAMNSAM77

Aug 15, 2008

Oh snap!!!! I want American Gangster and Casino FORSHO!!!! I have not seen Easter Promises but I heard it was sick too! So here is hoping for a $41 Starter-Pack like the Action-Starter Pack. All 3 for $41 would be an excellent deal!

P.S: Lets also hope that American Gangster BD release is WAAAAY better than the HDDVD release which I had heard sucked hairy donkey you know what!

reson8er

Aug 15, 2008

Depending on the Casino xfer, I'd love to pick it up. Will definitely rent Eastern Promises again to see it in BLU.

GoBlu08

Aug 15, 2008

Man can the news get any better. Casino and American Gangster. Those are both Day 1 purchases for me. Hope we see a pre order for those 2 soon.

1500thbluray6/1/2016

Aug 15, 2008

now that's awesome! i really like casino and am going to buy that when it hits Blu-ray disc!

dialog_gvf

Aug 15, 2008

Wow. Oct. 14 just became that much more expensive (+ Matrix Trilogy, Indy 4, and Poltergeist)

jurassic_pork

Aug 15, 2008

oh snap....I love Casino and Eastern Promises was tight....never saw American Gangster but would pick it up.

GarettP

Aug 15, 2008

Can't wait to finally see American Gangster, and will probably rent Eastern Promises

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lildon24

Aug 15, 2008

IM SORRY.. BLU-RAY WILL NEVER STOP SURPRISING US WITH NEW MOVIES ANNOUCEMENT AND IT IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE FOR EVERYONE MIND TO BUY THE ONES THEY WANTED SO BAD. I GOTTA HAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO BUY MORE BLUs!! I CANT WAIT TO SEE AMERICAN GANGSTA ON BLU-RAY SINCE I SEEN DA DVD VERSION.

Wolfie

Aug 15, 2008

I used to get exited looking on websites like this to see what's coming out next on Blu, now it's like "Ho hum, no big whoop". This is a good thing, don't get me wrong, it's just that it used to make my day seeing the growth of Blu-ray. Now it's the usual everyday news. GO BLU!!!

Wolfie

Amel

Aug 15, 2008

man

this is going to be a sweet deal

kaliraver

Aug 15, 2008

I am getting Casino and American Ganster for sure, if they have a good deal on all three movies I will definitely be getting all of them.

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Shanester

Aug 15, 2008

I'm confident Universal will continue their great transfers like The Mummy movies and Doomsday (which I love)

Count me in for this set too!!

HD Man

Aug 15, 2008

The flood gates have opened and there's no holding back!! Can't wait for 10/14! With the rumored release of Braveheart, this will truly be a very good year for Blu-ray and the upcoming holiday season should define the format.

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dobyblue

Aug 15, 2008

Hmm, isn't American Gangster the one they couldn't fit both versions on the HD DVD?
Go Blu!

jimmybobo

Aug 15, 2008

Casino for me if the reviews show good PQ/AQ.

onyxx

Aug 15, 2008

The AVC info is probably wrong, I just don't see Universal re encoding these movies and no other site quoting the announcement is mentioning the codecs being used. I'll bet money on HD DVD encode VC1, but that doesn't mater because all of the flicks looked good but didn't sound to good.

coolmilo

Aug 15, 2008

All three of these are must have movies. Thank you Universal!!!

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Blu Titan

Aug 15, 2008

The HD DUD version did have HD sound, and the Extended Version was placed in the DVD side of the combo disk. Now what? ;-)

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Josh

Aug 15, 2008

Sorry about the video codec. I have updated to VC-1 (as it will be).

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nathanp

Aug 15, 2008

October is going to ruin me. Every week is a big one, now with Sin City too. Geez, I love it though!

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unclejay73

Aug 15, 2008

I'm all over this set!

EvolutionCherry

Aug 15, 2008

Casino on BD FTW!

Forrestandjen07

Aug 15, 2008

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cried alittle tear when i saw the title

and sure enough FINALLY! AMERICAN GANGSTER!!!

really looking foward to that and u571

Forrestandjen07

Aug 15, 2008

PS, anyword on the bourne films or apollo 13?

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kamphausd1

Aug 15, 2008

What do you mean surfdude? I heard the HD DVD transfer of Casino was spectacular.

bg_nyc

Aug 15, 2008

I dropped Indy 4 from my preorder list ( to save $$) only to replace it with Casino and American Gangster... Holy negative cash flow!! Starter pack please?!?

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chnandler_bong

Aug 15, 2008

Since Casino and American Gangster are on BD-50s, I bet they are re-encodes. If they weren't, then they would definitely fit on a BD-25 because that is still more room than what HD-DVD would offer. Looking forward to Casino!

Xerious

Aug 15, 2008

i love these packs... makes it so much easier to buy them all

way to go Uni!

javabear

Aug 15, 2008

Wow, this is a set to buy!

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Grifter02

Aug 15, 2008

chuckuykendall:"Since Casino and American Gangster are on BD-50s, I bet they are re-encodes. If they weren't, then they would definitely fit on a BD-25 because that is still more room than what HD-DVD would offer. Looking forward to Casino!"

Ummm... why do people bash products they know nothing about? HD DVD was 30GB, which is why they would need a BD-50 even if it was a straight port (which it isn't, but that's not the point).

Sonny

Aug 15, 2008

CASINO!!!!!!!!

Minimejer05

Aug 15, 2008

Will buy all 3

JLaSoul

Aug 15, 2008

NO! Give me Scarface Universal! But I'm coo' with American Gangster for now.

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wnicholas76

Aug 15, 2008

The hits just keep on coming! I can't wait for Casino the most!!

ECWaenigma

Aug 15, 2008

I'll take Casino and Eastern Promises!

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kamphausd1

Aug 17, 2008

This package would be complete if they included Carlito's Way!

GMUPatriotsn9

Aug 18, 2008

Definitely getting this.

I hope this begins a trend of classic movies heading to Blu Ray. IMO if more classics were on Blu Ray with extras not available in the DVD edition, that would really help sell the format. I'm waiting for some older stuff like G-Men to come to Blu Ray and I hope it happens soon.