We’ve got details on the extra bonus content and specs that will be available on Warner Bros.’ Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc release of In the Heart of the Sea, scheduled to hit stores on Tuesday, June 7th. The film has already been released to conventional Blu-ray Disc and Digital HD, but the Ultra HD edition will bring enhanced viewing to the home media release.
In the Heart of the Sea on UHD BD will include the HDR specification for deeper color range and contrast, with 4k video presented in 2160p using the HEVC/H.265 compression standard.
English audio will be offered in Dolby Atmos and Dolby TrueHD 7.1, formats also available on the Blu-ray release. The Atmos format is not available on all Warner Bros. releases, making In the Heart of the Sea a desirable title for audiophiles with systems that support the format.
The extra bonus material, including deleted and extended scenes, a Captain’s Log from Ron Howard, and five other featurettes, is presented in Full HD (1080p) on the Blu-ray copy.
A Digital HD version of In the Heart of the Sea will also be included with the combo edition. We’re not sure yet how UltraViolet will handle redeemable UHD digital copies, and whether a discount will be offered from services like Vudu where the title is already available in Ultra HD). Unfortunately, Warner Bros. indicates in their press release it may be a completely separate transaction for a 4k Digital Copy.
Here’s a breakdown of the extra bonus content available on the Ultra HD Blu-ray release of In the Heart of the Sea.
In the Heart of the Sea features in HD:
- Whale Tales: Melville’s Untold Story
- The Hard Life of a Whaler
- Chase & Pollard: A Man of Means and A Man of Courage
- LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE: The Real-Life Sequel to Moby Dick
- Commanding the Heart of the Sea
- Deleted and Extended Scenes
- Ron Howard: Captain’s Log
The official package artwork for In the Heart of the Sea hasn’t been released yet from Warner, but we’ll update this article once received.
Description:
Oscar winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) directs the action adventure In the Heart of the Sea, based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex, a New England whaling ship. In the Heart of the Sea,from Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures, stars Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers, Rush) as the vessel’s veteran first mate Owen Chase; Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) as its inexperienced Captain, George Pollard; Cillian Murphy (The Dark Knight Rises) as second mate Matthew Joy; and Ben Whishaw (Skyfall) as novelist Herman Melville, whose inquiries into the event 30 years later helped bring the story to light. Tom Holland (The Impossible) also stars as young seamanTom Nickerson, and Brendan Gleeson (Edge of Tomorrow) as the same man, 30 years later. Spanish actor Jordi Mollà (Riddick) is the captain of another ship, the Archimedes, who tries to warn the Essex of what may lie ahead. Howard directed the film from a screenplay by Charles Leavitt (Blood Diamond), story by Charles Leavitt and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), based on the book In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick, winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
