Paramount announces two catalog films “Escape from L.A.” and “K-19: The Widowmaker” for Blu-ray release in May

Tags: Harrison Ford, John Carpenter, Kathryn Bigelow, Kurt Russell, Liam Neeson, Paramount, Steve Buscemi

Paramount has announced plans to bring two catalog films to Blu-ray Disc on May 4th. The first title is John Carpenter‘s “Escape from L.A.” (the sequel to “Escape from New York“) from 1996 starring Kurt Russell as well as co-starring Steve Buscemi and Peter Fonda. The second film is the 2002 Kathryn Bigelow directed film “K-19: The Widowmaker” starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson. Tech specs for both titles include full 1080p Hi-Def video and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound. No bonus materials are mentioned to be included on “Escape from New York” aside from a theatrical trailer (according to the PRESS RELEASE) but “K-19: The Widowmaker” is set to include the following bonus materials.

· Commentary by director Kathryn Bigelow and cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth
· The Making of K-19: The Widowmaker
· Exploring the Craft: Make-Up Techniques
· Breaching the Hull
· It’s in the Details
· Theatrical Trailer (HD)

UPDATE: Both titles are now available for PRE-ORDER which each carrying $20.99 price tags. Click their titles above for pre-order listing links.