Meanwhile, fans of Universal Monsters will be pleased to learn that Universal has set The Wolf Man: Complete Legacy Collection and Frankenstein: Complete Legacy Collection for release on 4K Ultra HD on 9/29. The former will include The Wolf Man (1941), Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Werewolf of London (1935), and She-Wolf of London (1946), while the latter will include Frankenstein (1931), The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945), and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).

Shout! Factory is releasing a Hostel: Parts I & II – 20th Anniversary Edition in 4K Ultra HD on 10/13.

Severin Films will release Lucio Fulci’s The Black Cat (1981) in 4K on 10/13.

Toy Robot Video’s November slate will officially include Andrew Davis’ Above the Law (1988) and James Foley’s Corruptor (1999) in 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray in the US, UK, and Canada on 11/10, along with Kaizo Hayashi’z Zipang (1990) on Blu-ray in the US, UK, and Canada, and Jung Woo-sung’s A Man of Reason (2022) on Blu-ray in the UK only.

Alliance and Paramount are working to release Henry Hathaway’s original True Grit (1969) in 4K Ultra HD. Street date is TBA.

Also, Kino Lorber Studio Classics has revealed that Tom Shadyac’s Patch Adams (1998)—another Robin Williams catalog film—is coming soon to 4K Ultra HD, as is Billy Wilder’s The Fortune Cookie (1966). Street dates are TBA.

And Disney and Pixar have set Andrew Stanton and McKenna Harris’ Toy Story 5 (2026) for release on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Steelbook on 9/22.

Finally today, as we revealed on Friday, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) is expected to street on Blu-ray and 4K disc on 11/17. That’s caused fans to ask what the aspect ratio will be on both formats. And our expectation is 1.78:1, which will fill the entire frame. That’s typically how Nolan has chosen to release his large format IMAX footage on 4K disc in the past, and we think that’s unlikely to change.

Now, some fans believe Universal should release the film in the full 1.43:1 IMAX aspect ratio on disc. The thing is, 1.43 is specifically intended for IMAX screens. Nolan has intentionally chosen the display ratio for this film for each screen type it’s meant to appear on. So theatrically, The Odyssey was screened 1.43:1 for IMAX 70mm and IMAX Laser theaters, while 2.21:1 was chosen for 5-perf 70mm, and the usual 2.39:1 ratio was chosen for conventional theaters and Dolby Cinema. Given the fact that Nolan has chosen 1.78:1 for his past 4K discs (that feature IMAX footage), we think that’s likely what he’ll choose for this disc.

It is certainly possible to release 1.43:1 with vertical pillarboxing on 4K disc, but if you want maximum visual impact on 4K disc 1.78:1 is arguably the best compromise (especially for films that feature variable aspect ratio—which notably The Odyssey does not). In an ideal world, Universal would release a deluxe 4K package that has the film on 4K disc in both ratios—1.78 and 1.43—so that fans could choose. But practically, 1.78 is the right choice for most 4K fans, in our humble opinion, to preserve the maximum IMAX visual impact on a 1.78 screen.

We expect the title to be officially announced for Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD, and Digital in the next couple of weeks, so it’ll be interesting to see what the final specs are then.

All right, that’s all for now. Stay tuned!

- Bill Hunt

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