Audio Video News

Two classics from director Luc Besson—The Fifth Element and Leon: The Professional—will get the Atmos treatment this fall, Sony Pictures announced.

Slated for release on October 27 under the Blu-Ray Supreme Cinema banner, both discs will be packaged in a limited-edition acrylic “Clear Case” featuring 24-page behind-the-scenes booklets with rare photos. In addition to Atmos soundtracks, both films have been restored and remastered.

Of course, Element is a classic among videophiles, having achieved near cult status at the 1998 CES as the home theater demo. The Diva opera scene and ensuing mayhem may well have been the most played clip that year.

There have now been 20 Blu-ray titles mixed in Dolby Atmos, Dolby reports, seven of which have yet to be released. The other forthcoming titles are:

• Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.): Release date September 1, 2015
• Age of Adaline (Lionsgate): Release date September 8, 2015
• Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Sony): Release date October 6, 2015
• San Andreas (Warner Bros.): Release date October 20, 2015
• Game of Thrones Season 1&2 (HBO): Release date November 3, 2015