Audio Video News

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced that its initial slate of 4K Ultra HD discs will include Dolby Atmos soundtracks. The previously announced titles, slated for release in “early 2016,” are The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Salt, Hancock, Chappie, Pineapple Express, and The Smurfs 2 with additional titles expected to follow later in the year.

Warner Bros. has said it expects to release 35 4K discs in 2016, including Mad Max: Fury Road, San Andreas, The Lego Movie, and Pan, which are due out early in the year. The movies will support high dynamic range (HDR). Man of Steel and Pacific Rim are also slated for release later in the year.

The Martian, due out March 1 at $29.99, is available for preorder on Amazon. 20th Century Fox has also announced Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Life of Pi, Exodus: Gods & Kings, and Fantastic Four.