First, Fox revealed that the 3D Blu-ray is going to be packaged alongside the 4K Blu-ray; something that’s very rare in the 4K Blu-ray world so far. Photo: Alita: Battle Angel, 20th Century FoxIs Alita a one off for Fox in offering dual dynamic HDR format support, or is it the first step in a formal new ‘format neutral’ policy? First up, Fox has confirmed that the film will appear on 4K Blu-ray in just the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. This is a shame, perhaps, given the spectacular 4K Blu-ray picture quality of the IMAX sections in the trio of IMAX scene-supporting 4K Blu-ray releases I mentioned earlier. Photo: Warner BrosWe can certainly still hold out plenty of hope, though, that the Alita 4K Blu-ray picture quality will still be outstanding even without using IMAX resources.

Source: Forbes May 25, 2019 15:22 UTC