Exclusive: Spielberg "Big Supporter" of Blu-ray, But Future High-Def Releases Uncertain
Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 11:46 AM ET
Tags: Industry Forecasts, Steven Spielberg (all tags)

Confirming mounting speculation, we've got exclusive word this morning that Steven Spielberg is indeed "a big supporter" of Blu-ray, and that yesterday's carve out in the Paramount/DreamWorks HD DVD announcement was designed to allow the legendary director to release future titles on Blu-ray.

With many of his early blockbusters distributed by Universal Pictures ('E.T.,' 'Jurassic Park' and 'Jaws,' among them), it was once assumed that the combination of Steven Spielberg's classic titles and Universal's exclusive HD DVD support would be one of format's biggest weapons against rival Blu-ray, but a series of developments have led many to speculate that perhaps Spielberg himself has other ideas.

The first hint of trouble for HD DVD came back in February when the HD DVD promo group issued a public apology to Spielberg after listing several of his titles in a "Coming Soon" list that was apparently never approved by the director.

Then, just last month came news that the very first Spielberg high-def title -- a 30th anniversary edition of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' -- would be released on Blu-ray, not HD DVD. (That release is due November 13, day and date with the standard-def DVD edition.)

Finally, yesterday's stunner of a Paramount/DreamWorks HD DVD exclusivity press release included a conspicuous one line carve-out, stating that Spielberg's DreamWorks films would be exempt from the terms of the HD DVD exclusivity arrangement, opening the door to the possible future release of more recent Spielberg blockbusters on Blu-ray.

So what's the deal? We put that question to the source for all things Spielberg -- his longtime spokesman and DreamWorks marketing exec Marvin Levy. Speaking exclusively with High-Def Digest, Levy confirmed Spielberg's active support of Blu-ray with the selection of 'Close Encounters' for his next-gen debut.

"It was important to Steven that if any of his films were to be released [first] on high-definition, that it would be a classic," said Levy. "Steven is big supporter of Blu-ray, and chose 'Close Encounters' to be the first of his films on either format."

Spielberg approved the new high-def transfer made for the film, and among the Blu-ray's supplements is a new introduction recorded by the director specifically for the release, as well as a storyboard comparison.

Levy further clarified the Paramount/DreamWorks press release, saying that "...his movies, like 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'War of the Worlds,' are not included in that deal. They are not exclusive to HD DVD, nor [are they] planned for that format at this time.'"

Levy went on emphasize that beyond 'Close Encounters,' Spielberg has no other films in the high-def pipeline on either format. "At this moment, there are no plans for something further [on either format]. Anything in the future will be decided on a title-by-title basis. There certainly won't be more titles in 2007."

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大导演斯皮尔伯格通过发言人说自己是BD支持者 此次派拉蒙的时限独占协议不会包括如拯救大兵、世界之战等影片。

今年2月HD阵营自作聪明的把一些老斯的电影列在HD发手表中。但是这些电影老斯根本没有同意发行，因此HD阵营只好公开道歉。

第一个老斯的高清格式影片是第三类接触

[ 本帖最后由 奶牛 于 2007-8-22 06:56 编辑 ]

到底作品权的归属是电影公司还是个人？

象斯皮尔伯格这种级别的导演，你认为会是只拿导演的片酬，拍完电影后就走人的那种吗？
没有对这部电影一定的控制权，他压根就不会拍，好莱坞权力榜上的位置，可不是假的。

说了 BD HD都有份  不会给任何一个HD格式独占

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原帖由 CN 于 2007-8-22 08:04 发表
象斯皮尔伯格这种级别的导演，你认为会是只拿导演的片酬，拍完电影后就走人的那种吗？
没有对这部电影一定的控制权，他压根就不会拍，好莱坞权力榜上的位置，可不是假的。

这老头还是很有个性地 :D

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原帖由 sonicteam 于 2007-8-22 08:13 发表
说了 BD HD都有份  不会给任何一个HD格式独占

头一次看你能支持ps3相关东西,今天是什么日子????

今天我休息

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原帖由 sonicteam 于 2007-8-22 09:00 发表
今天我休息

跑累了

支持BD

老头子还是牛气的

我只要大兵:D

大导演就是牛，赞一个:D

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原帖由 sonicteam 于 2007-8-22 08:13 发表

说了 BD HD都有份  不会给任何一个HD格式独占

没这么说。只是说不是某一种格式独占。
虽然没说bd独占，但他就是不出hddvd版，别人又能怎么样？
斯皮尔伯格今年发行的高清影碟只有bd版《第三类接触》，无hddvd版。


今年2月HD阵营自作聪明的把一些老斯的电影列在HD发手表中。但是这些电影老斯根本没有同意发行，因此HD阵营只好公开道歉。

从此事可看岀斯皮尔伯格对hddvd的态度

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原帖由 solopain 于 2007-8-22 08:58 发表

头一次看你能支持ps3相关东西,今天是什么日子????

他的意思是不会独占任何一种高清格式，这算说好话？

老斯太吊了