Universal Studios Home Entertainment is slowly but surely bringing its redundant HD DVD catalog over to Sony’s successful Blu-ray format. On March 31, Universal will release the Riddick films, Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick, on Blu-ray with 1080p VC-1 video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. These were highly regarded as two of the most technically impressive HD DVD releases, so hopefully their transition to Blu-ray will be up to snuff.
The special features, courtesy of Blu-ray.com, are below.
Pitch Black
* U Control
o Picture in Picture
o Pitch Black Raw
* BD Live: Download Center – My Scenes Sharing
* Feature Commentary with Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser and Director David Twohy
* Feature Commentary with Director David Twohy, Producer Tom Engelman and Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Chiag
* An Introduction by David Twohy
* The Game Is On
* The Johns Chase Log
* The Making of Pitch Black
* Dark Fury: Advancing the Arc
* The Chronicles of Riddick Visual Encyclopedia
* A View into the Dark
Chronicles of Riddick
* Intro by David Twohy
* Feature Commentary with Writer-Director David Twohy and Actors Karl Urban and Alexa Davalos
* Virtual Guide to The Chronicles of Riddick
* Toombs Chase Log
* Virtual Effects Revealed
* Deleted Scenes
* Creation on New Mecca
* Riddick Rises
* Keep What You Kill