Spielberg’s War of the Worlds hits Blu-ray this June, we’ve got the specs!

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Last Updated on July 23, 2021

Given Steven Spielberg’s masterful track record over 40 odd years, the dude can afford a dud now and then. That being said, his version of WAR OF THE WORLDS ate more ass than Colleen Camp in that episode of Entourage.

Be that as it may, we’re forging ahead with all the Blu-ray goodies we can expect when the newly minted disc hits shelves on June 1st of this year. Check out all the specs below!

Rockin’ over 2 hours of bonus materials:

The WAR OF THE WORLDS Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital along with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. Special features are presented in standard definition except where noted HD:

Revisiting the Invasion

The H.G. Wells Legacy

Steven Spielberg and the Original War of the Worlds

Characters: The Family Unit

Previsualization

Production Diaries

o East Coast—Beginning

o East Coast—Exile

o West Coast—Destruction

o West Coast—War

Designing the Enemy: Tripods and Aliens

Scoring War Of The Worlds

We Are Not Alone

Galleries

o Sketches by Costume Designer Joanna Johnston

o Production Stills

o Behind the Scenes

o Production Sketches

Theatrical Teaser Trailer (HD)

No Blu-ray DVD art has been disseminated yet, nor has a link to pre-order the flick at Amazon. However, you can click HERE to sign up for notification when the info is made available.

WAR OF THE WORLDS stars Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier, a father who is desperately trying to protect his teenage son (Justin Chatwin) and 10-year-old daughter (Dakota Fanning) from the relentless alien onslaught that is destroying everything in its path. Fueled by the desire to reunite the children with their mother, Ray battles to shepherd his family from New Jersey to Boston, all the while fending off the mysterious and deadly aliens.

WAR OF THE WORLDS star Miranda Otto!

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