For tucked away in the disc specification section of 20th Century Fox’s press release for the upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez’s
Alita: Battle Angel is the revelation that it will carry the film in both the Dolby Vision and HDR10+ formats. A fact which Fox has confirmed to me isn’t just a press release typo.
This means that no matter whether you have a
TV and 4K Blu-ray player combi that supports Dolby Vision or a TV/4K Blu-ray combi that supports HDR10+, you will be able to enjoy
Alita: Battle Angel with the extra scene by scene picture information both these so-called dynamic HDR formats provide. Which typically means you will enjoy enhanced contrast, brightness and color performance.
The decision to deliver
Alita on 4K Blu-ray disc in both formats is a huge (and welcome) surprise for two reasons. First, it’s only the second title ever released on 4K Blu-ray that’s carried the film in both Dolby Vision and HDR10+ (the other being Lionsgate’s release of the latest
Robin Hood film).
Second,
Alita marks the very first 4K Blu-ray from 20th Century Fox that’s carried a Dolby Vision master.