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08 MAY 2016
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T he Revenant and Deadpool are among
the first 4K Ultra HD releases in
Australia. Ultra HD supports resolutions
of up to 3840 x 2160 pixels – that's four times as
many pixels as Full HD televisions, and 27 times
as many pixels as Standard Definition televisions.
As well as producing vibrant colours and
greater contrast on compatible displays, the
format also enables smoother and more realistic
action because of its superior progressive frame
rates. 4K UHD transfers are stored on a dual
layer 66 gigabyte disc and a triple layer 100
gigabyte disc.
To get the full value from the format, you will
need both a dedicated UHD player and an Ultra
HD television set. However, the hardware will be
backwards compatible and will play your existing
Blu-ray discs.
The enhanced resolution is the perfect
showcase for the Oscar-winning cinematography
of The Revenant and the hyperkinetic action of
Deadpool, which will be available on the new
format from May 18 and May 25, respectively.
The first package of releases on the brand new
4K Ultra HD format are due to arrive in-store on
May 4 and include the first two Maze Runner
movies, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Life of Pi,
The Martian, and Kingsman: The Secret Service.
C inemaCon is also where stars like Mila
Kunis and Christina Applegate can share
personal parenting stories, as they did
when promoting their new R-rated chick comedy,
Bad Moms.
“There’s clearly some part of me that responds to
R-rated comedies. I don’t know why but I do find poop
and fart jokes funny,” says Kunis, mother to two-year-
old daughter Wyatt with hubby Ashton Kutcher.
“She’s crazy. Kids are crazy. I don’t really
understand how they’re all alive! If she was here,
she would just walk off the edge of this stage. She
has no concept of depth. I just don’t get it,” laughs
Kunis, prompting co-star Applegate to offer her own
wisdom: "You need to instill that in her. Like if you
walk out onto the street, you will be crushed like a
grape under my foot. If you do that, you will die."
There’s no such thing as a perfect mom,
according to Applegate. “When my daughter
was two, she slammed the door in my face and,
without even thinking, my husband and I both
flipped her off. She didn’t see us! The door was
closed but we looked at each other and were like
‘Wow, we are both horrible people.”
Also at CinemaCon was surprise guest James
Cameron, who announced there will now be four
Avatar sequels. FOUR! The much-talked about
continuation of his 2009 triple Oscar-winner just got
a whole lot bigger!
“It's going to be a true epic saga told in
this rich and complex world. It’s a truly
massive cinematic project making
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four epic films, each one of which stands alone
but, together, form a complete saga,” says the
director, whose mind-blowing Pandora: The World
of Avatar attraction opens next year at Disney
Theme Parks in Florida.
“We’re working across eight hours of story and
shooting it simultaneously, the way you would
a miniseries. It’s the most challenging thing I’ve
ever done. It’s like doing all three Godfather films
at the same time - but four.”
The Avatar sequels will release on Christmas
2018, 2020, 2022 and 2023.
“As you can imagine, I need to get my ass
back to writing in LA,” quipped Cameron, who
has hired four top screenwriters to assist him in
bringing the sequels to life.
It's the biggest annual movie business event in the US, where studios
reveal sneak peeks of all their upcoming films during a week-long
party in Las Vegas. By Gill Pringle
Here's cheers! Bad Moms
ike every year in gaming, there are
some titles you look forward to and
others you don’t. Right at the top of
the list, following its announcement last year,
is Mafia III. With the series moving on from
the 1940s and early ‘50s period of Mafia II,
the new game will be set in 1968 in a fictional
New Orleans called New Bordeaux. Returning
Vietnam vet Lincoln Clay goes head-to-head with
the Italian mob, that are now ensconced in the
city. A new developer, Hangar 13, is on board,
working with series progenitors 2K Czech. Mafia
III is the first true open world title in the series.
The game is out on October 7, 2016, and given
the late '60s setting, you can guarantee that the
soundtrack is going to be, er, killer!
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