Men in Black is finally coming to blu-ray! Sony has announced it will come out on June 17^th. The disc will be profile 2.0 compatible and will have an exclusive interactive game (Intergalactic Pursuit) via BD-Live. NOTE: Only profile 2.0 compatible players will be able to enjoy this feature! But if you don’t have one, don’t worry, there are many other features for you to play and enjoy!

The picture to the left is from an ad that will come out on ‘Home Media Magazine’ next week. It is great how they used the neat tagline “Blu is the new Black!”. Sony has a suggested retail price of $28.95 for the Blu-ray-YEAH YEAH we know…it is not cheap! Stop complaining! New technology is never cheap.

The disc will come with all the extras from the 2001 standard DVD release including “Telestrator Commentary” (with director Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones), second “Technical Commentary” (with Sonnenfeld, effects artist Rick Baker, and the Industrial Light & Magic Team), deleted and alternate scenes, the “Metamorphosis of Men in Black ” vignette, visual effects scene deconstructions with optional technical commentary, character animation studies, storyboards, two still galleries (with concept art and production photos), a “Scene Editing Workshop,” the “Men in Black ” music video with Will Smith and Mikey, and theatrical trailer.

This was a huge blockbuster and I am sure most people know the movie but for those who have been space traveling or in deep coma for the last 10 years, we have a small synopsis:

In present-day America, Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) is a member of an organization that has been keeping track of extra-terrestrial aliens on Earth for over 40 years. When K finds himself in need of a new partner, a brash NYPD detective, James Edwards (Will Smith) fills the position, becoming Agent J. Armed with space-age technology (which J barely understands) and their razor-sharp wits, J and K investigate a newcomer who is bad news for Earth. He is searching for a super energy source called “The Galaxy”. Now, Agents J and K must stop the bug before it can escape with the “Galaxy”.

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Technical Specs

• Blu-ray
• BD-Live Enabled
• Region A

Video Resolution/Codec

• 1080p/AVC MPEG-4

Aspect Ratio(s)

• 1.85:1

Audio Formats

• English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 Surround
• Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles/Captions

English SDH, subtitle options including French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Thai.

Disc Features

• Telestrator Commentary with Director Barry Sonnenfeld and Tommy Lee Jones
• Technical Commentary with Barry Sonnenfeld, Rick Baker, and Industrial Light & Magic Team
• Vignette: “Metamorphosis of Men-in-Black“
• Extended and Alternate Scenes
• Visual Effects Scene Deconstructions (w/Technical Commentary)
• Character Animation Studies
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Conceptual Art Gallery
• Still Gallery: “Production Photos”
• Scene Editing Workshop
• Music Video:”Men-in-Black” by Will Smith and Mikey
• Theatrical Trailers
• Easter Egg: “Frank the Pug”

HD Exclusive Content:

• Interactive Game: “Intergalatic Pursuit: The Men-in-Black Multi-Player Trivia Game” (BD-Live)

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