Universal 'Gangster' titles on US BD in October - Artwork added

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Universal Studios Home Video have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of three gangster titles on 14th October 2008. Ridley Scott’s American Gangster, Martin Scorsese’s Casino and David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises will be priced at $29.98 SRP each or will be available as part of a three-pack Gangsters set priced at $89.98 SRP.

Universal have so far not used region coding on their Blu-ray Disc titles and we expect this trend to continue, though officially no region coding information has been supplied. Features are detailed below…

American Gangster

BD-50 Dual Layer
Theatrical (158mins) and Extended (177mins) Cuts
1080P Widescreen
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
French 5.1 DTS Surround (Theatrical Cut only)
English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
U-Control Picture in Picture (Unrated Cut)
Commentary with Director Ridley Scott and Writer Steven Zaillian (Theatrical Cut)
Deleted Scenes
Fallen Empire: Making American Gangster
Case Files
Hip-Hop Infusion Featuring Common and T.I.
The BET Special: The Making of American Gangster
Dateline NBC: American Gangster First Look
"Do You Feel Me (Remix)" performed by Anthony Hamilton featuring Ghostface Killah
"Blue Magic" from Jay-Z's Album "American Gangster"
Theatrical Trailer

Casino

BD-50 Dual Layer
1080P Widescreen
English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
Spanish 5.1 DTS Surround
English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
Feature Audio Commentary - Moments with Martin Scorsese, Sharon Stone, Nicholas Pileggi and more
U-Control Picture in Picture
Deleted Scenes
Vegas and the Mob
History Alive: True Crime Authors: Casino With Nicholas Pileggi (The History Channel)
My Scenes

Eastern Promises