Twister (UK BD) in May

Universal Pictures have announced the UK Blu-ray Disc release of Twister on 25th May 2009. In this big effects blockbuster, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weather front to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain enough data to create an improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters' deadly path.

Features include:

• 1080P 2.40:1 Widescreen
• English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese 5.1 DTS Surround
• English SDH, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese and Chinese (Traditional) subtitles
• Commentary by director Jan De Bont and special effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier
• The Making of Twister
• Anatomy of a Twister
• Chasing the Storm: Twister Revisited
• Nature Tech: Tornadoes
• Music Video: Van Halen’s ‘Humans Being’
• Theatrical Trailer

The extras have a running time of 1hr 42mins and are presented in a mix of SD and HD.