【NEWS 2009.08.22 update】Hi-Res Cover-Art added

【NEWS 2009.08.21】　パラマウントから、スティーヴン･スピルバーグとマイケル･ベイ（※1）の最強タッグでメガヒットを記録したSFX大活劇の続編｢トランスフォーマー/リベンジ｣のBlu-Ray、DVDリリース･アナウンスとHi-Res Cover-Artが届きました。前回、金属生命体の集団オートボットに敗北した悪の一味ディセプティコン。今回は新たな敵とともに地球に襲来、再びオートボット軍との最強格闘戦を繰り広げることに。全米BOXオフィスでも記録的なメガヒットとなり（8/9に時点で興収3億9400万ドル）、2012年公開予定のPart3の製作も決定しています。｢トランスフォーマー/リベンジ｣は4つのシークエンスがIMAXカメラで撮影されており、今回は「ダークナイト」同様に、1.78:1/ハイビジョンサイズの映像（65mmIMAX撮影パート）と、2.40:1/スコープサイズ（35mm撮影パート）の混成映像でのプレゼンテーションが予想されています（TBA）。またロスレス･サウンドも、前作のドルビーTrueHD音声からDTS-HD MA音声仕様に変更。こちらの仕上がりも期待したいところ。リリースは2ヶ月後の10/20！
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（※1）：｢トランスフォーマー/リベンジ｣のワールド･プレミアが、6/20の日本公開（全米6/22）が迫る6/8に東京･六本木ヒルズで盛大に行われた。この模様は特典にも収録されているが、マイケル･ベイは自身のブログで『この時点でも特撮部の編集を指示していた』と語っている。実際、プレミア（各国）版と劇場公開版では、実写パートを含め幾つかの差異がある。

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
DISC-1
・BD-50 Dual-Layer/MPEG-4･AVC
・2.40:1/1.78:1 Aspect Ratio（TBA）
・English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1（48kHz/24bit）
・French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
・English, English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
・Commentary by Michael Bay, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman
DISC-2
・The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen—This multi-chapter documentary chronicles the entire creation of the film and includes interviews with the cast and crew:
Seeds of Vengeance - Development and Design - After the overwhelming success of 2007's Transformers, how do the filmmakers top themselves for the sequel
　_ Domestic Destruction – Production: United States - Michael Bay believes in going big: Big action and big explosions. Cast and crew are pushed to the limit as they traverse the U.S. from New Mexico to Pennsylvania.
　_ Joint Operations – Production: Military - No other filmmaker in the world enjoys the kind of military access and cooperation Michael Bay has. Here we see just how efficient our armed forces are and the awe and respect shown by the cast.
　_ Wonders of the World – Production: Middle East - You can't really reproduce Egypt anywhere but Egypt so off we go to Giza and Luxor.
　_ Start Making Sense - Editing - In order to turn over the massive amount of film as quickly as possible to VFX, four editors work tirelessly in a unique tag-team approach to shape the film.
　_ Under the Gun – Visual Effects – Revenge of the Fallen features the most complicated VFX in film history. So complicated in fact that the filmmakers were unsure they would make the deadline. The DEVASTATOR VFX alone required 83% of ILM's total render farm capacity.
　_ Running the Gauntlet – Post-Production and Release - Working seven days a week, Michael Bay and company usher the film through sound design, Digital Intermediate color-timing and a globe-trotting whirlwind of premieres.
・A Day with Bay: Tokyo—An intimate and fun all-access journey with Michael Bay as he travels to Tokyo, Japan tor the world premiere of the biggest film of the year.
・25 Years of TRANSFORMERS—Access an all-new featurette celebrating a monumental milestone for one of Hasbro's most successful and popular franchises.
・NEST: Transformer Data-Hub—Explore conceptual artwork created by the production for 12 of the most popular AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS from the film.
・Deconstructing Visual Bayhem with Commentary by Pre-Vis Supervisor Steve Yamamoto— A series of multi-angle pre-visualization sequences allowing viewers to learn how some of the film's most spectacular scenes were created with an introduction by Michael Bay.
・Extended Scenes
・Music Video: Linkin Park's NEW DIVIDE
・The ALLSPARK Experiment—Viewers get their chance to unleash the power of the recently recovered ALLSPARK shard on Earth vehicles. Begin by selecting and customizing a vehicle with a selection of parts and accessories. Then apply the ALLSPARK to this creation and watch what happens. Applying the ALLSPARK to certain custom combinations enables four new robot characters with special powers. If viewers discover all four, they unlock a fifth vehicle, which reveals a top secret message about the future of the TRANSFORMERS movie franchise. (BD exclusive)
・NEST: Transformer Data-Hub—A database of some of the TRANSFORMERS characters that appear in the new film, offering users access to each robot's confidential file including: (BD exclusive)
　_ Innovative 3D spin galleries of each robot
　_ A timeline for each TRANSFORMERS character charting its origins, back story and design evolution from toys to animated series to comics and finally feature films
・Giant Effing Movie – A very personal look at the making of the movie. (BD exclusive)
・The Matrix of Marketing—An archive of the film's promotional media including trailers, posters and television spots. (BD exclusive)