Luc Besson · 1990s

dir. Luc Besson

The 4K existed before this, buried inside the Luc Besson 9-film box set from Sony last November. Both the 148-minute US cut and the 158-minute international version, Dolby Vision, Atmos. Now Gaumont is giving it a proper standalone release in June with a steelbook illustrated by Flore Maquin and a wild Fnac-exclusive 6-disc edition that includes a vinyl soundtrack and a 232-page making-of book. The big question for importers is subtitles. The film was shot in English, but French releases have a history of forced French subs or swapped opening sequences. English subs are listed on the French Amazon page, which is encouraging. Sony holds the US rights and StudioCanal has the UK, so a Region A standalone may or may not follow. Collectors who grabbed the Besson box already have the disc, but anyone waiting for a single release finally has a date.

Gaumont · 4K Ultra HD Steelbook

dir. Luc Besson

A-Tier Sony 4K. Luc Besson's hitman film with Jean Reno and a young Natalie Portman. Sony's steelbook artwork got some criticism. The disc scores well at 4.5 overall. Not a lot of dedicated collector energy around this specific release.

Sony Pictures · 4K + Blu-ray

dir. Luc Besson

A-Tier Sony 4K. Luc Besson's assassin film with Anne Parillaud. Sony and StudioCanal both have steelbook versions, and the consensus is that StudioCanal's is the better package if you're region-free. The Sony version dropped the Spanish subtitles and audio track that StudioCanal kept.

Sony Pictures · Steelbook (4K + Blu-ray)

dir. Luc Besson

A-Tier but there are two different versions floating around and people mix them up constantly. The Sony US release and the StudioCanal UK release are different masters, and the StudioCanal disc looks better. Both the standard and steelbook StudioCanal editions use the same disc, so the packaging doesn't matter for picture quality. If you're buying this, get the UK StudioCanal version.

StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray (United Kingdom)