Ark of Truth coming to Blu-ray

Stargate: The Ark of Truth is headed to Blu-ray! The first movie starring the SG-1 team will arrive on the high definition format in North America on January 13, 2009, according to Amazon.com (first reported today by TVShowsOnDVD.com).

The film picks up where the tenth and final season of Stargate SG-1 left off, with the seemingly unstoppable followers of the Ori poised to conquer our galaxy. SG-1 must take the Odyssey through the Supergate and into enemy territory on a risky mission that might end the war peacefully. But an equally deadly enemy is on board.

The Ark of Truth was released on DVD last March, before the high-def format war was entirely settled. It was followed by a DVD and Blu-ray release for Stargate: Continuum in July.

The Blu-ray release includes the widescreen, 5.1 surround sound film, plus the same bonus features as the DVD:

• Commentary with Robert C. Cooper (writer/director), Christopher Judge (“Teal’c”), and Peter Woeste (director of photography)
• The Ark of Truth: Stargate at Comic-Con
• Uncovering The Ark of Truth featurette
• Stargate SG-1: The Road Taken – Prelude to Stargate: The Ark of Truth

The Blu-ray release will come with a suggested retail price of $34.99.

Pre-order The Ark of Truth on Blu-ray disc now at Amazon and support GateWorld with your purchase. As of this writing, Amazon is listing the disc at a price of $25.95 (subject to change).

There is no news yet on future Blu-ray releases for Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, but we are pestering FOX Home Entertainment about it. Stick with GateWorld for the latest!

Chad Colvin contributed to this report.