Shout Manufacturing facility continues its slate of motion movies with the Hong Kong Cinema Classics assortment. Blu-ray.com has now handed alongside the information of two John Woo movies which can be having an epic 4K Blu-ray launch in early 2026. Bullet within the Head will make its manner into retailers on January 6, 2026. And the Chow Yun-Fats movie, As soon as a Thief, is because of hit retailers on January 27, 2026.
The outline for Bullet within the Head reads,
“In 1967, on the way to the wedding of a friend, a young man is accosted by a local gang member. Later, the three friends administer justice, in the process of which the gang member is killed, and they leave Hong Kong to avoid the police and the gang. They run black market supplies to Saigon and get embroiled in the war, ultimately becoming captured by the Viet Cong. Their friendship is tested to the limits as they try to escape. Directed by John Woo, and starring Jacky Cheung, Simon Yam, and Tony Leung.”

Disc One (4K UHD, Function Movie):
- NEW 4K Scan From The Unique Digital camera Unfavorable
- Offered In Dolby Imaginative and prescient
- NEW Non-obligatory English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Launch
- NEW Audio Commentary With Movie Critic Frank Djeng
Disc Two (Blu-ray, Function Movie):
- NEW 4K Scan From The Unique Digital camera Unfavorable
- NEW Non-obligatory English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Launch
- NEW Audio Commentary With Frank Djeng
Disc Three (Blu-ray, Particular Options):
- “Festival Cut” Of Bullet In The Head
- Cantonese DTS-HD Grasp Audio Mono
- English DTS-HD Grasp Audio Mono
- Alternate Boardroom Ending
- NEW “Brilliance With A Bullet” – Interview With Director/Author John Woo
- NEW “Head Case!” – Interview With Actor Waise Lee
- NEW “Army Of One” – Interview With Producer Terence Chang
- NEW “Apocalypse Woo” – Interview With Editor David Wu
- NEW “Tumultuous Times” – Interview With Manufacturing Planner Catherine Lau
- NEW “Hong Kong Confidential” – Inside Bullet In The Head With Writer Grady Hendrix
- NEW “Apocalypse How?” – Interview With Professor Lars Laamann
- Trailers
- Picture Gallery
Technical specs:
- Video
- Codec: HEVC / H.265
- Decision: Native 4K (2160p)
- Unique side ratio: 1.85:1
- Disc
- Playback
- 4K Blu-ray: Area free
- 2K Blu-ray: Area A (B, C untested)
The “Festival Cut” of Bullet within the Head is a Holy Grail particular function because it has not been seen outdoors of movie festivals in any type of industrial launch. The Pageant Lower is reported to have a runtime of round 136 minutes (approx. 2h 16m). The Pageant Lower reportedly contains scenes which can be absent within the extensively out there theatrical lower. For instance, some accounts point out the “urine drinking” scene (throughout a POW-camp sequence), which seems solely within the Pageant Lower. The movie has a couple of ending. One ending is a car-chase shootout finale (supposedly Woo’s initially supposed ending); one other is a boardroom confrontation ending (reportedly added to fulfill runtime/distributor calls for). The Pageant Lower is claimed to incorporate the “car chase” ending.
As for As soon as a Thief, keep tuned for extra particulars on its launch. The outline reads, “Once a Thief is an action/comedy/romance movie involving the plight of three master thieves (a la Pink Panther). All three were raised by the same father as street orphans. After a successful art heist followed by a pledge to make it the last crime ever for the trio, the plot revolves around the theft of a mysterious ‘cursed’ painting and how its obsession affects the family. Directed by John Woo, and starring Cherie Chung, Chow Yun-Fat, and Leslie Cheung.”
For now, the technical specs might be seen beneath:
- Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Decision: Native 4K (2160p)
Unique side ratio: 1.85:1 - Audio
TBA - Subtitles
English - Disc
4K Extremely HD
Blu-ray Disc - Playback
4K Blu-ray: Area free
2K Blu-ray: Area A (B, C untested)

