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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has announced that Predator, the 1987 action thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is slated for release on 4K/Ultra HD Blu-ray August 7 along with a new Predator 3-Movie Collection featuring the original movie and its two sequels Predator 2 and Predators.

The 4K disc is Ultra HD Premium-certified and includes a number of bonus features in addition to being packaged with a standard Blu-ray disc and digital copy. The disc will sell for $30 on Amazon and is available for pre-order. A limited-edition Steelbook collectible will be available exclusively at Best Buy.

The 4K version of the Predator 3-Movie Collection will sell for $47.30 on Amazon and is available for pre-order. A limited-edition Steelbook version of the collection will be available at Best Buy and FYE.

In a remote jungle in Central America, the original Predator follows an elite group of commandos led by Major Dutch Schaeffer (Schwarzenegger) who embark on a mission to clear out a guerrilla stronghold and rescue hostages. But once in the heart of the jungle, the hunters become the hunted when a highly intelligent, otherworldly creature slowly and methodically starts killing members of Dutch's team. Possessing a chameleon-like camouflaging ability and a deadly arsenal, the alien tracks down the soldiers one by one.

In the three-disc collection, Predator is followed by 1990’s Predator 2, in which hardheaded cop Danny Glover battles the predator in the urban jungle of Los Angeles. Finally, in Predators, Adrien Brody leads a group of elite warriors who find themselves on an alien planet targeted by a vicious new breed of predators in the ultimate showdown between hunter and prey.

Predator bonus features include several featurettes — Predator: Evolution of a Species–Hunters of Extreme Perfection, If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It: The Making of Predator, Inside the Predator, Special Effects, and Short Takes with the Filmmakers — in addition to an audio Commentary by director John McTiernan, text Commentary by film historian Eric Lichtenfeld, deleted scenes and outtakes, a photo gallery, and a Predator profile.

Films in both packages were shot in 1.85:1 and have DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtracks. Running time is 107 minutes for Predator and 322 minutes for the three-disc set.

See David Vaughn’s 2010 review of Predator – Ultimate Hunter Edition on Blu-ray.