Cowboy Bebop Movie Licensed

According to Anime News Service, the upcoming Metropolis DVD from Columbia Pictures will include a trailer for the Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door motion picture, practically confirming that Columbia has secured the American distribution rights to the film.

Columbia is pulling out all the stops for the genuinely special special edition Metropolis DVD that will feature the film in anamorphic widescreen and optional pan & scan; optional English, French & Spanish subtitles; optional English & French dubbed versions; Japanese and English Dolby 5.1 and Japanese DTS 5.1 audio track; and a mini DVD including a “Making of Metropolis” featurette, interview with Rin Taro and Katsuhiro Otomo, history of Tezuka’s Metropolis manga, Japanese & American theatrical trailers, animation comparisons, Tezuka biography, production notes, and bonus trailers for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within and the Cowboy Bebop movie.