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“’Batman Begins’
does it right”
-Mick LaSalle, San
Francisco Chronicle
“A
great movie. Period.”
-Kyle Smith,
NY Post
BATMAN
BEGINS
FIRST TIME ON
BLU-RAY™ HI-DEF
JULY
8
Two
Limited Edition Gift Sets and Single Edition Blu-ray™ Hi-Def
Celebrate this Summer’s Theatrical Release of The Dark Knight
Blu-ray™
Hi-Def
Limited Edition Gift Set extras include The Dark Knight Prologue,
a 32-Page Booklet featuring an exclusive comic adaptation of The Dark
Knight Prologue, a Batman Begins Motion Art Lenticular, 5
Collectible Batman Begins Postcards and $7.50 “Movie Cash” to see
The Dark Knight in theaters
Burbank, Calif., March 17, 2008 – Batman Begins catapults
into the high definition age on July 8th with the Blu-ray™
Hi-Definition release from Warner Home Video. “Batman Begins” has
already been well received in high definition as the HD DVD release is
the top catalog HD seller.
Three new DVD editions -- two on Blu-ray™ Hi-Definition and one in
Standard Definition -- will be released prior to the July 18th
nationwide theatrical release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ The Dark
Knight.
Leading the Blu-ray™
Hi-Def pack is the Batman Begins Limited Edition Gift
Set ($49.99 SRP). The single disc Blu-ray™ Hi-Def Gift Set also
includes The Dark Knight Prologue (the first six
minutes of the film), a Batman Begins motion art
lenticular, a 32-page booklet including an all-new DC Comics comic book
adaptation of The Dark Knight prologue, exclusive photos,
script pages and story boards. This Gift Set will
also include five Batman Begins collectible postcards with
never-before printed key art from the theatrical release, as well as
$7.50 “movie cash” towards the purchase of an adult ticket to see
The Dark Knight in theatres.
A single disc Blu-ray™
Hi-Def version ($28.99 SRP) of Batman Begins will also
be available. This also features The Dark Knight prologue.
Batman Begins
Limited Edition Gift Set
will also be available in a 2-Disc Standard Definition ($39.92 SRP)
version. This Gift Set will include a 128MB Batman branded flash
drive, five Batman Begins collectible postcards with
never-before printed key art from the theatrical release, as well as
$7.50 “movie cash” towards the purchase of an adult ticket to see
The Dark Knight in theatres.
Order due date for all
versions is June 3.
When director Christopher
Nolan set out to re-imagine the Batman franchise with the
origin story in 2005, Batman Begins enjoyed
phenomenal critical and box office success with a worldwide gross of
$372MM.
About Batman Begins
Batman Begins
explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark
Knight’s emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his
parents’ murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian
Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn
fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and
unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength,
intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister
forces that threaten the city.
About The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who
reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in his
continuing war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon
(Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron
Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good.
The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves
prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger),
who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer
to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. The Dark
Knight releases in theaters July 18, 2008.
About DC Comics
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest
English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such
iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman.
These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies,
television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace,
thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics' web site is
located at
www.dccomics.com.
BATMAN BEGINS LIMITED EDITION GIFT
SETS
Street Date: July 8, 2008
Order Date: June 3, 3008
Pre-Sell Date: March 14, 2008
Blu-ray™ Hi-Def
Catalog # 1000038413
$49.99 SRP
SD Catalog #: 1000026977
$39.92 SRP
BATMAN BEGINS on BLU-RAY DISC
Catalog #: 1000021452
$28.99 SRP
Feature Running Time: 140
minutes -- Rated: PG13
16x9 Widescreen, Technicolor
English, French Canadian,
Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese.
Warner Home Video Blu-ray
Discs offer resolution six times higher than standard definition DVDs,
as well as extraordinarily vibrant contrast and color and beautifully
crisp sound. The new formats also provide a higher level of
interactivity, with instant access to extra features via a seamless
menu-bar where viewers can enjoy features without leaving or
interrupting the film.
With operations in 90
international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros.
Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure
in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the
largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from
the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle
Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. |
Except
for those few proverbial people living in a cave their whole life,
everyone knows who Batman is. You do not have to be a comic book
geek (like me) to have an understanding of who and what this character
is. Most even know the basic story behind his origin -- his
parents are killed and he then becomes Batman to take his revenge on the
all the wicked with the underlying drive to find the killer and bring
upon them the justice he deserves.