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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OWN THE ACTION-PACKED
WATCHMEN Director’s Cut
WHEN IT STORMS ONTO BLU-RAY AND DVD JULY 21 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO
25 Minutes of Footage Not Seen In Theaters includes
More Rorschach and a scene of Hollis Mason’s death
New
Groundbreaking Blu-ray Technology:
Warner
Bros. Maximum Movie Mode and BD Live
Burbank, CA, May 12, 2009
–Be the first to own the one of the most anticipated films of 2009 when
Watchmen Director’s Cut arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on July
21. From director Zack Snyder, this new cut of the action-packed
blockbuster includes an additional 25 minutes of footage not seen in
theaters only available on Blu-ray and DVD. Watchmen as
seen in theaters will also be available on DVD and ON DEMAND July 21.
Available on the Blu-ray disc of Watchmen Director’s Cut
is new interactive technology used for Warner Bros. Maximum Movie
Mode, a first-of-its-kind bonus feature that showcases a
seamless multi-story presentation of the Director’s Cut. Hosted by Zack
Snyder, the feature will offer in-depth scene analysis,
picture-in-picture videos from the cast and crew, side-by-side
comparisons of the graphic novel and the film, photo galleries and more.
From Director, Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead) Watchmen
stars Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children, Semi-Pro), Malin
Akerman (27 Dresses, The Heartbreak Kid), Billy Crudup (Mission
Impossible III, Almost Famous), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (TV’s Grey’s
Anatomy, Supernatural), Patrick Wilson (Lakeview Terrace, Little
Children), and Carla Gugino (Race to Witch Mountain, Night at the
Museum).
Warner
Home Video has also implemented Facebook Connect to launch with
Watchmen Director’s Cut BD-Live. With Facebook Connect, users
can interact with their friends from Facebook, update their Facebook
status while in BD-Live and invite their Facebook friends to a Live
Community Screening.
SYNOPSIS
Someone’s killing our super heroes. The year is 1985 and super heroes
have banded together to respond to the murder of one of their own. They
soon uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
The super heroes fight to stop the impending doom only to find
themselves a target for annihilation. But, if our super heroes are gone,
who will save us?
Watchmen
Director’s Cut will be available on Blu-ray for $35.99,
2-disc special edition DVD for $34.99 and the theatrical version of
Watchmen on single disc DVD for $28.98.
On July 21, Watchmen
theatrical version will also be available ON DEMAND through
Digital Cable, Satellite TV, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles.
The Director’s Cut and theatrical version can be downloaded for rental
or purchase on iTunes and Amazon Video On Demand.
DVD and BLU-RAY ELEMENTS
Watchmen
Theatrical Version (WS or FS)
– no bonus features
Watchmen
Director’s Cut 2-Disc Digital Copy Special Edition DVD:
·
Director’s Cut (additional 25 min.)
o
Newly included footage contains more Rorschach and a scene of Hollis
Mason’s death
·
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
[Learn how the subversive, thematically complex, award winning comic
that changed literature, inspired analytical debate, and won countless
fans, was created]
·
Watchmen:
Webisodes
o
My Chemical Romance Desolation Row Music Video
o
Digital Copy
Watchmen
Director’s Cut Blu-ray Disc:
·
Director’s Cut
(additional 25 min.)
o
Newly included footage contains more Rorschach and a scene of Hollis
Mason’s death.
·
Warner Bros. Maximum Movie Mode
[With Watchmen Director Zack Snyder as our host, we’ll dive deep into
the intricacies of the Watchmen.]
o
Director walk-ons with scene analysis
o
Picture-in-picture video from the cast and crew
o
Side-by-side comparisons of the graphic novel and the film
o
Timeline comparisons of our world events to those from Watchmen
o
Photo galleries of production stills and storyboards
·
The
Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
[Learn how the subversive, thematically complex, award winning comic
that changed literature, inspired analytical debate, and won countless
fans, was created]
·
Real
Superheroes, Real Vigilantes
[Explores the fascination and psychology behind real-world vigilantes
and where that behavior crosses over into actually donning the hood and
behaving as superheroes.]
·
Mechanics: Technologies of a Fantastic World
[The creators of Watchmen had a great understanding of
engineering and science, allowing for plausible mechanics in their
characters tools and the world itself. This featurette will guide the
viewer through the filmmakers process of turning these technologies into
cinematic reality]
·
My
Chemical Romance Desolation Row Music Video
·
BD-Live
with even more content
·
Digital
Copy
BASICS
PRODUCT
SRP
Single disc Amaray (WS or FS)
$ 28.98
2-disc Digital Copy Special Edition
$ 34.99
2- Disc Blu-ray disc
$ 35.99
Standard Street Date: July 21, 2009
Languages: English, Quebec French, Latin Spanish (English only for the
2-disc Digital Copy Special Edition and Blu-ray)
Subtitles: English, French, Latin Spanish
Running Time: 161 min (186 min for Director’s Cut)
Rating: R (for
strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language)
DLBY/SURR DLBY/DGTL [CC]
The Credits
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The Watchmen hold a special place in the hearts and minds of all of us
comic geeks that were around in the 1980s when the first issue hit the
newsstands (or your mom and pop comic shops). The comic was
seminal in the evolution of the modern comic book in substance and form.
It was one of those comics, that when you read it, you said, that there
is something special here. Those who frown upon the literal
benefits of comics or pulp fiction have not really "read" a comic.
Okay, you cannot compare it to Chaucer or Shakespeare, but there is
still some great writing in this genre and is even sometimes partnered
with great artwork. In the world that is comics, Watchmen
had them both.
