Paramount Home Media
Distribution, in something of a surprise move, has placed director Marc
Forster’s white-knuckle thrill ride film adaptation of Max Brooks’ novel, World
War Z, on the release calendar for Sept. 17. We had anticipated an October arrival.
No matter, when you have
a genre film — starring Brad Pitt — with a domestic box haul of $192.7 million
you can release it any damn time you please.
For the record, the ARR is a sizzling 88 days — only Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 at 85 days has made a faster transition from
theatrical venues to the home entertainment market place for any film grossing
in excess of $150 million.
Of note, Alice
in Wonderland also made the move in 88 days, thus World War Z joins that
film as the second fastest blockbuster to go from theatres to home
entertainment.
As for SKU configuration,
Paramount has two Blu-ray/DVD Combo Packs (both featuring UltraViolet) planned
— one with a 3D presentation included and the other without. There will also be a stand-alone DVD edition.
As to bonus features, the
Blu-ray SKUs will include both the PG-13 theatrical cut as well as unrated
viewing option (likely the trims and scene cuts that were necessary to get the
film down from an R-rating). The DVD SKU
will be the theatrical cut only.
All of the other bonus
features are exclusive to the Blu-ray product offerings and include two
stand-alone featurettes — “Origins” and “Looking to Science” — as well as the
multi-part featurette titled “WWZ: Production” (“Outbreak,” “The Journey
Begins,” “Behind the Wall” and “Camouflage” are all included here).
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