Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will wait until 2016 to
release director Genndy Tartakovsky’s animated “monster” blockbuster, Hotel
Transylvania 2.
Revealed this
past week that a three-SKU helping of Drac (voiced by Adam Sandler), his pals
(voiced by Kevin James), Steve Buscemi, David Spade, etc.), the next generation
(voiced by Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg) and a surprise guest (the voice
talents of Mel Brooks) will be ready for fans to enjoy on Jan. 12.
The ARR comes in at 109 days and domestic ticket sales were
a tasty $166.4 million (the original pulled in $148.3 million back in 2012 —
with those numbers expect a third installment in 2018).
Planned for the home entertainment market are a stand-alone
DVD edition and two Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack SKUs — one with and one without a 3D
viewing option (the premium for 3D is seven bucks). All three selections will include
UltraViolet.
Bonus features include two separate commentary options — one
with director Genndy Tartakovsky (Hotel Transylvania, plus Emmy-winner
for Star
Wars: Clone Wars TV series) and the second featuring co-writers Adam
Sandler and Robert Smigel, who are joined by producer Allen Covert — deleted
scenes, a sing-along and at least four featurettes. There is also the music video titled “I'm In
Love With A Monster” from Fifth Harmony.
Also getting an early 2016 street date — also as a three-SKU
product array — is director Robert Zemeckis’ The Walk, a dramatic
retelling of Philippe Petit’s Aug. 7, 1974 high-wire walk between the two
towers of the World Trade Center.
Slated for Jan. 5, the ARR for The Walk is a
swift-to-market 95 days and ticket sales were a disappointing $10.1 million (a
Zemeckis film, in 3D no less, with a $30 million-plus production budget).
In 2008 documentary filmmaker James Marsh delivered Man
on Wire, which chronicled Petit’s elaborate high-wire stunt (if you
haven’t seen it, you might want to take a look before catching Zemeckis’ The
Walk).
Planned for release are a DVD edition and two Blu-ray SKUs —
yes, one with and one without a 3D viewing option (the premium is six dollars).
Bonus features include deleted scenes and a trio of
featurettes — “Pillars of Support,” “First Steps” and “The Amazing Walk.”
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