It comes as no surprise that Walt Disney Studios Home
Entertainment has selected a post-Labor Day window for the release of a
three-SKU helping of the directing team of Anthony and Joe Russo’s smash hit, Captain
America: Civil War.
The Sept. 13 street date fits perfectly for a film of this caliber
— no reason to waste a retail opportunity by dumping it during the doldrums of
late summer. Wait until after Labor
Day.
The ARR works out 130 days and domestic ticket sales
sparkled with $403.9 million generated thus far.
What does come as something of a surprise — just a mild
surprise, since nothing at Disney these days arrives with much in the way of
shock and awe value — is that the studio is steadfastly holding to no 4K Ultra
HD product offerings.
As to what consumers will be able to sort through on Sept.
13, there will be a stand-alone DVD edition, a Blu-ray SKU (Disney has quietly
lowered the price from $39.98 to $32.98 for new Blu-ray releases) and a “Collector’s
Edition,” which features both 3D and 2D viewing options (the price premium is
seven bucks).
As to bonus features, the DVD contains none, while the
Blu-ray SKUs have commentary from the Russos (they teamed for Captain
America: The Winter Soldier in 2014), who are joined by scripters
Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, a gag reel, deleted and extended scenes
and a trio of featurettes — “United We Stand, Divided We Fall – The Making
of Captain America: Civil War” (a two-part presentation), “Iron Man: The Road
to Civil War” and “Captain America: The Road to Civil War.”
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