The sleeper Oscar contender for 2019 is none other
than director James Mangold’s automotive “thriller,” Ford vs.
Ferrari, starring Matt Damon as Carroll
Shelby and Christian Bale as Ken Miles.
With Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood and The
Irishman locked in a tight race for Best
Picture — coupled with the late surge by director Sam Mendes’ 1917 —
creates a very fractured voting field which could yield a dark horse
surprise. Don’t you just love a race …
Oscar, automotive or otherwise!!
In any case, 20th Century-Fox Home
Entertainment announced this past week that Feb. 11 will be the street date for
a three-SKU offering of home entertainment packaged media products.
The ARR is a quick-to-market 88 days and domestic
box office receipts currently register a stellar $110 million. Of note, the Oscar announcements are Jan. 13
and the telecast take place on Feb. 9, so the timing for the home entertainment
rollout of Ford vs. Ferrari is
right in the sweet spot.
Planned for release are DVD and Blu-ray selections, plus
a 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo Pack.
As to bonus treats, there are two featurettes — “The
24 Hour Le Mans: Recreating the Course” and “Pre-Vis: Daytona & Le Mans
Races” — plus an eight-part documentary on the making of the film titled Bringing
the Rivalry to Life.
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