Monday, January 27, 2020

Lionsgate Home Entertainment Announces Release Date For Both Knives Out (Feb. 25) And Bombshell (Mar. 10)


DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph Tribbey
Writer/director Rian Johnson’s slick mystery, Knives Out, featuring an all-star cast that includes the likes of Daniel Craig, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chris Evans, Toni Collette and Christopher Plummer, will be heading home as a three-SKU selection of home entertainment package media products courtesy of Lionsgate Home Entertainment on Feb. 25.

The ARR is a quick-to-market 88 days and the domestic box office take currently stands at a stellar $147 million.

Planned for release are 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray) and Blu-ray (with DVD) Combo Pack editions, plus a stand-alone DVD presentation.

Bonus features include commentary from Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, Looper, Brick) — who received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay for his clever Knives Out script — a pair of deleted scenes, an eight-part production diary titled “Making a Murder,” the featurette titled “Rian Johnson: Planning the Perfect Murder” and a Q&A sessions with Johnson and members of the cast.

DVD & Blu-ray Release Report, Ralph TribbeyAlso getting marching orders this week from Lionsgate Home Entertainment is director Jay Roach’s healthy-budget box office dud, Bombshell, starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie (who got a Best Supporting Actress nomination here, but was completely ignored for her work in Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood).

The street date will be Mar. 10 for DVD and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack editions.

The ARR is a quick-to-market 88 days and the film’s box office take thus far — despite Oscar nominations for the aforementioned Margot Robbie and Charlize Theron (Best Actress) — is a paltry $29.4 million.   That number should improve as the curious seek-out the film as a result of the Oscar-season hype.

As to bonus features, there’s a seven-part production diary titled “No Easy Truths: The Making of Bombshell” and as many featuettes — “Convergence: Genesis of the Film,” “Quid Pro Quo: Charlize, Nicole, Margot, John,” “Human Dynamics: The Ensemble Cast,” “Breaking the Fourth Wall: Visual Design,” “Layer by Layer: Makeup, Hair & Clothing,” “A Unique Skill Set: Jay Roach” and “Catalyst for Change: Parting Thoughts.”


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