HANCOCK (UK BD) - Dec 1st
Will Smith & Peter Berg's superhero mis-fire released before Christmas.
A film that suffered from far too many writers, Hancock was a huge mis-step in the recent impressive filmography of Will Smith and will hopefully prove to be his last blockbuster for a while so he can spend more time on making movies of merit with directors like Gabrielle Muccino. I'm hopeful for Seven Pounds... I absolutely adore his Pursuit of Happyness and it's not like Smith doesn't work in blockbusters anymore (I enjoyed I Am Legend despite it's problems), it's just there is always the danger for something like Hancock. It's pretty sad when a movie like The Mask executes the concept smarter. You can read Ray's review of the movie HERE. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have today announced the Blu-Ray and Standard DVD Release of Hancock in the U.K, rolling out on December 1st 2008. The Blu-Ray and 2-Disc DVD will include an extended cut along with the original theatrical version, 7 featurettes and a digital copy of the film. Artwork and press release below...
Two-time Academy Award® nominee WILL SMITH (Best Actor: Ali, 2002; The Pursuit of Happyness, 2007) is not your average superhero in the summer blockbuster Hancock, soaring onto DVD, Blu-ray and UMD Video from 1st December 2008, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Directed by PETER BERG (The Kingdom), Hancock has grossed more than $560 million worldwide, and also stars Oscar® winner CHARLIZE THERON (Best Actress, Monster, 2004) and JASON BATEMAN (Juno, TVs Arrested Development).
SMITH stars in this action-packed comedy as Hancock, a sarcastic hard-living and misunderstood superhero who has fallen out of favour with the public. When Hancock grudgingly agrees to an extreme makeover from idealistic publicist Ray Embrey (BATEMAN), his life and reputation rise from the ashes and all seems right again until he meets a woman (THERON) with similar powers to his and the key to his secret past.
Hancock is available as both a single disc DVD release containing the original UK theatrical version and as a double disc special edition packed with unmissable added value. These extensive bonus materials include five featurettes, which take viewers backstage on Hancock. Included are the behind-the-scenes documentary Superhumans: The Making of Hancock; Seeing the Future takes eight scenes from the actual film footage or B-roll footage and shows side by side comparisons of the conception during the pre-visualization creation; the special effects are highlighted in Building a Better Hero; Bumps and Bruises is a breakdown of action sequences in the film; and director PETER BERG is interviewed for Mere Mortals: Behind the Scenes with Dirty Pete.
The double disc special edition will also include a brand new Extended Cut and the original theatrical version of the film, alongside a bonus digital copy of the movie, which allows consumers to download a digital copy of the film to play on their PC or PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) System, and two additional featurettes. The added featurettes are Home Life, which shows via time lapse photography the building of the homes and buildings used in the film; and Suiting Up, a featurette on the films costume design.
The bonus features for the Blu-ray High-Def Edition includes all the material from double disc edition plus the BD-Live feature and the additional Blu-ray exclusive featurette On-Set Visual Diary, a bonus-view picture-in-picture track with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the cast, filmmakers and crew. The Blu-ray release will also include a bonus digital copy.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
TITLE Hancock Release Date 1st December 2008 Format Retail DVD / Retail Blu-ray / Retail UMD Video / Rental DVD RRP Single disc DVD £19.99 Double disc special edition DVD (including Extended Cut and bonus digital copy) - £22.99 Blu-ray £24.99 UMD Video - £12.99 Certificate Single disc DVD - 12 Cert Double disc DVD 15 Cert Blu-ray - 15 Cert Genre Action Comedy Running Time TBC DVD Extras (2 Disc special edition only) Extended Cut and Original Theatrical version of HancockFeaturette - Superhumans: The Making of Hancock Featurette - Home Life Featurette - Seeing the Future Featurette - Suiting Up Featurette - Building a Better Hero Featurette - Bumps and Bruises Featurette - Mere Mortals: Behind the Scenes with Dirty Pete Bonus Digital Copy of the film Blu-ray Extras All DVD Added Value (above)On-Set Visual Diary Bonus-View Picture-In-Picture, including a longer version of the Picture-In-Picture on the Extended version of the film & Bonus digital copy of the film