Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed the home entertainment releases of their latest creepy doll film ‘The Boy’ which is set to arrive on Digital HD early April 26 with Blu-ray and DVD to follow on May 10, 2016. You can read the full announcement for the release below.
LAUREN COHAN STARS IN THE CHILLING THRILLER
THE BOY
AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD APRIL 26, 2016
AND ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD MAY 10, 2016
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Greta (Cohan) is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village. She soon discovers that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that they care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their son 20 years prior. After violating a list of strict rules, a series of disturbing and inexplicable events bring Greta’s worst nightmare to life, leading her to believe that the doll is actually alive.
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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans
Directed By: William Brent Bell
Written By: Stacey Menear
Produced By: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright
Executive Producers: Eric Reid, David Kern, John Powers Middleton, Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson, Oren Aviv, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Donald Tang, Jim Wedaa, Roy Lee, Matt Berenson
Production Designer: John Willett
Director of Photography: Daniel Pearl, ASC
Edited By: Brian Berdan, ACE
Casting By: Julie Hutchinson, CSA
Music By: Bear McCreary
Costume Designer: Jori Woodman
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: May 10, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 64178542 (US)
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2:40:1
Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, and for some thematic material
Languages/Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Run Time: 1 Hour. 38 Minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: May 10, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 64177382 (US)
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, and for some thematic material
Languages/Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Run Time: 1 Hour. 38 Minutes
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