Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has officially announced and detailed their home entertainment releases of the Paul Greengrass film ‘News of the World’ starring Tom Hanks. The film will be available to own early on Digital March 9, followed by the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD releases on March 23, 2021. Continue below to check out the full announcement for the release including bonus content listings, disc specs and more, plus artwork for the 4K UHD and Blu-ray releases.
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ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNER TOM HANKS STARS IN A GRITTY AND EPIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE WEST
THE CINEMATIC ADVENTURE OF THE YEAR IS YOURS TO OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN BONUS CONTENT, INCLUDING DELETED SCENES, COMMENTARY WITH ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED DIRECTOR PAUL GREENGRASS, AND MORE
OWN IT ON DIGITAL MARCH 9, 2021
4K, BLU-RAYTM AND DVD MARCH 23, 2021
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Universal City, California, March 2, 2021 – Embark on an adventure of epic scope and sweeping scale through the merciless terrain of the West in NEWS OF THE WORLD, available to own for the first time on Digital March 9, 2021 and 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on March 23, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the best-selling novel by National Book Award Finalist Paulette Jiles and starring Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks, NEWS OF THE WORLD is “a classic true-grit Western” (Entertainment Weekly) and “towering piece of moviemaking” (Deadline) reuniting Hanks with BAFTA Award®-winning and Oscar®-nominated director Paul Greengrass for the first time since Academy Award®-nominated CAPTAIN PHILLIPS.
Nominated for two Golden Globe® Awards and two Screen Actors Guild® Awards, the critically acclaimed and Rotten Tomatoes “Certified Fresh” film is available to own for the first time featuring exclusive bonus content, including deleted scenes, feature commentary with co-writer/director Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips, Bourne Franchise), an inside look into the relationship between movie veteran Tom Hanks and newcomer Golden Globe®-nominee Helena Zengel and much more.
Five years after the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips, Saving Private Ryan) moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news from the far reaches of the globe. In the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl (Helena Zengel – Systems Crasher, Die Tochter) taken in by the Kiowa people and raised as one of their own. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they travel hundreds of miles into the unforgiving wilderness, the two face tremendous challenges of both human and natural forces as they search for a place they can call home in an “extraordinarily moving” (Washington Post) and “visually stunning film” (Associated Press).
BONUS FEATURES on 4K, BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL:
- DELETED SCENES
- PARTNERS: TOM HANKS & HELENA ZENGEL – Witness the successful (and very fun) working relationship of movie veteran Tom Hanks and newcomer Helena Zengel.
- WESTERN ACTION – Explore the creation of NEWS OF THE WORLD‘s most exciting and challenging scenes.
- PAUL GREENGRASS MAKES NEWS OF THE WORLD – A look at how director Paul Greengrass assembled the very best filmmaking team to realize a lifelong ambition of making a western.
- THE KIOWA – Filmmakers explain why the authentic representation of the Kiowa was so important to them.
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR PAUL GREENGRASS
NEWS OF THE WORLD will be available on 4K, Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital.
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FILMMAKERS
A Paul Greengrass Film
Cast: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel
Casting By: Francine Maisler CSA
Music By: James Newton Howard
Costume Designer: Mark Bridges
Editor: William Goldenberg ACE
Production Designer: David Crank
Director of Photography: Dariusz Wolski ASC
Executive Producers: Steven Shareshian, Tore Schmidt
Produced By: Gary Goetzman p.g.a, Gail Mutrux p.g.a, Gregory Goodman p.g.a
Based Upon the Novel By: Paulette Jiles
Screenplay By: Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies
Directed By: Paul Greengrass
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: March 23, 2021
Selection Number: 61213252 (US) / 61214788 (CDN)
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1
Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, thematic material and some language.
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:58:00
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: March 23, 2021
Selection Number: 61214270 (US) / 61214789 (CDN)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2:39.1
Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, thematic material and some language.
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:58:00
TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K:
Street Date: March 23, 2021
Selection Number: 61214688 (US) / 61214790 (CDN)
Layers: BD 66
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1
Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, thematic material and some language.
Languages/Subtitles: English, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:58:00
ABOUT UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT:
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group (UFEG). UFEG produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms, as well as consumer products, interactive gaming and live entertainment. The global division includes Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Universal Brand Development, Fandango, DreamWorks Animation Film and Television. UFEG is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a suite of leading Internet-based businesses. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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