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UP and Monsters Inc coming to Blu-ray
Disney/Pixar’s Animated Classic
Available For the First Time in Blu-ray High Definition!
On 2-Disc Disney Blu-ray Hi Def + DisneyFile Digital Copy
November 10, 2009, Available for the SRP of $39.99
ALL NEW BLU-RAY BONUS FEATURES
- Filmmakers Round Table
- MONSTERS, INC. RIDE AND GO
SEEK: BUILDING MONSTROPOLIS IN TOKYO
- ROZ’S 100 DOOR CHALLENGE
(INTERACTIVE GAME)
- BD-LIVE FEATURES
- DISNEY FILE DIGITAL COPY FOR
iTUNES AND WINDOW MEDIA PLAYER
PLUS ORIGINAL DVD BONUS FEATURES:
· Academy Award® nominated short film “Mike’s New
Car“ (With Audio Commentary By Directors)
· Academy Award® winning short film “For the Birds” (With
Audio Commentary By Director)
· Banished Concepts
· Storyboard To Film Comparison
· Monster file
· Animation Gag Reel 1: Sulley/Boo/Waternoose
· Animation Gag Reel 2: Giraffe Gag
· Animation Gag Reel 3: Sulley Bowling Boo
MONSTERS, INC. BLU-RAY DISC PRODUCT DETAILS:
STREET DATE: November 10, 2009
Direct pre-book: 9/15/09
Distributor pre-book: 9/29/09
Suggested Retail Price: $45.99; $52.99 Canada
Feature run time: 95 minutes
Rated: G
The following technical specifications may only apply to
feature:
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Video: 1080p, Widescreen
Sound: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 Dolby Digital English,
French, Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Disney•Pixar’s Up
Coming to Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def and DVD with
Disneyfile Digital Copy on November 10, 2009
Burbank, California, August 10, 2009 — An
exhilarating, hilarious and heartfelt animated adventure comes
home when Disney•Pixar’s Up arrives on Blu-ray™ Hi-Def and DVD
on November 10, 2009 from Walt Disney Studios Home
Entertainment. Blending inspired whimsy with powerful emotion,
the hugely successful feature film is an artistic and
entertaining tour de force for the entire family. Up is
available in a four-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack, and a two-disc DVD,
which both include DisneyFile, a digital copy of the movie that
can be viewed on an array of electronic devices, as well as
enough bonus features that keep the fun coming.
Academy Award®-nominee Pete Docter (2008, Best Original
Screenplay, WALL•E; 2001, Best Animated Feature Film, Monsters,
Inc.) directs one of the funniest fantasy- adventures of all
time featuring a gifted voice cast that includes Ed Asner (Elf),
Christopher Plummer (Inside Man), Up co-director and writer Bob
Peterson (Monsters, Inc.), Delroy Lindo (This Christmas) and
John Ratzenberger (who has lent his voice to every Disney•Pixar
feature film).
Up is the tenth in an unprecedented streak of critical and box
office triumphs for Disney•Pixar that includes four Academy
Award® winners for Best Animated Feature— WALL•E (2008),
Ratatouille (2007), The Incredibles (2004) and Finding Nemo
(2003)— as well as Cars, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 2, A Bug’s
Life and Toy Story. Up joined each of its predecessors in
ranking #1 at the box office on its opening weekend.
BONUS FEATURES FOR UP
• Commentary by director Pete Docter and co-director Bob
Peterson.
• Dug’s Special Mission – An all new original short film that
follows the misadventures of Dug as he attempts to complete his
“special mission.” The short is directed by Up Story Supervisor,
Ronnie Del Carmen.
• The Many Endings of Muntz – Many ideas were hatched about how
to dispose of the film’s arch villain, Muntz, and now viewers
can see the many alternate endings proposed during story
development.
• Partly Cloudy –The hilarious short film that preceded
screenings of Up. Everyone knows that the stork delivers babies,
but where do the storks get the babies? The answer lies up in
the stratosphere where the cloud Gus is a master at creating
“dangerous” babies, which prove to be more than a handful for
his loval delivery stork Peck. Directed by Pixar story artist,
animator and voice actor Peter Sohn.
• Adventure is Out There – This action-packed documentary tells
the story of the filmmakers’ own trek to the tepuis mountains of
South America to research the design and story of the film.
And, only on Blu-ray Hi-Def, hours of features, and behind-the
scenes bonus features, including:
• Cine-Explore – A visual montage of concept art, clips and
documentary coverage that illustrates the directors’ commentary.
• Geriatric Hero – A character study of Carl, from research to
realization including art and design, rigging, animation and
story. It focuses on the issues of aging,“simplexity”,
shape-language and compelling character arcs.
• Canine Companions – For anyone who ever wondered where CG
puppies come from, an introduction to the design, behavior and
language of dogs.
• Russell: Wilderness Explorer – A character study of Russell
from inspiration and design to finding the character arc and
authentic voice for this wilderness ranger.
• Our Giant Flightless Friend, Kevin – Find out how avian
research and development at Pixar helped bring a mythical,
13-foot tall iridescent bird to life.
• Homemakers of Pixar – Carl and Ellie’s house is an important
“character” in the film. Fans follow the development of the
house from story to art to its ultimate realization in the
computer.• Balloons and Flight – Carl’s house and Muntz's
dirigible presented the filmmakers with two different
problems—how could they make a physical impossibility possible?
And, in the case of the dirigible, how would they unearth a
fallen giant and let it soar?
• Composing for Characters – Composer Michael Giacchino returns
to score his third Disney•Pixar feature film. See how the Up
filmmakers collaborated with Giacchino to create the memorable
score and compelling musical themes.
• Married Life – The original story concept that became the
powerful “Married Life” scene, showing Carl and Ellie’s love
story.
• Global Guardian Badge Game – Players try to locate countries,
states and capitals around the globe in a multi-layered
BD-Exclusive geography game enhanced by BD-Live.