THE WOMAN IN BLACK arrives on Blu-ray & DVD May 22nd
“….a truly haunting
and hypnotic ghost story…”
–Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone
“…a spine tingling
tale…”
–Claudia Puig,
USA Today
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
Starring Daniel
Radcliffe
In his First Film since Harry Potter
Arrives on Blu-ray™
& DVD May 22nd
Culver City, CA
(April 16, 2011) – Daniel Radcliffe stars in THE WOMAN IN BLACK,
the hit CBS Films ghost story that scared up more than $53 million at the box
office, which will be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD by Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment on May 22nd. In the supernatural thriller,
Radcliffe (Harry Potter) plays Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer who
travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned
woman is terrorizing the locals. The film also stars Ciaran Hinds (Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy), Academy Award® nominee Janet McTeer
(2011, Supporting Actress, Albert Nobbs) and Liz White (Wild Bill).
THE WOMAN IN BLACK Blu-ray™ and DVD both include commentary
by the writer and the director as well as two all-new featurettes: “Inside The
Perfect Thriller: Making Woman in Black,” a discussion with the filmmakers and
cast; and “No Fear: Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps,” in which Radcliffe
discusses the most challenging and interesting parts of playing this character.
THE
WOMAN IN BLACK is directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake) and
produced by Richard Jackson (Setup), Simon Oakes (Let Me In) and Brian Oliver
(The Ides of March). The screenplay is by Jane Goldman (X-Men: First Class) and
based on the 1983 novel by Susan Hill. The film is a Hammer and Alliance Films
presentation, in association with Cross Creek Pictures and is a Talisman
production in association with Exclusive Media Group and The UK Film Council.
Executive Producers are Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Tobin Armbrust, Marc
Schipper, Neil Dunn, Xavier Marchand, Roy Lee and Tyler Thompson. CBS Films
released the film theatrically on February 3, 2012.
Synopsis: Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), a widowed
lawyer whose grief has put his career in jeopardy, is sent to a remote village
to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric. But upon his arrival,
it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a deadly secret.
Although the townspeople try to keep Kipps from learning their tragic history,
he soon discovers that the house belonging to his client is haunted by the
ghost of a woman who is determined to find someone and something she lost… and
no one, not even the children, are safe from her vengeance.
Blu-ray™ and
DVD Special Features include:
· Commentary
with Director James Watkins and Screenwriter Jane Goldman
· Inside
The Perfect Thriller: Making Woman in Black Featurette
· No
Fear: Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps Featurette
THE WOMAN IN BLACK has a run time of approximately 95 minutes
and is rated PG-13 (for Thematic Material and Violence/Disturbing Images
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