THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS on Blu-ray 3D™/DVD Combo Pack, Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack and DVD August 28th
“A treasure chest full of laughs” – Pete Hammond, BoxOffice
Magazine
Featuring the Voices of Hugh Grant, Jeremy Piven and Al
Roker
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
On Blu-ray 3D™/DVD Combo Pack, Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack
& DVD with UltraViolet™ August 28th
Special Features Include an All-New “So You Want To Be A
Pirate!” Mini-Movie, Exclusive Game, Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes and More
Culver City, Calif. (June 19, 2012) – It’s going
to feel like a ‘plunderful life’ when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment debuts THE
PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS on Blu-ray 3D™/DVD Combo Pack,
Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack and DVD -- all with UltraViolet™ -- on August 28th.
From the Academy AwardÒ-winning Aardman (Chicken Run) and
Sony Pictures Animation (The Smurfs), comes the all-new, swashbuckling
stop-motion animated film that’s sure to entertain families from beginning to
end. This critically acclaimed action-packed comedy adventure follows the
luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain, voiced by Hugh Grant (About A Boy),
in his first animated role, and his band of misfits (Martin Freeman, Brendan
Gleeson, Al Roker, Anton Yelchin and Ashley Jensen) as they frolic on the high
seas in an amusing quest to win the coveted “Pirates of the Year” award. Along
the way they battle a diabolical queen (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a
haplessly smitten young scientist (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what
a pirate loves best: adventure! The film also stars Jeremy Piven (TV’s
“Entourage”) as Black Bellamy.
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS, Aardman’s most
ambitious stop-motion film to date, is directed by Peter Lord, a founding
partner of Aardman, director of Chicken Run (with Nick Park),
and a two-time Academy Award® nominee for his short films made
with the company. The film is co-directed by Jeff Newitt. The screenplay is by
Gideon Defoe, based upon his books. Production Designer is Norman Garwood.
Producers are Peter Lord, David Sproxton, and Julie Lockhart. Executive
Producer is Carla Shelley.
The Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Packs and DVD boast hours of kid-friendly
extras, including Filmmakers’ Commentary, the exclusive “Mr. Bobo’s Flash Card
Challenge” game, and the all-new “So You Want To Be A Pirate!” mini-movie.
Exclusive to the Blu-ray™ is the “Pirate Disguise Dress-Up” game, in which fans
can help our swashbuckling pals get past Queen Victoria by disguising them in
various silly get-ups. The Blu-ray™ also exclusively includes two
behind-the-scenes featurettes: “From Stop to Motion,” taking fans on a journey
through the making of the film, and “Creating the Bath Chase Sequence,” a look
at the various stages involved with shooting the bath tub scene. Additionally,
two short films with optional commentary from Director Peter Lord are exclusive
to the Blu-ray™. Viewers can experience The Pirates in 3D
with the 3-disc 3D Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack.
Synopsis:
Set sail for a fun-filled voyage and hilarious pirate antics
with the biggest Band of Misfits on the seven seas! When the infamous Pirate
Captain (Hugh Grant) is shunned once again by his rivals Black Bellamy and
Cutlass Liz, he sets his sights to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award.
With his trusted dodo, Polly and rag-tag crew at his side, the Pirate Captain
will need to battle a diabolical queen, save a young scientist and never lose
sight of what a pirate loves best: Adventure!
DVD Bonus Features Include:
· Filmmakers’
Commentary
· So
You Want To Be A Pirate! Mini-Movie
· Exclusive
to DVD: MR. BOBO’S FLASH CARD CHALLENGE
· DVD-ROM
link to more fun online
Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack Exclusives Include:
· Pirate
Disguise Dress-Up Blu-Ray™ game
· From
Stop to Motion featurette
· Creating
the Bath Chase Sequence featurette
· Peter
Lord Short Films:
§ Wats Pig with optional commentary intro
§ War Story with optional commentary intro
3D Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack Exclusives Include:
· Includes
a 3rd disc with the 3D version of the film
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS has a
running time of 88 minutes and is rated PG for mild action, rude humor and some
language.
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About Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation produces a variety of animated
entertainment for audiences around the world. The studio is following its
worldwide comedy hits-the 2011 hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster, The
Smurfs (3D) and the 2009 mouth-watering Cloudy with a Chance
of Meatballs (3D) with the family comedy Hotel Transylvania (3D)
in September 2012 and The Smurfs 2 (3D) in July 2013.
Sony Pictures Animation, in conjunction with Aardman Animations, has produced
two feature films: the critically acclaimed, CG-animated family comedy Arthur
Christmas(3D); and the stop-frame animated high-seas adventure, The
Pirates! Band of Misfits (3D). In 2007, Surf’s Up received
an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature Film. The
division, whose first feature film Open Seasonled to a very
successful movie franchise, is turning 10 this year. Sony Pictures
Animation is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Digital Productions
About Aardman
Aardman, based in Bristol (UK), co-founded and run by Peter
Lord and David Sproxton, is a world leader in animation. It produces feature
films, television series and television commercials for both the domestic and
international market. The studio has won over 400 international awards
including 4 Oscars®.
Aardman’s highly creative stop-motion style and creative
sensibilities have proven popular with critics and audiences around the world.
In 2000, Chicken Run, their debut feature, took in nearly $225 million
worldwide; since then, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the
Were-Rabbit grossed nearly $200 million and Flushed Away,
their first CG feature, earned $176 million. All three films have achieved
enormous critical acclaim, with the three films earning a total of 27 Annie
Award nominations (the animation community’s highest honor). In addition, Wallace
& Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit was honored with the
Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. http://www.aardman.com.
In addition to The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Aardman’s recent film
credits include the CG-animated Arthur
Christmas.
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