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MARLON WAYANS AND CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER RETURN IN THE

SIDE-SPLITTINGLY SCARY COMEDY

A HAUNTED HOUSE 2

BRING HOME THE BLU-RAY^™ COMBO PACK INCLUDING BLU-RAY^™, DVD & DIGITAL HD WITH ULTRAVIOLET^™ AUGUST 12, 2014

Universal City, California, June 18, 2014 – The horror-movie genre gets a hilarious makeover when Marlon Wayans(Scary Movie series, White Chicks) and Cedric the Entertainer (Madagascar, The Original Kings of Comedy) star in A Haunted House 2, the outrageous supernatural comedy coming to Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack including Blu-ray^™, DVD, & DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet^™ on August 12, 2014, from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. The sequel to the box-office hitA Haunted House, A Haunted House 2 conjures up an otherworldly combination of bone-chilling suspense and no-holds-barred comedy for a raunchy and hysterically funny out-of-body experience.

Having overcome the demons of his past, Malcolm (Marlon Wayans) is ready to start over with his new girlfriend Megan (Jaime Pressly) and her two adorable kids, Wyatt (Steele Stebbins) and Becky (Ashley Rickards). When their house is plaguedby a rash of bizarre paranormal events, Malcolm turns for help to his buddy Miguel (Gabriel Iglesias) and exorcist Father Williams (Cedric the Entertainer) in an attempt to drive the evil spirits from his home. But it turns out it’s not just the house that’s haunted…

A Haunted House 2 will be available on Blu-ray^™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet^™.

· Blu-ray^™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.

· DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.

· DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet^™ lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download movies to watch on iPad^®, iPhone^®, Android™, smart TVs, connected Blu-ray^™ players, game consoles, and more.

BONUS FEATURES (BLU-RAY^™ and DVD):

· Deleted and Extended Scenes

· Feature Commentary with Actor/Co-Writer/Producer Marlon Wayans, Director Michael Tiddes and Co-Writer/Producer Rick Alvarez

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - Blu-ray^™:

Street Date: August 12, 2014

Selection Numbers: 61129739

Running Time: 1 Hour, 27 Minutes

Layers: Dual Layer

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1

Rating: R

Technical Info: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1

Subtitles: English SDH, French, and Spanish

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:

Street Date: August 12, 2014

Selection Numbers: 61129740

Running Time: 1 Hour, 27 Minutes

Layers: Dual Layer

Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1

Rating: R

Technical Info: Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish

About Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Opposites truly attract and form a hilarious bond in The Heat.

In a predominately male field, the FBI, Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) gets little respect, even though she's clearly better at her job than her counterparts. It may be in part because of her cocky showmanship, and her uptight buttoned up exterior. When the chance of a promotion comes up, she's the first to jump at the chance, but her boss Hale (Demian Bichir) isn't sure she's the right person for the job, cause well, she's just not liked, like at all. But he's willing to give her a chance, and sends her to Boston.

Enter in her complete opposite, Mullins (Melissa McCarthy). She's dirty and rough around the edges. And her definition of the law may be just a tad bit skewed. Her methods are madness, but effective. Her co-workers, even her boss is scared of her and with good reason. She's angry and handsy. Through an underhanded move Mullins manages to get in on Ashburn's case to take down a drug kingpin, which leads much closer to home than Mullins could ever imagine. And unless they can find a way to work through their differences, not just their jobs will be on the line.

These parts were tailor made for Bullock and McCarthy. Ashburn is awkward and gawky, but so lovable in her cluelessness. And Mullins is so loud and bawdy, McCarthy excels with raunchy characters with hearts of golds, and Mullins is certainly that character. The girls manage to keep the laughs coming, whether McCarthy is helping to sex up Bullock and Bullock has to explain the use of spanks, or their getting wasted in a bar. There's also a great cameo by Marlon Wayans, who shows he's not just funny, but has sex appeal too.

My only complaint is that I needed more of "The Heat." When the girls are a cohesive unit they're at their best, and as the action ramps up so do the laughs.

The Heat makes its way to Blu Ray and DVD on October 15th. And if you haven't already entered our contest we're giving a copy away here. Come on over and enter!