“One of the year’s best films” ~ Michael Ordona, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

“Pride will make you cheer” ~ Jordan Hoffman, VANITY FAIR

Based on the Inspirational True Story

Starring Bill Nighy, Academy Award^® Nominee Imelda Staunton,
Paddy Considine & Dominic West

PRIDE

Available Dec. 23 on Blu-ray^™, DVD & Digital HD

Bonus Features Include Six All-New Deleted & Extended Scenes,
& the “PRIDE: The True Story” Featurette

CULVER CITY, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2014) – Inspired by an extraordinary true story, the audience-rousing PRIDE debuts on Blu-ray^™, DVD & Digital HD on Dec. 23 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This critically acclaimed comedy follows a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists who come together to help families affected by the UK miners' strike in 1984, and has been described as “a feel-good movie that does more than temporarily lift your spirits - it makes you feel a little better about the world, and about our capacity to set aside differences and clasp hands” (Moira MacDonald,SeattleTimes).  Starring in the film is an incredible ensemble cast, including Bill Nighy (Love Actually), Academy Award^®nominee Imelda Staunton (Best Actress, Vera Drake, 2004), Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum), Dominic West (300), Andrew Scott (“Sherlock”), George MacKay (Defiance), Joseph Gilgun (This is England) and Ben Schnetzer (The Book Thief).

Bonus features include six all-new deleted and extended scenes, as well as the 15-minute featurette, “PRIDE: The True Story,” offering a glimpse into the historic events through the eyes of the real-life members of “LGSM,” as well as the filmmakers and cast.

Synopsis:

PRIDE is inspired by an extraordinary true story. It’s the summer of 1984 and much of blue-collar Great Britain is on strike.  For one tiny Welsh village, the strike brings unexpected visitors – a group of London-based activists who decide to raise money to support the strikers’ families and want to make their donation in person. In this feel–good, heartwarming comedy, two groups, seemingly from worlds apart, discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all. 

Directed by Matthew Warchus and from the screenplay by Stephen Beresford, PRIDE is produced by David Livingstone, with James Clayton, Christine Langan, and Cameron McCracken serving as executive producers.

Bonus Features Include:

§  6 All-New Deleted & Extended Scenes

§  “PRIDE: The True Story” Featurette

PRIDE has a run time of 120 minutes and is rated R for language and brief sexual content.  

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IGN & FOCUS FEATURES ANNOUNCE KICK-OFF TO COMIC-CON PARTY

IN CELEBRATION OF THE WORLD'S END

TAKE PART IN THE IGN FAN CRAWL IN SAN DIEGO ON THURSDAY, JULY 18TH

FOR YOUR CHANCE TO ATTEND!

IGN is teaming up with Focus Features to host their annual invitation-only Comic-Con launch party at the Hard Rock Hotel on Thursday, July 18th in celebration of the epic finale to Edgar Wright’s “Blood & Ice Cream” trilogy, THE WORLD’S END. The eagerly anticipated comedy stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan, and Rosamund Pike.

Twelve lucky fans will win access to the party after competing in THE WORLD’S END: IGN Fan Crawl, a trivia event featuring all things Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz!

The three-hour Crawl will commence at 1:00 PM on Thursday afternoon at The Commons SD (www.thecommonssd.com) and proceed to the Hotel Solamar and Hard Rock Hotel until twelve winners emerge victorious. “Good food, fine ales and total annihilation” await all participants in the Crawl. There will also be special prize giveaways, including passes to a sneak screening on Friday night!

THE WORLD’S END Comic-Con party will be held on Thursday, July 18th from 7:00-11:00 PM at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Float Bar with director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in attendance.



The trio will also be participating in THE WORLD’S END panel in Hall H on Friday, July 19th.
For more information on how you can participate, visit www.ign.com/TheWorldsEnd.

About IGN Entertainment
IGN Entertainment is the leading Internet media and services provider focused on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets. Collectively, IGN's properties reach more than 57 million unique users worldwide, according to Internet audience measurement firm comScore. IGN is the Web's #1 video game information destination and also owns the world's largest men's lifestyle website, AskMen.com. IGN is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices across North America, Europe and Australia.

About THE WORLD’S END
A signature brew of camaraderie, knockabout humor, excessive quaffing, questionable life choices, hand-to-hand combat, and explosive surprises, THE WORLD’S END (www.TheWorldsEndMovie.com) reteams director Edgar Wright with actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, following their hits Shaun of the Dead (2004) and Hot Fuzz (2007). Focus Features releases the comedy nationwide on Friday, August 23rd.

About Focus Features
Focus Features and Focus Features International (www.focusfeatures.com) comprise a singular global company. This worldwide studio makes original and daring films that challenge the mainstream to embrace and enjoy voices and visions from around the world that deliver global commercial success. The company operates as Focus Features in North America, and as Focus Features International (FFI) in the rest of the world.

In addition to THE WORLD’S END, upcoming Focus Features releases include Closed Circuit, the suspense thriller directed by John Crowley and starring Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall; the true-life dramatic thriller Kill the Messenger, to be directed by Michael Cuesta and star Jeremy Renner; the comedic fable The Boxtrolls, the new animated feature from LAIKA, directed by Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable with a voice cast that includes Ben Kingsley, Toni Collette, Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, and Tracy Morgan; Black Sea, the adventure thriller to star Jude Law for Academy Award-wining director Kevin Macdonald; and Dallas Buyers Club, the fact-based drama directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and starring Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, and Jared Leto.

Focus Features 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 television 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 owned by Comcast Corporation.

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