USHE Press Release: The Hunt (Blu-ray) (1 Viewer)

[Ronald Epstein]

BRING HOME THE MOST
TALKED ABOUT MOVIE OF THE YEAR

FROM PRODUCER JASON BLUM, THE SLY SATIRE BECOMES AVAILABLE TO OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER WITH EXCLUSIVE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN BONUS FEATURES

“PLAYS EVEN BETTER THE SECOND TIME” (FORBES)

YOURS TO OWN ON DIGITAL MAY 26, 2020
AND ON BLU-RAYTM AND DVD JUNE 9, 2020
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Universal City, California, April 15, 2020 – Who is the hunter and who is the hunted? Decide for yourself! From producer Jason Blum (The Invisible Man, Halloween), director Craig Zobel (Z for Zachariah, “The Leftovers”) and writers Damon Lindelof (“Watchmen,” “The Leftovers”) and Nick Cuse (“Maniac,” “Watchmen”) comes a “clever, gory, often very funny” (Ty Burr, The Boston Globe) film that has “all the makings of a cult classic” (Forbes), as THE HUNT arrives on Digital May 26, 2020 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD June 9, 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Featuring “a seriously cool action performance” (William Bibbiani, The Wrap) from Betty Gilpin (“Glow”), THE HUNT includes behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making of this suspenseful thriller.

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they’ve been chosen… for a very specific purpose … THE HUNT.

In this subversive satire, a group of elites gather for the very first time at a remote Manor House to hunt ordinary Americans for sport. But the elites’ master plan is about to be derailed because one of The Hunted, Crystal (Gilpin), knows The Hunters’ game better than they do. She turns the tables on the killers, picking them off one by one as she makes her way toward the mysterious woman (two-time Oscar® winner Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby) at the center of it all.

THE HUNT features an outstanding supporting cast including Emma Roberts (“American Horror Story”), Ike Barinholtz (Blockers), Justin Hartley (“This is Us”) and Ethan Suplee (“My Name is Earl”). The theatrical version of the film is currently available for early viewing on a wide variety of popular on-demand services as a premium rental offering.

BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL:

• CRAFTING THE HUNT - Filmmakers and cast discuss how costumes and props were used to highlight the political commentary of this slaughterous thriller.
• DEATH SCENE BREAKDOWNS – THE HUNT’s talented special effects and make-up teams give you an inside look on how they carried out some of the goriest death sequences.
• ATHENA VS CRYSTAL: HUNTER OR HUNTED? – Go behind the scenes to check out the intense training and choreography actresses Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank had to master in order to execute this epic fight scene.
  

THE HUNT will be available on Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital.

• Blu-rayTM 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.
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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Ike Barinholtz, Betty Gilpin, Justin Hartley, Glenn Howerton, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee and Hilary Swank
Costume Designer: David Tabbert
Edited By: Jane Rizzo
Production Designer: Matthew Munn
Director of Photography: Darren Tiernan
Executive Producers: Craig Zobel, Nick Cuse, Steven R. Molen, Couper Samuelson, Jeanette Volturno
Produced By: Jason Blum, Damon Lindelof p.g.a.
Written By: Nick Cuse, Damon Lindelof
Directed By: Craig Zobel

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: June 9, 2020
Selection Number: 61201639 (US) / 61201862 (CDN)
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2:39.1
Rating: Rated R for some strong bloody violence and language throughout
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Subtitles
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish DTS Digital Surround 5.1
Run Time: 1:29:55


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[Todd Erwin]

Is it me or are the studios a bit too optimistic with these physical media release dates?

 

[Robert Crawford]

Is it me or are the studios a bit too optimistic with these physical media release dates?

Something tells me they're able to do a lot of their work from home and the replicating disc plant is in Mexico.

 

[Todd Erwin]

Something tells me they're able to do a lot of their work from home and the replicating disc plant is in Mexico.

With Mexico also closing non-essential businesses, one wonders if the plant is still operating.

 

[Robert Crawford]

With Mexico also closing non-essential businesses, one wonders if the plant is still operating.

We'll find out soon enough.

 

[TravisR]

I guess it's a moot point if the replicating plants are shut down but I think studios will be able to go to the front of the line and the smaller labels are really going to be hit with delays in the coming months.

 

[Jason_V]

The Hunt will always have the distinction of being the last movie I saw in the theater before they got shut down.

That being said, I don't have any need or interest to see it again. Once was fine for me.

 

[Worth]

This must be one of the unluckiest movies ever made.