AQUAMAN Digital HD & Blu-ray Release Date, Special Features, & Limited Edition Cover Art Revealed
Following last week's leak, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced the release date for the Blu-ray release of Aquaman! Plus, check out the special features & special edition cover art!
Source: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment officially announced late last week that Aquaman will arrive on Digital HD on March 5 and on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on March 26.
The James Wan-directed DC blockbuster is the highest grossing DC Comics film ever globally, with a Kraken-sized $1,120.9 billion haul ($328.4M domestic; $792.5M foreign) and the fifth-highest grossing DC Comics film domestically. It's also now the seventh-highest grossing comic book movie ever, following all three Avengers films, Black Panther, Iron Man 3, and Captain America: Civil War.
The home video release will include a number of exciting special features, including twelve extensive behind-the-scenes featurettes that will take fans deep into the seven seas as they learn all about the making of the underwater adventure. Plus, every copy of the film will include a three-minute sneak preview of David F. Sandberg's Shazam!, which stars Zachary Levi (Chuck) in the title role.
“An engaging undersea extravaganza”
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
JOURNEY INTO UNCHARTED WATERS WHEN
Aquaman
ARRIVES ONTO 4K UHD COMBO PACK,
BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK,
DVD SPECIAL EDITION AND DIGITAL FROM
WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND DC
Own it Early on Digital on March 5
4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD debut on March 26
4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital feature a sneak peek of the upcoming DC Super Hero film SHAZAM
Toronto, ON, February 8 – The ocean comes alive when “Aquaman” arrives on 4K UHD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD Special Edition and Digital. From Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, DC and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa (“Justice League,” TV’s “Frontier,” TV’s “Game of Thrones”) in the title role.
“Aquaman” also stars Amber Heard (“Justice League,” “Magic Mike XXL”), Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (“Platoon,” “Spider-Man 2”), Patrick Wilson (“The Conjuring” films, “Watchmen”), Dolph Lundgren (“The Expendables” films), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (TV’s “The Get Down”), Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (“The Hours,” “Lion”), Ludi Lin (“Power Rangers”) and Temuera Morrison (“Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones,” “Green Lantern”).
Wan directs from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (“The Conjuring 2”) and Will Beall (“Gangster Squad,” TV’s “Training Day”). The story is by Geoff Johns, Wan and Will Beall, based on characters from DC’s Aquaman created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger.“Aquaman” is produced by Peter Safran and Rob Cowan, with Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Jon Berg, Geoff Johns and Walter Hamada serving as executive producers.
Wan’s behind the scenes team includes Oscar-nominated director of photography Don Burgess (“The Conjuring 2,” “Forrest Gump”), five-time editor Kirk Morri (“The Conjuring” films, “Furious 7,” the “Insidious” films) and production designer Bill Brzeski (“Furious 7”). They are joined by costume designer Kym Barrett (“The Matrix” trilogy, “The Amazing Spider-Man”) and composer Rupert Gregson-Williams (“Wonder Woman”).
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a Safran Company Production, a James Wan Film, “Aquaman.” The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
All versions of “Aquaman” will include a three-minute sneak preview of “Shazam,” the upcoming live-action feature film starring Zachary Levi as the DC Super Hero. The film will be released in theaters on April 5, 2019.
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc of “Aquaman” will feature Dolby VisionTM HDR that dramatically expands the color palette and contrast range and uses dynamic metadata to automatically optimize the picture for every screen, frame by frame. The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc of “Aquaman” will also feature a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead. To experience Dolby Atmos at home, a Dolby Atmos enabled AV receiver and additional speakers are required, or a Dolby Atmos enabled sound bar. Dolby Atmos soundtracks are also fully backward compatible with traditional audio configurations and legacy home entertainment equipment.
“Aquaman” will also be available on Movies Anywhere. Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer accounts.
Fans can also own “Aquaman” via purchase from digital retailers beginning March 5.
SYNOPSIS
An action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman” reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king.
BLU-RAY AND DVD ELEMENTS
“Aquaman” 4K UHD Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD Special Edition contain the following special features:
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Going Deep Into the World of Aquaman
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Becoming Aquaman
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James Wan: World Builder
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Aqua Tech
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Atlantis Warfare
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The Dark Depths of Black Manta
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Heroines of Atlantis
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Villainous Training
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Kingdoms of the Seven Seas
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Creating Undersea Creatures
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A Match Made in Atlantis
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Scene Study Breakdowns
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Exclusive Sneak Peek of Shazam!
DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION ELEMENTS
On March 5, “Aquaman” will be available to own in high definition and standard definition from select digital retailers including Amazon, FandangoNow, iTunes, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. On March 26, “Aquaman” will be made available digitally on Video On Demand services from cable and satellite providers, and on select gaming consoles.
From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king.
Aquaman features:
Director: James Wan
Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman
Amber Heard as Mera
Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko
Patrick Wilson as King Orm/Ocean Master
Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna
Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as David Kane/Black Manta
Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry
Ludi Lin as Captain Murk
Michael Beach as Jesse Kane
Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin
Graham McTavish as King Atlan
Leigh Whannell as Cargo Pilot
Kaan Gulder as Young Arthuer (9yo)
Otis Dhanji as Young Arthur (13yo)
Kekoa Kekumano as Young Arthuer (16yo)
Julie Andrews as Karathen
John Rhys-Davis as Brine King
Djimon Hounsou as King Ricou
Sophia Forrest as the Fisherman Princess
Natalia Safran as Queen Rina
Aquaman swims into theaters December 21