Culver City, CA (January 19, 2009) – Sony Pictures Home Entertainment unleashes sci-fi thrillers The One and Ghosts of Mars on Blu-ray High-Def March 31st for the SLP of $28.95 each. Exploring unseen dimensions and the concept of divine energy, Jet Li (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Fearless) embarks on an adventure through space to piece together the remnants of his soul before his chance to become complete slips away forever in The One. Alternatively, in Ghosts of Mars, humans must fight to keep and protect their souls from invading Martians who seek to take over their bodies and minds. Both action-packed films offer an entertaining and intriguing look into what it means to be human and how a sense of self must be protected against all odds.
The One Synopsis
Martial arts expert Jet Li (The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Fearless) stars as Gabriel Yulaw, a former agent who has discovered a way to travel between dimensions in a world of parallel universes. The One depicts a world – Multiverse – where there is more than one universe held together by a constant flow of energy, containing many duplicate versions of living beings in other universes. In this world, where energy is equally distributed between the clones in each universe, former agent Yulaw has mastered the technology to travel between universes. He illegally hops from one to another, killing other versions of himself. After he kills each clone of himself, Yulaw becomes stronger, more powerful and more intelligent than ever. He realizes he is somehow connected with all his other versions and, by killing them, their energies are redistributed among the remaining versions of himself. Now there is only one version left, and Yulaw is determined to make himself complete. There is only one problem: he must overcome the ultimate hurdle to get what he wants. Also starring in The One are Jason Statham (Transporter 2 and 3, The Bank Job), Carla Gugino (Watchmen, American Gangster) and Delroy Lindo (Gone in 60 Seconds). The movie is directed by James Wong (“The X Files,” Final Destination 1 and 3), has a running time of 87 minutes and is rated PG-13 for intense action violence and some language.
Blu-ray special features include “Multiverses Create ‘The One,’” a featurette inviting viewers to take a look at the production of and the ideas behind the film; “About the Face” featurette showing how the filmmakers produced two versions of Jet Li’s character onscreen at the same time; and “Many Faces of Jet Li,” a musical sequence video.
Blu-ray Disc Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Director and Crew
- Five Featurettes:
o Making Of: Jet Li is “The One”
o Multiverses Create “The One”
o The Many Faces of Jet Li
o Animatic Comparison
- Two Easter Eggs:
o Jet Li Interviews – Jet Li talks about his first time in America and how he got into movies
o Mark Borchardt Interview – Borchardt talks about his appearance in “The One”
Ghosts of Mars Synopsis
The year is 2025. Mars has long been colonized by Earth’s inhabitants and all positions of power are held by women. The inhabitants of the Red Planet spend most of their time mining the planet for its abundant natural resources. Police Lieutenant Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge – Species) and her crew are on a very important mission: bring back dangerous criminal James ‘Desolation’ Williams (Ice Cube – xXx: State of the Union, Three Kings) from a deserted mining town to be brought to trial in the Metropolis. However, when they arrive in the colony they find out that a mining project has uncovered a latent Martian civilization, and now the seemingly unstoppable warriors are trying to get rid of the human invaders by possessing their bodies. Ballard and her crew have no choice but to join forces with ‘Desolation’ Williams to destroy all possessed creatures for the good of the human race and the planet. Acclaimed horror movies master John Carpenter (John Carpenter’s Vampires, Halloween) once again successfully delivers an unnerving thriller and directs a solid cast including Jason Statham (Transporter 1 and 2, The Bank Job), Pam Grier (Bones) and Joanna Cassidy (The Grudge 2). The film has a running time of 98 minutes and is rated R for strong violence/gore, language and some drug content.
This Blu-ray Disc includes special features, such as an audio commentary with Director John Carpenter and Actress Natasha Henstridge along with three featurettes.
Blu-ray Disc Special Features:
- Audio Commentary with Director John Carpenter and Actress Natasha Henstridge
- Three featurettes:
o Video Diary: Red Desert Nights
o SFX Deconstructions
o Scoring Ghosts of Mars
