Burbank, CA, May 11, 2010 – Some will kill to have it. He will do anything to protect it. The Book of Eli, featuring Maximum Movie Mode, arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on June 15th from Warner Home Video. Denzel Washington stars in this post-apocalyptic tale about a ravaged humanity and those who seek to protect and destroy it.
The Book of Eli Blu-ray disc features the immersive Maximum Movie Mode, which includes 40 minutes of picture-in-picture commentary with Denzel Washington and the Hughes Brothers along with 10 Focus Points. Additional exciting BD-Live content will be announced in the coming weeks.
Empty cities, seared earth, no law enforcement– Eli is surrounded by the marks of catastrophic destruction across the wasteland that was once America, where the roads now belong to gangs. A peace-seeking warrior, Eli will cut his attackers down, if challenged, to guard a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years – his hope for the future. Only one other man understands the power Eli holds. When Carnegie, the self-appointed tyrant of a makeshift town of thieves, seeks to make Eli’s power his own, Eli must keep moving to fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity.
The Book of Eli is directed by the Hughes Brothers (“Menace II Society,” “Dead Presidents”) and stars two time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington (“Training Day”, “The Hurricane”), Gary Oldman (“Batman Begins, “The Dark Knight”, “Harry Potter” series), Mila Kunis (TV’s “Family Guy”, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) and Michael Gambon (“Harry Potter” series, “The Good Shepherd”).
The Book of Eli will be available on Blu-ray for $35.99 and on single disc DVD for $28.98.
On June 15th, The Book of Eli will also be available ON DEMAND through Digital Cable, Satellite TV, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game consoles and it can be downloaded for rental or purchase on iTunes and Amazon Video On Demand.
SYNOPSIS
In the not-too-distant future, some 30 years after the final war, a solitary man walks across the wasteland that was once America. Empty cities, broken highways, seared earth–all around him, the marks of catastrophic destruction. There is no civilization here, no law. The roads belong to gangs that would murder a man for his shoes, an ounce of water…or for nothing at all.
But they’re no match for this traveler.
A warrior not by choice but necessity, Eli seeks only peace but, if challenged, will cut his attackers down before they realize their fatal mistake. It’s not his life he guards so fiercely but his hope for the future; a hope he has carried and protected for 30 years and is determined to realize. Driven by this commitment and guided by his belief in something greater than himself, Eli does what he must to survive–and continue.
Only one other man in this ruined world understands the power Eli holds, and is determined to make it his own: Carnegie, the self-appointed despot of a makeshift town of thieves and gunmen. Meanwhile, Carnegie’s adopted daughter Solara, is fascinated by Eli for another reason: the glimpse he offers of what may exist beyond her stepfather’s domain.
But neither will find it easy to deter him. Nothing–and no one–can stand in his way. Eli must keep moving to fulfill his destiny and bring help to a ravaged humanity.
DVD AND BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
Standard Edition:
o Wide Screen version of the film
o Additional scenes
o Lost Tales: Chapter 1 (Carnegie’s Story)
Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack:
o Blu-ray version of the film
o SD version of the film
o Digital Copy of the film on Disc
o Additional scenes
o Lost Tales: Chapter 1 (Carnegie’s Story)
o Starting Over – Featurette
o Soundtrack Featurette
o Eli’s Journey – Featurette
o Maximum Movie Mode – 40 minutes of PIP commentary with Denzel Washington and the Hughes Brothers, and 10 Focus Points