Culver City, CA (11/8/10) – Spread the word: the wickedly funny comedy EASY A is coming to Blu-ray and DVD December 21st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Breakout star Emma Stone (Superbad, Zombieland and the next Spider-Man film) shines in this critically-acclaimed, completely hilarious account of a teenage girl whose life takes a turn for the scandalous after one little white lie leads to a big scarlet “A.” Featuring a hot young cast that includes Penn Badgley (TV’s “Gossip Girl”, The Stepfather), Amanda Bynes (Hairspray, She’s The Man), Alyson Michalka (TV’s “Hellcats”) and Cam Gigandet (Twilight, The Experiment), along with hilarious supporting turns from Thomas Haden Church (Sideways, Spider-Man 3), Patricia Clarkson (Shutter Island, Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Lisa Kudrow (TV’s “Friends”, The Opposite of Sex), and Stanley Tucci (Julie & Julia, Burlesque), EASY A moves to the head of the comedy class on Blu-ray and DVD, featuring hours of grade “A” bonus features, including commentary with star Emma Stone and director Will Gluck (Fired Up!), Emma Stone’s webcam audition footage, and an outrageous Gag Reel!
The Blu-ray Edition of EASY A includes even more scandalously fun bonus features, including the BD-Live™ enabled movieIQ®+sync, which allows viewers to access live trivia information about EASY A’s cast, crew, music and production while watching the movie, the Extra Credit: Pop-Up Trivia Track and the bonus featurettes “The Making of Easy A,” “The School of Pop Culture: Movies of the Eighties” and “Vocabulary of Hilarity.”
As rumored, EASY A will be available to own on Blu-ray for $34.95 SRP and DVD for $28.95 SRP.
Synopsis
After a little white lie about losing her virginity gets out, a clean cut high school girl (Stone) sees her life paralleling Hester Prynne’s in “The Scarlett Letter”, which she is currently studying in school – until she decides to use the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing.
EASY A was directed by Will Gluck (upcoming Friends with Benefits, Fired Up!) and written by Bert V. Royal (TV’s “Gigantic”). It was produced by Zanne Devine (upcoming Mardi Gras, A Lot Like Love) and Will Gluck (Fired Up!, TV’s “The Loop”). It co-stars Dan Byrd (TV’s “Cougar Town”, The Hills Have Eyes), Malcolm McDowell (Bolt, TV’s “Entourage”) and Alyson Michalka (TV’s “Hellcats”, Bandslam). It was distributed by Screen Gems and has a run time of approximately 92 minutes. It is rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving teen sexuality, language and some drug material.
Blu-ray & DVD Bonus Material
· Commentary with Director Will Gluck and Emma Stone
· Gag Reel
· Emma Stone’s Audition Footage
Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Material
· movieIQ®+sync and BD-Live connect you to real-time information on the cast, music, trivia and more while watching the movie
· Extra Credit: Pop-Up Trivia Track
· The Making of Easy A
· The School of Pop Culture: Movies of the Eighties
· Vocabulary of Hilarity
