CULVER CITY, CALIF. (January 18, 2011) – Dwayne Johnson (The Other Guys, Gridiron Gang) returns to the action genre with the adrenaline-charged thriller Faster, debuting on Blu-ray™ and DVD March 1st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. After 10 years in prison, Driver (Johnson) is now a free man with a single focus – hunting down the people responsible for brutally murdering his brother. The action-packed film also stars Academy Award® winner Billy Bob Thornton (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Sling Blade, 1996), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Going the Distance), Maggie Grace (Knight and Day, TV’s “Lost”), Carla Gugino (Watchmen, TV’s “Entourage”) and Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation). The DVD and Blu-ray bonus material includes deleted scenes and an alternate ending introduced by Director George Tillman, Jr. The Blu-ray exclusive materials include Animatics and the behind-the-scenes featurettes “Weapons and Wheels: The Guns, Cars and Stunts of Faster” and “Criminal and Cops: The Cast of Faster.” Faster will be available on Blu-ray™ for $34.95 SRP and on DVD for $24.96 SRP.
SYNOPSIS: After 10 years in prison, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) has a singular focus – to avenge murder of his brother during the botched bank robbery that led to his imprisonment. Now a free man with a deadly to-do list in hand, he’s finally on his mission … but with two men on his trail – a veteran cop (Billy Bob Thornton) just days from retirement, and a young egocentric hitman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) with a flair for the art of killing and a newfound worthy opponent. The hunter is also the hunted. It’s a do or die race to the list’s finish as the mystery surrounding his brother’s murder deepens, and new details emerge along the way hinting that the Driver’s list may be incomplete.
Directed by George Tillman, Jr. (Notorious, Men of Honor, Soul Food) from a screenplay by Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton. Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, Tony Gayton, and Robert Teitel produced, with Joe Gayton and Dara Weintraub acting as executive producers.
DVD and Blu-ray Bonus Features Include:
– Alternate Ending with Director’s Introduction
– Deleted Scenes with Director’s Introductions
Blu-ray Exclusive Bonus Features Include:
– “Weapons and Wheels: The Guns, Cars and Stunts of Faster” Featurette
– “Criminal and Cops: The Cast of Faster” Featurette
– Animatics
– MovieIQ