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SING AND DANCE TOGETHER WITH THE LOVABLE CHARACTERS FROM THE ANIMATED MUSICAL ADVENTURE OF THE YEAR WITH THE ALL-NEW SING-ALONG EDITION! UGLYDOLLS SHOWCASING AN ALL-STAR CAST LED BY MUSIC SUPERSTARS KELLY CLARKSON, NICK JONAS, JANELLE MONÁE, BLAKE SHELTON AND PITBULL AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL JULY 16, 2019 AND ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD JULY 30, 2019 FROM UNIVERSAL …

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SING AND DANCE TOGETHER WITH THE LOVABLE CHARACTERS FROM
THE ANIMATED MUSICAL ADVENTURE OF THE YEAR
WITH THE ALL-NEW SING-ALONG EDITION!

UGLYDOLLS

SHOWCASING AN ALL-STAR CAST LED BY MUSIC SUPERSTARS KELLY CLARKSON,
NICK JONAS, JANELLE MONÁE, BLAKE SHELTON AND PITBULL

AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL JULY 16, 2019
AND ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD JULY 30, 2019
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

“HEARTWARMING, INSPIRING AND HILARIOUS!” – FANDANGO

Universal City, California, June 2019 – Unconventionality rules in UglyDolls, the fun and quirky animated musical debuting on Digital on July 16, 2019 and on Blu-rayTM Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on July 30, 2019 from STXfilms and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Centered around the adorably unique town of Uglyville, the film follows Moxy and her friends as they confront what it means to be different and discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing. Inspired by the global plush phenomenon and based on the UglyDoll characters created by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, UglyDolls is filled with colorful and adorable characters and packed with powerful messages of inclusion and empowerment. Join the fun and keep the party going with the music-filled comedy on Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital showcasing an exclusive, all-new sing-along edition and stuffed with exciting bonus features allowing fans everywhere to dive deeper into the world of Uglyville.

Featuring a star-studded voice cast including Kelly Clarkson (The Star, “The Voice”), Nick Jonas (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), Janelle Monáe (Hidden FiguresRio 2), Blake Shelton (The Angry Birds Movie, “The Voice”), Pitbull (“Empire,” Epic), Wanda Sykes (“Black-ish,” Bad Moms) and Gabriel Iglesias (Ferdinand), the humorous and heartwarming film comes home with vibrant bonus content such as featurettes that reveal how the talented cast brought their characters to life, hilarious games with the cast and a sneak peek of the exclusive sing-along edition’s interactive entertainment.

In Uglyville, weird is celebrated, strange is special and beauty is embraced as more than simply meets the eye. When Moxy (Clarkson) and the UglyDolls discover Perfection, a town where dolls are seen through a strict model of attractiveness, they confront what it means to be different, struggle with their desire to be loved, and ultimately discover that you don’t have to be perfect to be amazing. Directed by Kelly Asbury (Smurfs: The Lost VillageShrek 2) and featuring original songs performed by Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton and Pitbull, UglyDolls is “a movie you’ll want to watch again, and again!” (Naz Perez, Fandango).
BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL

  • Sing-Along Edition
  • Sing Along Tease – A small taste of the big fun the Sing-Along Edition provides.
  • Fun with the Cast of UglyDolls – Watch the cast of UglyDolls play fun games that showcase their unique talents.
  • Making UglyDolls – A closer look at the music behind the film and the talented voice cast that brings these rich characters to life.
  • Theatrical Trailers
UglyDolls will be available on Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital.
  • Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
  • Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.
FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monáe, Blake Shelton, Wanda Sykes, Wang Leehom, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX, Lizzo, Nick Jonas and Pitbull
Music Supervisor: Jason Markey
Music By: Christopher Lennertz
Edited By: Julie Rogers ACE, Nolan Sutherland
Production Designer: Andrew Woodhouse, Shannon Jeffries
Head of Animation: Sebastien Bruneau
Executive Producers: Robert Simonds, Adam Fogelson, Rouging Fu, Mingyu Peng, Huixia Zhang, Luyuan Fan, Wei Zhang, Jerry Li, Shujin Lan-Shuster, Gabriel Bloch, Pitbull, Drew Matilsky
Produced By: Jane Hartwell p.g.a., Robert Rodriguez, Oren Aviv p.g.a.
Screenplay By: Allison Peck
Story By:  Robert Rodriguez
Directed By: Kelly Asbury
Based on the UglyDoll Characters Created By: David Horvath & Sun-Min Kim

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M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass Comic-Book Thriller Available in April https://gameon.media/2019/03/01/m-night-shyamalans-glass-comic-book-thriller-available-in-april/ Sat, 02 Mar 2019 05:31:02 +0000 https://gameon.media/?p=501

JAMES McAVOY, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, BRUCE WILLIS AND SARAH PAULSON STAR IN M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN’S  COMIC-BOOK THRILLER 20 YEARS IN THE MAKINGGLASSTHE #1 MOVIE IN NORTH AMERICA FOR THREE WEEKS IN A ROW!AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL APRIL 2, 2019 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY™, DVD AND ON DEMAND APRIL 16, 2019 FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT Universal …

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JAMES McAVOY, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, BRUCE WILLIS
AND SARAH PAULSON STAR IN M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN’S 
COMIC-BOOK THRILLER 20 YEARS IN THE MAKINGGLASSTHE #1 MOVIE IN NORTH AMERICA FOR THREE WEEKS IN A ROW!AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL APRIL 2, 2019
4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY™, DVD AND ON DEMAND APRIL 16, 2019
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Universal City, California – Writer-Director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) completes a mind-bending trilogy created nearly twenty years ago with GLASS, a comic book thriller available on Digital via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on April 2, 2019 and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-rayTM, DVD and On Demand on April 16, 2019, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.  GLASS is a grounded-in-reality, comic-book thriller where the heroes and villains are people first. The thrilling culmination to the trilogy that started with  Unbreakable and Split, stars James McAvoy (SplitAtonement), Samuel L. Jackson (Hitman’s Bodyguard, Avengers Franchise), Bruce Willis (Unbreakable, Die Hard), Sarah Paulson (Ocean’s Eight, “American Horror Story”) and Anya-Taylor Joy (SplitThe Witch)Go inside the mind of master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan to uncover the connections and references that bring the three films together in one universe. Experience more than sixty minutes of never-before-seen features elaborating on his process and artistic vision including an in-depth look at the making of the film, deep insights on the characters, a never-before-seen alternate opening, and deleted scenes.

GLASS features “Shyamalan’s eccentric, intimately scaled superhero universe” (Manohla Dargis, The New York Times), while offering a closer look at the world of the Elijah Price, also known as Mr. Glass (Jackson), David Dunn (Willis), and Kevin Wendell Crumb (McAvoy) as they experience a series of escalating encounters as they escape from an asylum and embark on a thrilling battle of good versus evil. Producers M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum (Get OutHalloween), Marc Bienstock (Before I Fall), Ashwin Rajan (Devil, The Visit) and executive producer Steven Schneider (Paranormal Activity series) reunite with GLASS for “one of the most original comic book movies in recent years” (Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment).

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM & DIGITAL

  • The Collection of Main Characters – A look at all the main players and how they fit in the universe created by filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
    • David Dunn
    • Elijah Price
    • Kevin Wendell Crumb
    • The Rest of the Family
  • Bringing the Team Back Together – M. Night Shyamalan is famous for working with many of the same crew from film to film.  In this piece, cast and crew share personal stories of why Shyamalan’s productions feel like seeing family again.
  • David Dunn vs. The Beast – An in-depth look at the animalistic face-off between David Dunn and The Beast
  • Glass Decoded – M. Night Shyamalan unveils some secrets of continuity and style from across the Glass trilogy
  • Breaking Glass: The Stunts – The superhuman strength of The Beast is best illustrated in the stunts. Take a behind the scenes look into the very effective methods of executing stunts in the film.
  • Connecting the Glass Universe – Explore M. Night Shyamalan’s stylistic approach to the Glass trilogy and the unconventional concept of a comic book movie grounded in reality.
  • M. Night Shyamalan: Behind the Lens – Cast and crew discuss Shyamalan’s dedicated and meticulous approach to storytelling.
  • The Sound of Glass – Composer West Dylan Thordson elaborates on his use of string instruments to create tension, and explains why recording the score on-location enhanced the tone of Glass.
  • Enhancing the Spectacle – The VFX team provides details on the rewarding task of using CGI as an effective tool to intensify the narrative of Glass.
  • Raven Hill Memorial – Roam the long corridors of Raven Hill Memorial Hospital and see why the cast and crew describe the eerie location as its own character in the film.
  • Night Vision – A look at the early stages of Glass by examining the storyboards and their remarkable similarity to the final shots in the film.

BONUS FEATURES ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAYTM, DIGITAL AND DVD:

  • Alternate Opening – Introduction by director M. Night Shyamalan available
  • Deleted Scenes – Introductions by director M. Night Shyamalan available
    • David Alone at Bar
    • Patricia Talks to Cheerleaders
    • David Encounters Pierce
    • Casey in Art Class
    • Dr. Staple Explains Machine
    • Mrs. Price in Waiting Room
    • Mrs. Price Talks to Elijah
    • Dr. Staple Drinks Tea
    • Pierce Checks Elijah’s Room
    • Mrs. Price Tells Elijah About Surgery
    • David Submits to Dr. Staple
    • Patients Worship The Beast
  • A Conversation with James McAvoy and M. Night Shyamalan – Star James McAvoy and Producer/Writer/Director M. Night Shyamalan discuss the importance of originality when creating a film in this genre.

The film will be available on 4K Ultra HD in a combo pack which includes 4K Ultra HD Blu-rayTM, Blu-rayTM and Digital. The 4K Ultra HD disc will include the same bonus features as the Blu-rayTMversion, all in stunning 4K resolution.

  • 4K Ultra HD is the ultimate movie watching experience. 4K Ultra HD features the combination of 4K resolution for four times sharper picture than HD, the color brilliance of High Dynamic Range (HDR) with immersive audio delivering a multidimensional sound experience.
  • Blu-rayTM unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
  • Digital lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.
  • MOVIES ANYWHERE is the digital app that simplifies and enhances the digital movie collection and viewing experience by allowing consumers to access their favorite digital movies in one place when purchased or redeemed through participating digital retailers. Consumers can also redeem digital copy codes found in eligible Blu-rayTM and DVD disc packages from participating studios and stream or download them through Movies Anywhere. MOVIES ANYWHERE is only available in the United States. For more information, visit https://moviesanywhere.com.

FILMMAKERS 
Cast: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Anya Taylor-Joy with Sarah Paulson and Samuel L. Jackson
Casting By: Douglas Aibel, CSA
Music By: West Dylan Thordson
Music Supervisor: Susan Jacobs
Costume Designer: Paco Delgado
Edited By: Luke Ciarrocchi, Blu Murray
Production Designer: Chris Trujillo
Director of Photography: Michael Gioulakis
Executive Producers: Steven Schneider, Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Kevin Frakes
Produced By: M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock, and Ashwin Rajan
Written and Directed By: M. Night Shyamalan

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