Shining In January
Sunshine coming to DVD and Blu-ray January 8
Tags: Sunshine (DVD) Categories: DVD/TV News, News
Posted by Daniel "monk" Pelfrey on Oct 31st, 2007
FROM THE PRESS RELEASE
In the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind with it . . . but even the coldest reaches of space burn with the heat of humanity’s will to survive in the thrilling sci-fi adventure Sunshine, launching onto DVD and Blu-Ray Disc (BD) January 8 from Fox Home Entertainment. “One of the brightest science-fiction forays ever realized on film” (Chicago Tribune), Sunshine follows a daring crew of eight men and women as they boldly fight against the inevitable by striving for the impossible: to deliver a device into the heart of the sun in an attempt to breathe new life into the star. Helmed by visionary director Danny Boyle (28 Days Later, The Beach), who injects the genre with a shot of adrenaline and human pathos by exploring both the depths of space and the heights of heroism, Sunshine has been hailed as “a thinking person’s thriller” (EntertainmentWeekly.com). Fighting against all odds for the survival of the human race is an all-star cast that includes Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, Red Eye), Chris Evans (Fantastic Four), Michelle Yeoh (Babylon A.D., Memoirs Of A Geisha) and Rose Byrne (28 Weeks Later, Troy). But when the crew stumbles across a distress beacon from a spaceship lost years before, their journey into the unknown becomes even more harrowing…and their reach for the supreme star grows all the more perilous.
The Sunshine DVD features deleted scenes, director commentary, web production diaries and two short films and is available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$43.48 Canada. Sunshine will also be available day-and-date in high-def format on Blu-ray Disc (BD) priced at $39.98 U.S. / $49.98 Canada. Prebook is December 12, 2007.
DVD Special Features
The Sunshine DVD is presented in widescreen format, and features English 5.1 Dolby Digital as well as Spanish and French Dolby Surround and English, Spanish and French subtitles. Bonus materials include:
Audio Commentary By Director Danny Boyle
Deleted Scenes With Commentary By Danny Boyle, Including:
Playing Chess
It Really Takes It Out Of You
Washing Carrots In The Oxygen Garden
Coolant Redirection
Cooking
Wake-up
Demolished Oxygen Garden
Searle Meets Capa
In Deeper Space Than We Are
Prepping For Docking
Rough Docking Procedure
Fight And Then We Die
Alternate Ending
Web Production Diaries
Danny Boyle Introduction
Zero G Flight
Cillian Murphy
Pre Viz
Science Of The Sun
Hiroyuki
Troy Garity Harvey Introduction
Voice Of Icarus
Michelle And O2 Garden
Anita Screens
Alwin Kuchler
Cliff Curtis
Bumps And Stunts
Benny
The Science Of Space Travel Physiology
Space Suit
Rose Intro
Love Letters
Chris Evans
VFX
Big Bangs
The Science Of Sun Death
Short Films
Dad’s Dead Directed By Chris Shepherd
Mole Hills Directed By Dan Arnold
Synopsis:
You’ve never seen anything like Sunshine, the stunningly original sci-fi action-adventure from groundbreaking director Danny Boyle. It is the year 2057, the sun is dying and mankind faces extinction. Earth’s last hope rests with a courageous crew of eight men and women on a mission to ignite the fading star with a massive nuclear weapon. Deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission begins to unravel and they find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for the future of us all.
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