From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: HANNA

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: HANNA

OSCAR® NOMINEE SAOIRSE RONAN STARS WITH ERIC BANA AND OSCAR® WINNER CATE BLANCHETT IN THE ACTION-PACKED ADVENTURE

"A KNOCKOUT . . . LIKE NOTHING YOU'VE EVER SEEN!" - PETER TRAVERS, ROLLING STONE

AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 ON BLU-RAY(TM), DVD AND DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning director Joe Wright (Atonement, The Soloist) unleashes the "exhilarating, audacious and boldly original" (Karen Durbin, Elle) in Focus Features' action-packed film HANNA, available on Blu-ray(TM), DVD, Digital Download and On-Demand on September 6, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Academy Award® nominee Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, The Lovely Bones) stars as Hanna, a 16-year-old girl raised in the desolate, icy wilds of Finland by her ex-CIA agent father Erik (Eric Bana, Star Trek, Hulk) and trained to become the perfect assassin. Every moment of Hanna's childhood and adolescence has been spent building up the strength, stamina and survival instincts she needs to prepare for the day she must strike out on her own. That day has now come; armed with the skills her father has imparted to her and the mantra "adapt or die," Hanna must cross Europe and face her family's longtime enemy, lethal intelligence operative Marissa Wiegler (Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett, Robin Hood, Elizabeth). Featuring a ground-breaking original soundtrack from The Chemical Brothers and filmed on location in Finland, Berlin and Morocco, HANNA is "an exuberant chase thriller that pulses with energy!"(Justin Chang, Variety).

BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO Blu-ray(TM) : Unleash the power of your HDTV with perfect picture and the purest digital sound.

-- ADAPT OR DIE: This featurette reveals the intense training and acting
process Saoirse Ronan went through to become Hanna.
-- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ALLEGORY: The filmmakers and cast reveal their
boldly original approach to this adventure thriller.
-- CHEMICAL REACTION: A look at The Chemical Brothers' creative process of
writing and scoring all of the music in the film, as the musicians
themselves talk about their unique approach to the task of composition.
-- THE WIDE WORLD OF HANNA: Join the filmmakers as they travel from icy
Finland to scorching Morocco and then from empty deserts to post-punk
Berlin, finding the perfect locations for HANNA.
-- HANNA PROMO
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-- Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your
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-- Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline,
allowing them to instantly access any point in the film.
-- Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with
their Blu-ray(TM) discs to save to their device or to stream from
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the go, anytime, anywhere.
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and turns on the subtitles to highlight what you missed.
-- MY SCENES: Bookmark your favorite scenes from the film.

BONUS FEATURES AND FEATURETTES (BLU-RAY(TM) and DVD):

-- ALTERNATE ENDING
-- DELETED SCENES
-- ANATOMY OF A SCENE: THE ESCAPE FROM CAMP G: This feature breaks down
the complexities of Hanna's daring escape, from getting the actors
prepped to the special effects it took to make this action-packed
sequence.
-- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR JOE WRIGHT

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - BLU-RAY:
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Street Date: September 6, 2011
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Copyright: 2011 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
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Selection Number: 62115441
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Running time: 1 hour, 51 minutes
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Layers: BD-50
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Picture Format: Widescreen
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
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Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some
sexual material and language
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Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Subtitles, French Subtitles
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Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital Descriptive
Video Services 2.0, Spanish DTS Surround 5.1 and French DTS Surround
5.1
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:
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Street Date: September 6, 2011
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Copyright: 2011 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
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Selection Number: 62115442
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Running time: 1 hour, 51 minutes
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Layers: Dual layer
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Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
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Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some
sexual material and language
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Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish Subtitles, French Subtitles
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Sound: English Digital Dolby 5.1, Dolby Digital Descriptive Video
Services 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 and French Dolby Digital 5.1
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CAST AND FILMAKERS
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Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hollander, Olivia
Williams, Jason Flemyng, Jessica Barden
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Directed by: Joe Wright
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Screenplay by: Seth Lochhead and David Farr
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Story by: Seth Lochhead
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Produced by: Leslie Holleran, Marty Adelstein, Scott Nemes
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Executive Producer: Barbara A. Hall
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Director of Photography: Alwin Kuchler, BSC
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Production Designer: Sarah Greenwood
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Film Editor: Paul Tothill, ACE
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Music by: The Chemical Brothers
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Costume Designer: Lucie Bates
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