“BATMAN: The Movie” Starring Michael Keaton Celebrates 20th Anniversary With New Single Blu-Ray Book From Warner Home Video On May 19
(March 16, 2009 – Burbank, CA) – “BATMAN: The Movie,” the film that launched a global phenomenon, celebrates its 20th anniversary May 19 with a new single release.
“BATMAN: The Movie 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Hi-Def” will be packaged in a premium hardcover book format that is loaded with hours of bonus content, including commentary with director Tim Burton and a digital copy which allows consumers a single non-transferable download of the full-length film compatible with iTunes® and Windows Media devices™. The Blu-ray book includes original script pages, excerpts from the “Batman Official Book of the Movie” and the DC Comics comic book adaptation of the film!
“BATMAN: The Movie 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Hi-Def” will be available for $34.99 SRP. Order due date is April 14, 2009.
About the Movie
Tim Burton’s direction and Michael Keaton’s performance combine perfectly in the first film of the Warner Bros. series which captures GOTHAM CITY’S sinister atmosphere and BATMAN’S brooding nature. Jack Nicholson stars in a memorable performance as the maniacal villain, THE JOKER and Kim Basinger is VICKI VALE, the beautiful and resourceful photojournalist. Featuring songs by Prince and a score by Danny Elfman, “BATMAN” won the 1990 Oscar® for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration.
Special Features
(Includes all of the special features from the “Two-Disc Special Edition” DVD): • Commentary by director Tim Burton
• On the Set with Bob Kane
• Legends of the “DARK KNIGHT: The History of BATMAN” “The Comic Book Saga as Reinvented and Reinterpreted over Seven Decades” • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the DARK KNIGHT Parts 1-3: “The Road to GOTHAM CITY”
“The Gathering Storm”
“The Legend Reborn” • Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery – 6 Featurettes: “Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of BATMAN”
“Building the BATMOBILE”
“Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of BATMAN”
“Designing the BAT-SUIT”
“From Jack to THE JOKER”
“Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of BATMAN” • Three Prince Music Videos “Batdance”
“Partyman”
“Scandalous” • The Heroes and The Villains Profile Galleries
• BATMAN: The Complete ROBIN Storyboard Sequence
• Theatrical trailer With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About DC Comics DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com. Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change. BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.# # #
(Includes all of the special features from the “Two-Disc Special Edition” DVD): • Commentary by director Tim Burton
• On the Set with Bob Kane
• Legends of the “DARK KNIGHT: The History of BATMAN” “The Comic Book Saga as Reinvented and Reinterpreted over Seven Decades” • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the DARK KNIGHT Parts 1-3: “The Road to GOTHAM CITY”
“The Gathering Storm”
“The Legend Reborn” • Beyond Batman Documentary Gallery – 6 Featurettes: “Visualizing Gotham: The Production Design of BATMAN”
“Building the BATMOBILE”
“Those Wonderful Toys: The Props and Gadgets of BATMAN”
“Designing the BAT-SUIT”
“From Jack to THE JOKER”
“Nocturnal Overtures: The Music of BATMAN” • Three Prince Music Videos “Batdance”
“Partyman”
“Scandalous” • The Heroes and The Villains Profile Galleries
• BATMAN: The Complete ROBIN Storyboard Sequence
• Theatrical trailer With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About DC Comics DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com. Note: All enhanced content listed above is subject to change. BATMAN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.