Warner Home Video Releases “Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Season 1 Volume 1” On February 16, 2010
(January 4, 2010 – Burbank, CA) – An elite team of teen drivers rev up their engines to save the world as Warner Home Video (WHV) releases “Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Season 1 Volume 1,” on DVD February 16, 2010 for $14.97 SRP. Fans of the show can watch all their favorite crash and bash moments with six action-packed episodes from the very first season of Cartoon Network’s Hit TV Series. Order due date is January 12, 2010.
In “Hot Wheels Battle Force 5: Season 1, Volume 1,” an elite team of teen drivers in ultra-cool, ultra-fast vehicles race, smash and bash through various Battle Zones to combat sinister aliens and animalistic predators from other dimensions. Watch Vert Wheeler™ and the rest of Battle Force 5 take on their brutal and ruthless foes The Vandals™ and The Sark™ to save the world. Decked out and ready for combat, the Battle Force 5 team must work together to defeat their malicious foes and capture the Battle Key to close and lock intergalactic portals thereby preventing the evil predators from invading Earth.
“Warner Home Video is excited to bring the Hot Wheels TV series to DVD for the first time ever with the release of ‘Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 Season 1 Volume 1,’” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President, Family, Animation and Partner Brands Marketing. “The show is one of the highest rated programs on Cartoon Network’s Action Block among all keys demographics and we’re thrilled to be a part of it!”
“Thanks to Warner Home Video, ‘Hot Wheels Battle Force 5’ fans can relive their favorite moments from the show time and time again,” said Barry Waldo, Mattel Vice President, Entertainment Marketing.
An elite team of teen drivers and their ultra-fast vehicles are out to save the planet! As they race through interdimensional Battle Zones at hyperfast speeds, their cars transform into high-tech armored battle machines, decked out and ready for combat. Once in the Battle Zones, they must work together to defeat their enemies and capture the powerful Battle Keys to save the Earth from destruction. Vol. 1 features the first 6 episodes from this action-packed animated series. It all begins when Vert Wheeler™ and his car are pulled into a StormShock – a portal to another world. Along with Sage, the mysterious Blue Sentient, Vert Wheeler must battle the barbaric predator race, The Vandals™ and the sinister robotic armies of The Sark™ to save the planet from ruin. Later, he meets his new team and together, they race into battle, defeating their enemies and facing new challenges with each episode. Can Battle Force 5™ and their awesome vehicles defeat The Vandals™ and The Sark™, capture all the Battle Keys and save the world from evil? Watch the battle to find out!
EPISODES
"Starting Line"
"Gearing Up"
"Common Cold War"
"Basic Training"
"Missing in Action"
"Junkyard Dogged" For more information about “Hot Wheels® Battle Force 5™” please visit www.battleforce5.com. HOT WHEELS and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel, Inc. © 2009 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved. About Mattel, Inc. Mattel, Inc., (www.mattel.com) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products. The Mattel family is comprised of such best-selling brands as Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever introduced, Hot Wheels®, Matchbox®, American Girl®, Radica® and Tyco® R/C, as well as Fisher-Price® brands, including Little People®, Power Wheels® and a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines. In 2009, Mattel is recognized among the "100 Best Corporate Citizens," as one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" and as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s "100 Best Companies to Work For." With worldwide headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel employs approximately 30,000 people in 43 countries and territories and sells products in more than 150 nations. Mattel's vision is to be the world's premier toy brands—today and tomorrow. About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, 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 Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.# # #
"Gearing Up"
"Common Cold War"
"Basic Training"
"Missing in Action"
"Junkyard Dogged" For more information about “Hot Wheels® Battle Force 5™” please visit www.battleforce5.com. HOT WHEELS and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel, Inc. © 2009 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved. About Mattel, Inc. Mattel, Inc., (www.mattel.com) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products. The Mattel family is comprised of such best-selling brands as Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever introduced, Hot Wheels®, Matchbox®, American Girl®, Radica® and Tyco® R/C, as well as Fisher-Price® brands, including Little People®, Power Wheels® and a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines. In 2009, Mattel is recognized among the "100 Best Corporate Citizens," as one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" and as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s "100 Best Companies to Work For." With worldwide headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel employs approximately 30,000 people in 43 countries and territories and sells products in more than 150 nations. Mattel's vision is to be the world's premier toy brands—today and tomorrow. About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, 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 Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.