Details and DVD Cover Art released for "The Host"
Today Magnolia provided with the cover art and full specs for their release of the Korean smash hit
The Host releasing on DVD come July 24.
A creature emerges from the Han River’s shores for a feeding frenzy upon onlookers. When a young girl is snatched in the melee, her family set off to recover her from the monster that the government claims to be a host of an unidentified virus.
Magnolia Home Entertainment unleashes this spectacular monster movie on DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.
The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival and the latest film from critically acclaimed director
Bong Joon-ho (
Barking Dogs Never Bite, Memories Of Murder), “the most original, exhilaratingly scary-funny monster movie in many a season” (LA Weekly) quickly became the highest grossing South Korean film of all time, earning an unprecedented $93 million at the Korean box office…a truly remarkable figure, considering that the country is home to 45 million people.
“Destined to become a cult classic” (Instinct Magazine),
THE HOST will be available as
a standard DVD priced at $26.98 with deleted scenes and commentary by Director Bong Joon-Ho;
a two-disc Collector’s Edition priced at $29.98 loaded with four hours of incredible special features;
and a HD DVD and Blu-ray version, priced at $34.98, each with bonus materials.
Standard DVD:
· Deleted Scenes
· Director Bong Joon-Ho film reflections
Two Disc Collector’s Edition (DVD):
Disc One
· Deleted Scenes
· Director Bong Joon-Ho film reflections
Disc Two
· Making Of The Host With Director Bong Joon-Ho
· Storyboards
· Memories Of The Sewer
· Set Design
· Physical Special Effects
· Sound Effects
· Designing The Creature
· Puppet Animatronix
· Animating The Creature
· The Crew: Production & Visual Effects
· Casting Tapes
· Cast Interviews
· Actor Training
· Gag Reel
· Cast & Crew Goodbye
· And Much More
HD DVD/Blu-ray Collector’s Editions:
· Making of the Host with Director Bong Joon-Ho
· Storyboards
· Memories of the Sewer
· Physical Special Effects
· Designing the Creature
· Puppet Animatronix
· Animating The Creature
· The Family: Main Cast Interviews
· Training the Actors
· Gag Reel
· Deleted Scenes
· Korean Trailer
You can pre-order your copy
here at amazon.com.
(Reference - bloody-disgusting.com, amazon.com)