Sony to Release Richard Linklater's Before Midnight (Updated)

Sony Pictures will bring to Blu-ray director Richard Linklater's highly anticipated romantic comedy Before Midnight (2013), starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick. The release will be available for purchase online and in stores across the United States on October 22.

Richard Linklater directs this romantic drama starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, a sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004). 18 years have passed since American Jesse (Hawke) and Frenchwoman Céline (Delpy) met on a trans-European train and fell in love while wandering the streets of Vienna. Jesse wrote a novel based on the experience which became a US bestseller and led him to meet Céline again after an interval of almost a decade, where the spark of their initial encounter was still present. The latest film finds the pair living as a couple in Paris, proud parents to two young girls. However, their lives are far from perfect. Frustrated at her inability to match Jesse's professional success, Céline is considering a change in career. Jesse, meanwhile, is struggling to connect with his teenage son Hank (Davey-Fitzpatrick), who is visiting from Chicago for the summer.

Note: The rights for the previous two films, Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), are controlled by Warner Brothers. In the United States, the two films are available only on DVD. See our listings here and here.


Update

Special Features:

• Audio Commentary with Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and director Richard Linklater
• Revisiting Jesse & Céline
• Q&A with Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and Richard Linklater