Channel 4 and Vertigo Films will bring to Blu-ray BAFTA nominated director Stephen Finnigan's new documentary film
Hawking (2013). The release will be available for purchase online and in shops across the United Kingdom on September 23rd.
Co-produced by Channel 4, the film, written and narrated by Stephen Hawking himself, is the only official biographical account of his life chronicling his extraordinary story in his own words for the very first time.
Featuring interviews with Buzz Aldrin, Richard Branson, Jim Carrey and Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as a host of family members and close friends, the film is a celebration of Hawking's life and offers viewers unprecedented access into his captivating universe. It gives a unique insight into his world, covering his iconic career and struggle with Motor Neurone disease. His personal journey is one of triumph, having been diagnosed with the disease in 1963 and given two years to live, he has gone on to make incredible scientific discoveries and become the world's most famous living scientist.
Hawking will also open in theaters across the United Kingdom on September 20th.