Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray director Mark Waters'
Vampire Academy (2014), starring Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Danila Kozlovsky, Gabriel Byrne, and Olga Kurylenko. The release will be available for purchase on May 20th.
Based on author Richelle Mead's worldwide bestselling series,
Vampire Academy tells the legend of Rose Hathaway (Zoey Deutch) and Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry), two 17-year-old girls who attend a hidden boarding school for Moroi (mortal, peaceful Vampires) and Dhampirs (half-vampire/half-human guardians). Rose, a rebellious Guardian-in-training and her best friend, Lissa – a royal vampire Princess - have been on the run when they are captured and returned to St.Vladamirs Academy, the very place where they believe their lives may be in most jeopardy. Thrust back into the perils of Moroi Society and high school, Lissa struggles to reclaim her status while Rose trains with her mentor and love-interest, Dimitri (Danila Kozlovsky), to guarantee her place as Lissa's guardian. Rose will sacrifice everything to protect Lissa from those who intend to exploit her from within the Academy walls and the Strigoi (immortal, evil vampires) who hunt her kind from outside its sanctuary.
Director Mark Waters, known for films
Freaky Friday and
Just Like Heaven, is best recognized for his work on the 2004 hit
Mean Girls starring Lindsay Lohan. His brother and
Vampire Academy writer Daniel Waters was acclaimed for his
Heathers screenplay, which received an Edgar Award in 1990. His other past projects include
Batman Returns and
Demolition Man.
Special Features:
- Alternate Opening
- Deleted Scenes
- A Conversation With Author Richelle Mead