Universal and Focus Features are bringing Laika Entertainment's
The Boxtrolls to Blu-ray early next year. The animated adventure features the voice talents of Elle Fanning, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Ben Kingsley, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan, and arrives via
2D and
3D Blu-ray/DVD/Digital HD combo packs on January 20, 2015.
Synopsis: An orphaned boy (
Game of Thrones' Isaac Hempstead Wright) raised by an eclectic band of underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and town from an evil exterminator named Archibald Snatcher (Kingsley). The film is directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi from a screenplay written by Irena Brignull.
The Blu-ray release of
The Boxtrolls is presented in 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Special features have yet to be detailed.