Universal Studios Home Entertainment has further detailed the
20th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray release of director Ron Howard's
Apollo 13. Nominated for nine Academy Awards including Best Picture, the harrowing drama stars Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Bill Paxton and Kathleen Quinlan. The
20th Anniversary Edition streets on June 2nd.
Synopsis: It had been less than a year since man first walked on the moon, but as far as the American public was concerned, Apollo 13 was just another "routine" space flight... until these words pierced the immense void of space: "Houston, we have a problem." Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell (Hanks), Fred Haise (Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Bacon) fight a desperate battle to survive. Meanwhile, at Mission Control, astronaut Ken Mattingly (Sinise), flight director Gene Kranz (Harris) and a heroic ground crew race against time-and the odds- to bring them home.
Update: Universal has confirmed the 20th Anniversary Edition release of
Apollo 13 will feature a new 4K remaster created using original 35mm film elements, presented in 1080p with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround. Extras include:
- NEW - Apollo 13: Twenty Years Later
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
- Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond
- Lucky 13: The Astronaut's Story
- Theatrical Trailer
- U-Control: The Apollo Era
- U-Control: Tech-Splanations
- Feature Commentary with Director Ron Howard
- Feature Commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell
- Digital HD Digital Copy