Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that it will bring the stop-motion fantasy film '
Coraline' to Blu-ray on July 21, day-and-date with the DVD release. The film will be presented in both its 2-D and 3-D versions on a two-disc edition, with 1.85:1 1080p VC-1 video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
Bonus features are as follows:
- Feature commentary with director Henry Selick and composer Bruno Coulais (on 2-D and 3-D versions)
- U-Control (on 2-D version only):
- Picture-in-picture
- Tours and voice sessions
- Animatic picture-in-picture
- Deleted scenes
- The Making of 'Coraline'
- Voicing the Characters
- Creepy Coraline
- D-Box
- BD Live:
- My Scenes Sharing
- The World According to Henry
- Digital copy of 2-D version (expires July 31, 2010)
Also included will be four pairs of 3-D glasses.
'
Coraline' is based on a novella by Neil Gaiman and directed by Henry Selick ('
The Nightmare Before Christmas'). In it, a young girl called Coraline finds a secret door in the home she and her parents just moved into; she crosses the door, and discovers an alternate version of her own life and family. It grossed $75 million at the US box office, and critical reception was enthusiastic.
The technically inclined may enjoy the article "
2 Worlds in 3 Dimensions", published in the February, 2009 issue of
American Cinematographer, where director of photography Pete Kozachik ASC (who also lensed '
The Nightmare Before Christmas' and '
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride') describes with great detail the challenges of shooting a stop-motion movie in 3-D.