Clint Eastwood's '
Gran Torino' is released on June 29 in the UK and shortly thereafter in the rest of Europe. With that release, the UK, France, Germany and Japan will be the first territories outside of the US to have access to BD-Live on titles from Warner Home Video. Owners of the movie on Blu-ray will have access to additional special features.
BD-Live features for this title include:
- Jamie Cullum's music video performance of the original theme song from the movie
- Gran Torino: Next Door (15 minute Hmong documentary): for Hmong Americans, Gran Torino marks a cinematic debut - the first time they have participated as characters, cast and crew in a major motion picture. The documentary takes a very personal look at the Hmong experience and their stories, both on and off the set.
- Additional theatrical trailers
“BD-Live takes the ultimate Hi-Def movie watching experience to a whole new level of exclusivity and interactivity” says Kris Brown, VP Worldwide High Definition. “With BD-Live, content is constantly updated in order to provide the consumer with additional product features beyond the point of sale.”
Warner Home Video plans to include BD-Live on several upcoming titles in 2009, which will include expanded interactive and social networking capabilities such as:
- My WB Commentary: Lets you record Picture-in-Picture commentaries over the film using a personal webcam and post them to share with friends and other BD-Live community members.
- Live Community Screening (LCS): Allows users to send invitations and have a virtual screening with friends and family while chatting online together through the BD-Live platform.