Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced that it will release the British comedy Pirate Radio on Blu-ray on April 13. Note that this BD edition will only feature the U.S. cut of the movie, 12 minutes shorter than the original version (titled The Boat That Rocked and released on Blu-ray in the UK in September 2009).
Special features include:
Feature commentary with writer and director Richard Curtis, producer Hilary Bevan Jones and actors Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd
Deleted scenes
Featurettes (BD-exclusive):
Tuning In: Richard Curtis and cast members including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh and Bill Nighy discuss the enormous influence pirate radio had in the UK in the 1960s.
7" of Heaven: Richard Curtis, Bill Nighy, Chris O'Dowd and Philip Seymour Hoffman discuss the life-changing effects of the music of the 1960s.
All at Sea: Richard Curtis, Chris O'Dowd, Rhys Darby and Rhys Ifans discuss the fun and perils of filming at sea.
Getting Ship Shape: Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd discuss re-creating the Radio Rock boat as a set on dry land and Rhys Darby brings us on a tour of the set.
Hitting The Decks: Tom Wisdom, who plays Mark 'The sexiest man in the world', shows us around Mark's cabin, a true 'love den,' on the day 35 semi-clothed women come to pay him a visit!
Mark's Love Den: Nick Frost, Rhys Ifans and Chris O'Dowd discuss the fun of learning to be a 1960s DJ for the film.