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Lionsgate is one of the top studios in the film industry. The company has been behind films such as the Sicario franchise, The Hunger Games, John Wick, and television shows such as Dear White People, Orange is the New Black and The Royals just to name a few. Lionsgate is always releasing new content and as well as bringing classics to in-home release. Here are just a few projects that are making their way to in-home release from Lionsgate. (Updated: Siberia/ An American Murder Mystery).
Woman Walks Ahead – 8/28
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
An all-star trio leads the way when Woman Walks Ahead arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD August 28 from Lionsgate. Directed by Susanna White (Our Kind of Traitor) and starring Academy Award® nominee Jessica Chastain (Best Actress, Zero Dark Thirty, 2012), Academy Award® winner Sam Rockwell (Best Supporting Actor, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, 2017), and Michael Greyeyes, who The New York Times lauds as “a miracle of intelligence and dignity,” the film tells the fictionalized account of the true-life events of New York portrait painter Catherine Weldon and her time in North Dakota with the Lakota Sioux tribe. Called “an impeccably directed, gorgeously photographed Western” by Variety, the Woman Walks Ahead Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
Based on true events, Woman Walks Ahead tells the story of Catherine Weldon (Jessica Chastain), a widowed artist from New York who, in the 1880s, traveled alone to North Dakota to paint a portrait of Chief Sitting Bull (Michael Greyeyes). Her arrival at Standing Rock is met with open hostility by a US Army officer (Sam Rockwell), who has stationed troops around the Lakota reservation to undermine Native American claims to the land. As Catherine and Sitting Bull grow closer, and as their friendship — and his life — are threatened by government forces, Catherine must stand up and fight for what is most important to her.
BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
Deleted Scenes
A “Making of Story” with Director Susanna White
Audio Commentary with Director Susanna White
CAST
Jessica Chastain Zero Dark Thirty, The Help
Michael Greyeyes TV’s “Fear the Walking Dead,” The New World, Sunshine State
Chaske Spencer The Twilight Saga franchise, TV’s “Sneaky Pete”
and Sam Rockwell Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Beast – 9/4
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Experience the “unexpected and terrifying” (Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com) when Beast arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital) and DVD September 4 from Lionsgate. From exciting new writer/director Michael Pearce (Rite, Keeping Up with the Joneses) comes a thrilling and dark modern-day fairy tale starring newcomer Jessie Buckley in a breakout role that critics are calling “a star-making performance” (Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly). The film was nominated for multiple categories of filmmaking and acting at prestigious film festivals including the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, 2017 London Film Festival, and 2018 Miami Film Festival. The Beast Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
Moll is a troubled woman, still living at home, stifled by the small island community around her. When she meets Pascal, a free-spirited stranger, a whole new world opens up to her and she begins to feel alive for the first time, falling madly in love. Finally breaking free from her family, Moll moves in with Pascal to start a new life. But when Pascal is arrested as the key suspect in a series of brutal murders, Moll is left isolated and afraid and finds herself forced to make choices that will impact her life forever.
BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
· “The Making of Beast” Featurette
· “A Look at Beast” Photo Gallery
CAST
Jessie Buckley TV’s “Taboo,” “War & Peace”
Johnny Flynn Clouds of Sils Maria, TV’s “Lovesick”
Trystan Gravelle TV’s “The Terror,” Anonymous
and Geraldine James Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland
MacGyver Season 2 – 9/18
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The second season of CBS’s hit reboot of the ‘80s classic comes home when “MacGyver”: Season 2arrives on DVD September 18 from Lionsgate. Starring Lucas Till as Angus “Mac” MacGyver, the thrilling reimagining returns with even more adventure and “good, clean fun” (The Guardian). Loaded with never-before-seen special features, including featurettes, a gag reel, and deleted scenes, the “MacGyver”: Season 2 DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $29.98.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
The thrilling reimagining of the classic series is back for Season 2! Join the adventures of Angus “Mac” MacGyver, a secret government operative who uses his extraordinary talent for unconventional problem-solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives.
DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· “MacGyver in Cuba” Featurette
· “Saving the Day, Season 2” Featurette
· “MacGyver: Special & Visual Effects” Featurette
· Gag Reel
· Deleted Scenes
CAST
Lucas Till X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Apocalypse, Stoker
George Eads TV’s “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Young Justice”
Tristin Mays TV’s “Supergirl” and “The Vampire Diaries”
Justin Hires TV’s “Rush Hour,” 21 Jump Street
Meredith Eaton TV’s “Boston Legal,” “NCIS,” and “NCIS: New Orleans”
Isabel Lucas Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Daybreakers
Siberia 9/18
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Keanu Reeves stars in the gripping thriller Siberia, arriving on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital), DVD and Digital September 18 from Lionsgate. This film is currently available On Demand. The film tells the tale of a U.S. diamond merchant who begins an intense love affair with a local woman and finds himself falling deeper into the treacherous world of the diamond trade. The Siberia Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $21.99 and $19.98, respectively.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
Keanu Reeves delivers the action in this thriller packed with pulse-pounding suspense. In Russia to sell rare jewels to a businessman with underworld connections, U.S. diamond merchant Lucas Hill (Reeves) falls into a torrid affair with Katya (Ana Ularu), a local café owner. When the deal suddenly goes south, Lucas and Katya are caught in a deadly crossfire between the buyer and Russian agents, as Lucas takes up arms in a furious fight to save Katya and himself.
BLU-RAY/DVD/DIGITAL SPECIAL FEATURES
· “Passion and Intrigue: Bringing Siberia to Life” Featurette
CAST
Keanu Reeves The Matrix franchise, Speed, Point Break
Ana Ularu Outbound, Inferno, A Very Unsettled Summer
Pasha D. Lychnikoff TV’s “Deadwood,” “Shameless,” “The Big Bang Theory”
Dmitry Chepovetsky Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, Man of the Year
James Gracie Eye in the Sky, The Journey is the Destination
Eugene Lipinski The Recruit, Superman II, Shock Treatment
Rafael Petardi TV’s “2 Broke Girls,” “Taken,” “NCIS: Los Angeles”
with Veronica Ferres Salt and Fire, Hector and the Search for Happiness
and Molly Ringwald The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Tempest
An American Murder Mystery 9/18
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Some of America’s most puzzling murder cases come together with the An American Murder Mystery Collection DVD box set arriving on September 18 from Lionsgate. This revealing 3-disc collection goes in-depth to reveal the truth behind some of America’s most notorious crimes, including the cases of Casey Anthony, JonBenét Ramsey, Scott Peterson, Natalie Wood, Jodi Arias, and Chandra Levy. Investigation Discovery’s best-performing series ever, An American Murder Mystery Collection will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $19.98.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
Uncover the shocking truths behind America’s most puzzling murder cases in this epic 3-disc collection. Through riveting interviews and real-life footage, An American Murder Mystery Collection reopens the files of seven sensational cases that captivated the nation. Explore the mysteries of Casey Anthony, Scott Peterson, JonBenét Ramsey, Jodi Arias, Chandra Levy, and Natalie Wood in this compelling set that delivers stunning revelations from beginning to end.
