Universal Studios Home Entertainment have announced the US DVD and Blu-ray Disc release of Coraline on 21st July 2009. Based on the book by Neil Gaiman, this stop-motion animation written and directed by Henry Selick follows an adventurous girl who finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.

Available on single-disc DVD, two-disc Collector’s Edition DVD and Blu-ray Disc, all include both the 2-D and 3-D version of the main feature and come packaged with 4 pairs of 3D glasses. Features are outlined below…

Single-Disc DVD

• 2-D and 3-D Presentations
• 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
• English, French and Spanish DD5.1 Surround
• English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
• Feature Commentary with Director Henry Selick and Composer Bruno Coulais

2-Disc Collector’s Edition DVD - As above plus a bonus disc with the following content:

• Digital Copy of Coraline 2-D Version (Expires 07/31/2010)
• Deleted Scenes
• The Making of Coraline - Director and screenwriter Henry Selick hosts this behind the scenes feature about how this hand-crafted, stop-motion animated film was made
• Voicing the Characters - Coraline’s acclaimed cast and filmmaker Henry Selick talk about their experiences working on the film, including defining the perfect voice for their characters

Blu-ray Disc - This is a Blu-ray Combo release which comes bundled with a standard-def DVD that includes the 2-D version of the film (AV specs as per the DVD releases), audio commentary, and a Digital Copy of the film. Features include:

• 2-D and 3-D Presentations
• 1080P 1.85:1 Widescreen
• English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
• French and Spanish 5.1 DTS Surround
• English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles
• U Control - Picture in Picture (2-D Feature Only)
• U Control - Tours and Voice Sessions (2-D Feature Only)
• U Control - Picture in Picture Animatic (2-D Feature Only)
• Deleted Scenes
• The Making of Coraline - Director and screenwriter Henry Selick hosts this behind the scenes feature about how this hand-crafted, stop-motion animated film was made
• Voicing the Characters - Coraline’s acclaimed cast and filmmaker Henry Selick talk about their experiences working on the film, including defining the perfect voice for their characters
• Creepy Coraline - Director and screenwriter Henry Selick and Coraline author Neil Gaiman take fans deeper into the darker intricacies of Coraline’s alternative worlds
• Feature Commentary with Director Henry Selick and Composer Bruno Coulais
• D-Box
• BD Live - My Scenes Sharing
• BD Live - The World According to Henry - In this feature, director Henry Selick discusses his approach to the film adaptation of the award-winning book and what he loves about Coraline.
• Disc 2: DVD with standard-def 2-D version of the film, audio commentary & 2-D Digital Copy of the film (expires 31st July 2010)

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