PRESS RELEASE
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT and THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY PRESENT LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER
ON BLU-RAY™ Combo Pack, DVD, VOD/PPV on
JANUARY 14
Ring in the New Year early with Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey in
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER, available in Digital HD on December 31!
One Quiet Voice Can Ignite a Revolution
“It’s an undeniably moving and powerful film.”
~ Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
“Holds you, provokes you and ultimately moves you.”
~Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company announced today LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER, grossing over $115 million in box office, will be available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with Digital HD Ultraviolet™, On-Demand and Pay-Per-View on January 14, 2014. The film will also be available early in Digital HD on December 31.
Inspired by a true story, Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) stars as Cecil Gaines, the devoted husband, father and White House butler who served seven presidents during some of the most tumultuous and defining moments of the 20th century. Academy Award® nominee Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple) co-stars with a stellar supporting cast that includes John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams and Danny Strong in this powerful drama from the Oscar® nominated director of Precious (2009).
The LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER DVD & BD share a street date with equally stirring and powerful films Fruitvale Stationand Twenty Feet from Stardom marking three critically acclaimed features from The Weinstein Company and TWC-RADiUS.
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER heads to retail on January 14, 2014 for an SRP of $39.99 for the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, $34.99 for the Blu-ray™ and $29.98 for the DVD.
Special features include LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER: An American Story, The Original Freedom Riders, “You And I Ain’t Nothin’ No More” Performed by Gladys Knight and Lenny Kravitz, Deleted Scenes and a Gag Reel.
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER BLU-RAY™ Combo Pack
Street date: January 14, 2014
Pre-book: December 18, 2013
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LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER BLU-RAY™
Street date: January 14, 2014
Pre-book: December 18, 2013
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LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER DVD
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Learn more about LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER at: www.leedanielsthebutlermovie.