Called “a mind-blowing masterpiece” (FOX-TV), writer/director J.J. Abrams’ (Star Trek) breathtaking adventure SUPER 8 debuts in a Blu-ray™/DVD Combo Pack with Digital Copy November 22, 2011 from Paramount Home Entertainment. Produced by Amblin, Bad Robot and Academy Awardâ winner* Steven Spielberg, the exhilarating story follows a group of friends in a small Ohio town who witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie. When they realize that it was no accident, they set out to find the truth—something more shocking than any of them could have imagined. Combining action, humor and heart, the film features outstanding performances from a fresh young cast including Elle Fanning (Somewhere), Gabriel Basso (“The Big C”), Zach Mills (Kit Kittredge: An American Girl) and newcomers Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths and Ryan Lee, along with veteran actors Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”) and Ron Eldard (“Blind Justice”).
Blu-ray:
o Commentary by writer/director J.J. Abrams, producer Bryan Burk and cinematographer Larry Fong
o Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
· The Dream Behind Super 8
· The Search for New Faces
· Meet Joel Courtney
· Rediscovering Steel Town
· The Visitor Lives
· Scoring Super 8
· Do You Believe in Magic?
· The 8mm Revolution
o Deconstructing the Train Crash
o Deleted Scenes
DVD:
o Feature Film
o Digital Copy
· Commentary by writer/director J.J. Abrams, producer Bryan Burk and cinematographer Larry Fong
· The Dream Behind Super 8
· The Visitor Lives