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Scream Factory Presents SUPERNOVA January 13, 2015!

Supernova turns 15 years old next year.  After blowing out that 15th candle on its cake, it’ll be able to, like most of us probably, give it another look.  This film was a pretty massive failure at the box office, too.  Also of note, its the first film to use the “Thomas Lee” pseudonym instead of “Alan Smithee”.  Reportedly the film was not only directed by Walter Hill (who gets the credit), but also Francis Ford Coppola and Jack Sholder.  While I saw the film once and really can’t tell you much from my memory about it, I’m actually VERY excited for the new “Making Of Supernova” documentary being included on the disc.  These Scream Factory docs are always no-holds barred and I can’t wait to hear about this troubled production’s history from Lou Diamond Phillips, Daniel Chuba and Jack Sholder (Sholder tends to be very blunt on these things).  Its an interesting choice to put out from Scream Factory, but I think this is a scenario where you get this one for the bonus content.

SCREAM FACTORY™ PRESENTS

SUPERNOVA

ON BLU-RAY JANUARY 13, 2015

In the farthest reaches of space, something has been waiting…

Scream Factory has announced the release of sci-fi thriller Supernova on January 13, 2015. Arriving for the first time on Blu-ray, this release comes complete with bonus content, featuring The Making of Supernova¸ with new interviews with actors Lou Diamond Phillips and Robert Forster, producer Daniel Chuba and filmmaker Jack Sholder.

Beyond comprehension, beyond imagination and beyond the deepest regions of this galaxy…life as we know it is about to end! James Spader (The Blacklist), Angela Bassett (American Horror Story) , Lou Diamond Phillips (Bats),  Robert Forster (Jackie Brown), Peter Facinelli (Twilight) and Robin Tunney (The Craft) star in this terrifying sci-fi thriller.

In the farthest reaches of deep space, the medical vessel Nightingale keeps a lonely vigil for those in trouble. When a frantic cry for help pierces the void, the crew responds with a near fatal, hyper-space dimension jump into the gravitational pull of a dying star. The disabled ship rescues a shuttlecraft containing a mysterious survivor and a strange alien artifact. Now the crew must unravel a chilling secret and escape the nearby imploding star before the rapidly forming supernova blasts them and the entire galaxy into oblivion!

Bonus Features:

·  The Making of Supernova  featuring new interviews with actors Lou Diamond Phillips and Robert Forster, producer Daniel Chuba and filmmaker Jack Sholder

· Deleted Scenes

· Alternate Ending

· Theatrical Trailer

 

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES presents

A SCREENLAND PICTURES/HAMMERHEAD Production

JAMES SPADER ANGELA BASSETT “SUPERNOVA” ROBERT FORSTER LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS

PETER FACINELLI ROBIN TUNNEY WILSON CRUZ Music by DAVID WILLIAMS Special Visual Effects and Digital Animation by DIGITAL DOMAIN

Costume Designer BOB RINGWOOD Film Editors MICHAEL SCHWEITZER MELISSA KENT

Production Designer MAREK DOBROWOLSKI Director of Photography LLOYD AHERN II A.C.E.

Executive Producer RALPH S. SINGLETON Produced by ASH R. SHAH DANIEL CHUBA JAMIE DIXON

Story by WILLIAM MALONE and DANIEL CHUBA Screenplay by DAVID CAMPBELL WILSON Directed by THOMAS LEE