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The Expendables 3 Shoots It Up on Blu-ray This Thanksgiving

The Expendables 3, the third explosive film in the action-packed franchise, arrives with a never-before-seen Unrated Extended Edition (surprise, surprise) on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus Digital HD) and On Demand November 25th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  News flash for the peeps who don’t care about physical possessions in life.  The Expendables 3 will be available in Digital HD two weeks early on November 11.  The theatrical version of the film will also be available on DVD November 25.  So if you buy the DVD only, sorry.  No blood and curse words for you!  Check out the full press release below from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.  Enjoy!

SANTA MONICA, CA (October 8, 2014) – The Expendables return tougher and faster than ever as old friends face off in the exclusive unrated edition of The Expendables 3, arriving on Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus Digital HD) and On Demand November 25 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray Combo Pack will include the never-before-seen unrated edition of the film – featuring more action, more explosions, more fights – and a higher body count – everything fans have come to love in the franchise!  And now, with the immersive Dolby Atmos soundtrack experience, audiences will feel like they’re at the center of the action.  The Blu-ray Combo Pack will also feature the original theatrical movie. Full of “testosterone-fueled fun” (IGN), both versions of the film will be available two weeks earlier on Digital HD November 11. Also available November 25, The Expendables 3 DVD (plus Digital) will include only the original theatrical version of the film.

The Expendables 3, “the best Expendables yet” (Crave Online), features an all-star cast of iconic action veterans and new recruits including Sylvester Stallone (Rocky franchise, Rambo franchise), Jason Statham (Crank, Snatch), Jet Li (Hero), Antonio Banderas (The Legend of Zorro), Kelsey Grammer (X-Men: The Last Stand), Wesley Snipes (Blade), Dolph Lundgren (Universal Soldier), Randy Couture (The Expendables franchise), Terry Crews (TV’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Kellan Lutz (The Legend of Hercules, The Twilight Saga franchise), Ronda Rousey (UFC Champion, Fast & Furious 7), Glen Powell (The Dark Knight Rises), Victor Ortiz (WBC World Welterweight Champion), Robert Davi (Die Hard, The Goonies), with Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Mad Max), with Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones franchise) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator franchise).

In the latest edition of the popular franchise, Barney (Stallone) faces off with an old enemy and must fight old blood with new blood, bringing in a new era of Expendables who are younger and faster. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise when TheExpendables find themselves in their most personal battle yet.

The Expendables 3 Blu-ray Combo Pack is loaded with bonus material that includes The Expendables 3 documentary, two featurettes that delve deep behind-the-scenes with the incredible cast and crew, an extended scene and a gag reel. The Blu-ray features a Dolby Atmos^® soundtrack encoded with Dolby TrueHD for Dolby Atmos-enabled systems. Dolby Atmos provides captivating, multidimensional sound to bring consumers deeper into the story by delivering an experience that moves sound throughout the room with amazing clarity and true-to-life detail.

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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES*

• The Expendables 3 Documentary
• “New Blood: Stacked and Jacked” Featurette
• “The Total Action Package” Featurette
• “Christmas Runs the Gauntlet” Extended Scene
• Gag Reel

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

Year of Production: 2014

Title Copyright: The Expendables 3 © 2014 Ex3 Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Artwork & Supplementary Materials © 2014 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Type: Theatrical Release; Unrated Version

Rating: Theatrical Version: PG-13 for Violence Including Intense Sustained Gun Battles and Fight Scenes, and for Language; Unrated Edition: Unrated

Genre: Action

Blu-ray Closed Captioned: English SDH

DVD Closed Captioned: English

Subtitles: English and Spanish

Unrated Edition Run Time: 131 minutes

Theatrical Version Run Time: 126 minutes

Blu-ray Format: 1080P High Definition 16×9 Widescreen (2.40:1)

DVD Format: 16×9 Widescreen (2.40:1)

Blu-ray Audio Status: EnglishDolby TrueHD Atmos Mix and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio

DVD Audio Status: English5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, English Descriptive Audio