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For Immediate Release
"It raises the bar for computer-generated imagery,
then leaps over it." JAY CARR, BOSTON GLOBE
"...a visual marvel..." MIKE CLARK, USA TODAY
"Two Big Thumbs Up!" EBERT & ROEPER AND
THE MOVIES
FINAL FANTASY THE SPIRITS WITHIN
Debuts on DVD & VHS October 23rd from Columbia
TriStar Home Entertainment
Ground-Breaking Sci-Fi Film's DVD Is Double-Disc Special
Edition Loaded with Extras, Including Unique Interactive Features
SPECIAL DVD FEATURES
DISC ONE
- Two feature-length commentaries: Co-director (Motonori Sakakibara),
sequence supervisor (Hiroyuki Hayashida), sets & props lead artist
(Tatsuro Maruyama), Phantom supervisor (Takao Noguchi) / Animation director
(Andy Jones), editor (Chris S. Capp), staging director (Tani Kunitake)
- Isolated score with commentary by composer Elliot Goldenthal
- Storyboard/Playblast selects of the film with optional filmmaker commentary
or subtitled factoids
- Theatrical trailers
- Interactive animated menus, featuring CGI introductions created by
Square Pictures
- Scene selections with motion images
- Production notes
DISC TWO:
- Original interactive documentary - The Making of Final Fantasy: The
Spirits Within. Dig deeper and link-out to information pods which spotlight:
- Final Fantasy Thriller Music Video
- Alternate opening sequence
- Mini-movie: Aki's Dream
- Trailer exploration
- Multiple workshops including:
* Seven in-depth character files
* Three vehicle scale comparisons (Bandit, Quatro, Black Boa)
* Two face wraps (Aki, Dr. Sid)
* Character morphs
* Compositing builds
* Matte art exploration
* Sets and props
- Final Fantasy Shuffler: Become the filmmaker by re-editing a pivotal
scene from the film. Complete the edit and play back your final cut.
- Interactive animated menus
- DVD-ROM exclusive interactive film exploration
* Includes complete screenplay
* Virtual tour of Square Pictures
* Screensaver
* Weblinks
THE NEWS
Culver City, CA (8/13/01) -- On October 23, 2001,
Columbia TriStar
Home Entertainment will release the ground-breaking animated action- adventure
hit FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN in a double-disc Special Edition
DVD, as well as on VHS.
FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN emerges from its highly
successful interactive game roots to deliver the next step in the evolution
of motion pictures. A fresh, provocative take on the sci-fi genre, the
film blends the eternal conflict of humans versus nature with the energy
of the digital gaming medium and the scope of the motion picture environment.
Hironobu Sakaguchi has seamlessly combined dazzling computer graphics
technology with the art of motion pictures to create an exciting new form
of entertainment.
With the DVD release of FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN,
viewers will be able to experience a visual feast of concept, motion,
design and imagination with all-new, hyperReal characters as they embark
on a mind-bending adventure. FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN takes place
in the year 2065. Earth is under siege. A meteor has crashed onto the
planet, unleashing millions of alien creatures who roam the land, threatening
to extinguish life itself. The survivors have retreated to "barrier
cities" built to shield their citizens from the marauding invaders.
but time is running out.
Yet the spirit of humankind is resilient and embodied in
the brilliant and beautiful Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na), Earth's last hope
for defeating the alien predators. With the guidance of her scientific
mentor Dr. Sid (Donald Sutherland) and the Deep Eyes Military Squadron
led by the courageous Capt. Gray Edwards (Alec Baldwin), Aki races to
save both the planet and herself.
Hironobu Sakaguchi directs from an original screenplay written
by Al Reinert and Jeff Vintar. Original story by Hironobu Sakaguchi. Motonori
Sakakibara co-directs. Hironobu Sakaguchi, Jun Aida and Chris Lee are
producers. The film's creative team includes animation director Andy Jones,
staging director Tani Kunitake and composer Elliot Goldenthal.
Square Co., Ltd. (http://www.playonline.com), the leading
developer and publisher of home video games, developed the original FINAL
FANTASY game series, which has sold more than 35 million units to date.
Zuma Digital (www.zumadigital.com), the innovative media design and development
studio, worked with Square and Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment to
develop and produce the added-value content and visual design for the
DVD of FINAL FANTASY: THE SPIRITS WITHIN.
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (CTHE) is a Sony Pictures
Entertainment Company, a division of Sony Corporation of America (SCA),
a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations
encompass motion picture production and distribution, television production
and distribution, worldwide channel investments, home entertainment acquisition
and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment
products, services and technologies, and distribution of filmed entertainment
in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World
Wide Web http://www.spe.sony.com. Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
is located at http://www.cthe.com.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DVD SPECIFICATIONS
- Digitally Mastered Audio & Video
- 1.85:1 Widescreen Film Presentation (enhanced for 16x9 TVs)
- Dolby Digital 5.1 (English) and Dolby Surround 2.0 (French)
- English and French subtitles
- Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence
- Color
- Closed-Captioned
- 106 minutes
TRADE INFORMATION
- Order Due Dates
- September 25, 2001 (DVD)
- October 2, 2001 (VHS)
- Catalogue DVD: #06249
- UPC #0-43396-06249-8
- Cost: $24.95 MAP / $29.95 SLP
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