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‘The Boxtrolls’ Dated For Home Video
DVD Active has first details on Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Laika, LTD. release of Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable’s The Boxtrolls (read our review) available on 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack (3D Blu-ray/Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet), Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray/DVD/UltraViolet), and single disc DVD January 20, 2015.
“Quirky, mischievous and good-hearted, the Boxtrolls are unique creatures who have lovingly raised a human boy named Eggs in a fantastical charming cavern below the bustling streets of Cheesebridge. But when the evil Archibald Snatcher schemes to capture Eggs’ family, it’s up to Eggs and his feisty new friend Winnie to save the Boxtrolls!“
The 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack & Blu-ray Combo Pack will include:
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English; DTS 5.1 French & Spanish
English SDH, Spanish, and French Subtitles
Commentary with Directors Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable
Preliminary Animatic Sequences
Play, with Commentary by Directors Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable
Baby In The Trash
Eggs In The Underworld
Man On A Horse
Trubshaw’s Inventorium
Cheese Shop
Tea And Cheese
Dare to be Square: Behind the Scenes of The Boxtrolls:
Voicing the Boxtrolls – The tremendously talented cast members of The Boxtrolls discuss what it’s like to voice an animated puppet, what each actor brought to his/her role, whether their personalities were similar to their characters, and more.
Inside the Box – The directors, producers, and creative supervisor of character fabrication Georgina Hayns share the challenges of crafting characters who are inside a box.
The Big Cheese: Allergy Snatcher – The directors and producers are joined by Brian McLean, director of Rapid Prototyping, to discuss how the animation studio LAIKA creates the faces for their puppets. The big story here – literally! – is how Snatcher’s face changes shape due to his cheese allergy.
Deconstructing the Dance – Discover how LAIKA combined traditional stop-motion animation with visual effects in order to create the beautiful ballroom dance sequence – and how costume designer Deborah Cook met the challenge of creating costumes that could flow during a dance scene.
Think Big: The Mecha Drill – Standing 5 feet tall and weighing over 75 pounds, the Mecha-Drill is the largest stop motion puppet/prop ever created by LAIKA. Follow its creation from design to completion.
Featurettes:
The Nature of Creation
Trolls Right off the Tongue
Allergic to Easy
Let’s Dance
On the Shoulders of GiantsThe single disc DVD will include:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English, French & Spanish
English SDH, Spanish, and French Subtitles
Commentary with Directors Anthony Stacchi and Graham Annable
Dare to be Square: Behind the Scenes of The Boxtrolls
Featurettes:
The Nature of Creation
Trolls Right off the Tongue
Allergic to Easy
Let’s Dance
On the Shoulders of Giants
After scaring up a strong theatrical run, Oddity director Damian McCarthy’s Hokum heads home to Digital this week.
Settle in for a spooky supernatural chiller as Hokum arrives on all Digital platforms to rent or own beginning June 2, followed by a Blu-ray/4K Ultra HD Combo and DVD release on August 11, 2026.
Adam Scott (“Severance”) stars in Hokum as reclusive novelist Ohm Bauman. When he retreats to a remote Irish inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, the staff’s tales of an ancient witch haunting the honeymoon suite take hold of his mind. Disturbing visions and a shocking disappearance draw Ohm into a nightmarish confrontation with the darkest corners of his past.
Peter Coonan (“The Alienist: Angel of Darkness”), David Wilmot (“Station Eleven”), Florence Ordesh (“Departure”), Michael Patric (“Frontier”), Will O’Connell (“Game of Thrones”), Brendan Conroy (“Bodkin”), and Austin Amelio (“The Walking Dead”) also star.
Get a peek at the upcoming physical media release below, including a few special features.
Spooky Pictures’ Roy Lee (Weapons) & Steven Schneider (Insidious) produce alongside Image Nation’s Derek Dauchy (Late Night with the Devil), Tailored Film’s Ruth Treacy, Julianne Forde, & Mairtín de Barra, and Cweature Features’ Ken Kao & Josh Rosenbaum.
I wrote in my review for Bloody Disgusting, “A quaint Irish hotel with a deeply haunted history awaits an American writer in McCarthy’s third outing, continuing his streak for folkloric tales of supernatural karma and spine-tingling terror with a dark sense of humor.”
What’s next from Damian McCarthy? He’s currently writing a haunted house movie, but recent comments suggest he may be moving into other genres beyond that upcoming project.
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