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The First Season of AMC’s “Preacher” Dated for Home Video

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Based on the popular 1990s cult comic book series of the same name, the critically-acclaimed Preacher: Season One (read all of our articles) arrives on Blu-ray and DVD October 17 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

The darkly comedic, hard-hitting, supernatural thrill-ride follows Texas preacher Jesse Custer (Dominic Copper, TV’s “Agent Carter,” Captain America: The First Avenger) who, after a supernatural event at his church, is thrust into a crazy world populated by a cast of characters from Heaven, Hell and everywhere in between. Along with his hell-raising ex-girlfriend, Tulip (Ruth Negga, World War Z, TV’s“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”), and Irish vampire Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun, This is England, TV’s “Emmerdale”), Jesse embarks on a wild, dark journey of discovery and revenge unlike any other.

“Preacher: Season One” also stars Lucy Griffiths (TV’s “True Blood”)as EmilyW. Earl Brown (There’s Something About Mary,TV’s “Deadwood”)as Sherriff Hugo RootDerek Wilson (TV’s “Aquarius,” “Rectify”) as Donnie, Ian Colletti (TV’s “Rake,” Baby Mama) as ArsefaceTom Brooke (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Pirate Radio) as Fiore, Anatol Yusef (TV’s “Boardwalk Empire,” Last Orders) as DeBlanc, and Graham McTavish (TV’s “Outlander”) as The Cowboy. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, Preacher is based on the graphic novels by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. It was developed for television by Sam Catlin (TV’s “Breaking Bad”), Seth Rogen (Superbad, This is the End, Neighbors), and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, This is the End, Neighbors), who also serve as executive producers along with James Weaver (This is the End, Neighbors), Neal H. Moritz (Furious 7), Ori Marmur (R.I.P.D.), Vivian Cannon (TV’s “The Big C”), Ken F. Levin (The Scribbler) and Jason Netter (Wanted).

“Preacher: Season One” contains all ten episodes in three-disc Blu-ray and DVD sets with deleted and extended scenes and two featurettes. Get an in-depth look at the pilot, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg in “The Unfilmable Pilot,” where they discuss the inception of the series and how the pilot struggled for years to be made and in “The Stunts of Preacher” learn how Stunt Choreographer John Koyama broke down some of the season’s most intense, bloody and complex stunts. Exclusive to the Blu-ray is a gag reel and two additional featurettes including “Chainsaw Fight Breakdown,” a look inside the intense chainsaw fight between Cassidy, DeBlanc and Fiore with behind-the-scenes footage of stunt rehearsals and fight choreography, and get to know the comic book favorite character, Saint of Killers, and how he was adapted for the show in “Behind the Killing Machine: Saint of Killers.”

Based on the cult hit comic book series, “Preacher” is the edgy story of Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a conflicted preacher in a small Texas town who is inhabited by a mysterious entity that allows him to develop a highly unconventional power. With his fearless sidekicks, Tulip (Ruth Negga) and Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), he embarks on a wild, dark journey that is unlike any other.

Blu-ray and DVD Special Features include:

Deleted & Extended Scenes

“The Unfilmable Pilot”

“The Stunts of Preacher

Blu-ray Exclusive Special Features include:

Gag Reel

“Chainsaw Fight Breakdown”

“Behind the Killing Machine: Saint of Killers”

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Gateway Horror Classic ‘The Gate’ Returns to Life With Blu-ray SteelBook in May

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One of my personal favorite horror movies of all time, 1987’s gateway horror classic The Gate is opening back up on May 14 with a brand new Blu-ray SteelBook release from Lionsgate!

The new release will feature fresh SteelBook artwork from Vance Kelly, seen below.

Special Features, all of which were previously released, include…

  • Audio Commentaries
    • Director Tibor Takacs, Writer Michael Nankin, and Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook
    • Special Effects Designer & Supervisor Randall William Cook, Special Make-Up Effects Artist Craig Reardon, Special Effects Artist Frank Carere, and Matte Photographer Bill Taylor
  • Isolated Score Selections and Audio Interview
  • Featurettes:
    • The Gate: Unlocked
    • Minion Maker
    • From Hell It Came
    • The Workman Speaks!
    • Made in Canada
    • From Hell: The Creatures & Demons of The Gate
    • The Gatekeepers
    • Vintage Featurette: Making of The Gate
  • Teaser Trailer
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spot
  • Storyboard Gallery
  • Behind-the-Scenes Still Gallery

When best friends Glen (Stephen Dorff) and Terry (Louis Tripp) stumble across a mysterious crystalline rock in Glen’s backyard, they quickly dig up the newly sodden lawn searching for more precious stones. Instead, they unearth The Gate — an underground chamber of terrifying demonic evil. The teenagers soon understand what evil they’ve released as they are overcome with an assortment of horrific experiences. With fiendish followers invading suburbia, it’s now up to the kids to discover the secret that can lock The Gate forever . . . if it’s not too late.

If you’ve never seen The Gate, it’s now streaming on Prime Video and Tubi.

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