“Hedge” set for October 17 video release
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The barnyard cartoon “Over the Hedge” is set for DVD release on October 17.
The DreamWorks Animation video will be released by Paramount Home Entertainment, whose Viacom Inc. parent bought DreamWorks on February 1.
“Hedge,” with a $151.7 million domestic gross, is the year’s No. 7 movie. The DVD will come with a “hibernating content” feature that will allow consumers to unlock additional bonus materials, already loaded onto the disc, after November 28 by accessing a Web site and typing in a code.
Out of the box, the DVD will come with an all-new, four-minute minimovie. “Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure” brings back all of the film’s characters and voice talent for a parody of reality television.
The DVD also includes “Behind the Hedge,” a look at the real-life animals that inspired the film’s critters; filmmaker commentaries; a mock “infomercial” spoofing the career opportunities of pest control; a “making-of” documentary; cast interviews; and a virtual drawing lesson by a DreamWorks animator on how to sketch Hammy.
While most of the major spring and summer theatricals likely will be released on video before Christmas, only one other big title has a firm date: Fox’s “Ice Age: The Meltdown” on November 21.
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