Peace Arch� Entertainment Group Inc. (TSX: PAE)(NYSE-A: PAE)
announced today the Canadian DVD release of the complete second
season of its critically acclaimed TV series "The Tudors," starring
Golden Globe� Award Winner Jonathan Rhys Myers ("August Rush,"
"Elvis," "Match Point") as King Henry VIII and eight-time Academy
Award� Nominee Peter O'Toole ("Venus," "Troy," "Lawrence of
Arabia") as Pope Paul III. "The Tudors" is created and written by
Michael Hirst ("Elizabeth," "Elizabeth: The Golden Age") and is
presented by Peace Arch Entertainment, the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, and Showtime Networks. Peace Arch Home Entertainment,
Inc. will release the DVD in stores across Canada on Tuesday
November 11, 2008.
The ten part second season of "The Tudors" finds King Henry VIII
(Jonathan Rhys Meyers) looking to annul his marriage to Katherine
of Aragon (Maria Doyle Kennedy) in order to marry the younger Anne
Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) and father an heir to the Tudor dynasty.
However, the choice is met by refusal from the newly elected Pope
Paul III (Peter O'Toole) and leads to a political and theological
battle that will change history as the King launches a savage and
ultimately bloody bid to be master of his own spiritual as well as
secular destiny.
"We are thrilled to be bringing another season of 'The Tudors'
on DVD to homes across Canada," says Berry Meyerowitz, President of
Peace Arch� Home Entertainment. "It has turned into a "must have"
for anyone's collection and is one of our biggest titles of the
quarter."
Concurrently with the release of season two, Peace Arch� will
release a bilingual version of the first season making the complete
first season of "The Tudors" available on DVD in French for the
first time. The DVD will feature both English and French options
allowing Canadian customers to choose between both languages.
Peace Arch� will follow up the second season and first season
bilingual DVD releases of "The Tudors" by releasing both seasons of
the acclaimed series on Blu-Ray Disc on November 25, 2008. Season
One and Two will each be released in picture perfect
high-definition 1080p at retailers across Canada with the first
season's Blu-Ray version including a French track and additional
never-before-seen bonus features.
"The Tudors," which is broadcast on the CBC in Canada and
Showtime in the United States, has received extensive critical
acclaim. To date "The Tudors" has received twelve Gemini
nominations and three wins, as well as a total of six Emmy Award�
nominations and three wins. The second season follows the huge
success of the first season of "The Tudors" which resonated well
with Canadian consumers.
THE TUDORS Complete Second Season - Specifications:
Street Date - November 11, 2008
Run time: 570 Minutes
Rated: 18A
Extras: To Capture a King Featurette, To Portray a Pope
Featurette w/ Peter O'Toole, Love & Passion in Tudor Times
Sound: 5.1 Digital Surround
SRP: $74.99
Aspect ratio: Standard Wide Screen 16 x 9
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin
Traditional), Korean, Thai
THE TUDORS Complete Second Season on Blu-Ray -
Specifications:
Street Date - November 25, 2008
Run time: 570 Minutes
Rated: 18A
Extras: To Capture a King Featurette, To Portray a Pope
Featurette w/ Peter O'Toole, Love & Passion in Tudor Times
Sound: 5.1 Digital Surround
SRP: $74.99
Aspect ratio: HD 1080p
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin
Traditional), Korean, Thai, Hindi, Greek, Indonesian
THE TUDORS Complete First Season on Blu-Ray -
Specifications:
Street Date - November 25th, 2008
Run time: 582 Minutes
Rated: 18A
Extras: A King's Passion, Becoming Henry VIII, The King's Court,
Making The Tudors, Creating The Tudors, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII,
Raising a King, Words Coming to Life, A King's Best Friend, Henry's
Advisors, Casting Henry's Advisors and Queen
Sound: 5.1 Digital Surround
SRP: $74.99
Aspect ratio: HD 1080p
Language: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
About Peace Arch� Entertainment Group Inc.
Peace Arch Entertainment produces and acquires feature films,
television and home entertainment content for distribution to
worldwide markets. Peace Arch is one of the leading independent
theatrical and home entertainment distributors in North America,
and owns one of the largest libraries of top quality independent
feature films in the world, featuring more than 1,000 classic and
contemporary titles. For additional information, please visit
www.peacearch.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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forward-looking statements, usually containing the words "believe,"
"estimate," "project," "expect," or similar expressions. These
statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to, that the corresponding
restatement of the Company's financial statements may change based
upon the Audit Committee's ongoing analysis, that the Company's
ability to file required reports timely with the Securities and
Exchange Commission will be impaired, that potential claims or
proceedings may arise relating to such matters, that the Audit
Committee in consultation with the Company's independent public
accounting firm will determine that the proper accounting differs
from the accounting treatment upon which the assumptions and
forward looking statements in this release are based and other
risks detailed in the Company's periodic report filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking
statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these
statements for revisions or changes after the date of this
release.
Contacts: Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. Dave Hudakoc (416)
783-8383 ext. 282 Email: dhudakoc@peacearch.com Website:
www.peacearch.com
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