From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Academy Award(R) Winner Matt Damon Stars in an Explosive Action-Thriller From the Director of The Bourne Ultimatum and The Bourne Supremacy, GREEN ZONE

From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Academy Award(R) Winner Matt Damon Stars in an Explosive Action-Thriller From the Director of The Bourne Ultimatum and The Bourne Supremacy, GREEN ZONE

Available On Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def, DVD, VOD and Digital Download June 22, 2010 'One hell of a thriller.' - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Caught up in a lethal web of buried secrets, half-truths and lies, a rogue military officer takes on a shocking hidden adversary in the blistering action-packed thriller, Green Zone, coming to Blu-ray(TM), DVD, Video on Demand and digital download on June 22, 2010 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. A riveting story of deception and betrayal on a global scale, Green Zone boasts exclusive bonus features including commentary by Academy Award® winner Matt Damon and Academy Award® nominee director Paul Greengrass. For a limited time only, the two-disc Blu-ray(TM) edition will also offer a digital copy of the film enabling viewing at home or on the go.

The latest pulse-pounding collaboration between Greengrass and Damon (who previously teamed up on the worldwide blockbusters The Bourne Ultimatum and The Bourne Supremacy), Green Zone charges headlong through the streets of a war-torn city in a search of an uncertain truth. Damon heads up a cast of celebrated actors including Academy Award® nominees Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine, As Good as It Gets) and Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone, Changeling), plus Emmy® Award winner Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).

Critical Acclaim

Green Zone's emotionally charged, high-velocity action electrified critics across America, with Peter Travers of Rolling Stone calling the film "An ace action thriller." Time's Richard Corliss dubs the film "gritty" and "thrilling." Roger Ebert, of the Chicago Sun Times declares: "Matt Damon is an unstoppable action hero."

BONUS FEATURES:
Green Zone on Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def and DVD also includes:
-- Matt Damon: Ready for Action-- Matt Damon demonstrates the grueling
training regimen he used to prepare for his role in Green Zone.
-- Inside the Green Zone--An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the
making of some of Green Zone's most powerful scenes.
-- Feature Commentary with Matt Damon and Director Paul Greengrass.
-- Deleted Scenes
-- Digital Copy: Transfer Green Zone to your iPod®, Mac® or PC and
experience it anywhere, anytime!

THE FOLLOWING BONUS FEATURES EXCLUSIVE TO BLU-RAY(TM) HI-DEF:

-- Access to more thrilling exclusive content through BD-Live(TM), pocket
BLU(TM) app and UniversalHiDef.com
-- Pocket BLU(TM) app: USHE's groundbreaking pocket BLU(TM) app uses
iPhone(TM), iPod® touch, iPod®, BlackBerry®, Android(TM), PC and
Macintosh to work seamlessly with a network-connected Blu-ray(TM)
player and offers advanced features such as:
-- Advanced Remote Control: A sleek, elegant new way to operate your
Blu-ray(TM) player. Users can navigate through menus, playback and
BD-Live(TM) functions with ease.
-- Video Timeline: Users can easily bring up the video timeline, allowing
them to instantly access any point in the movie.
-- Mobile-To-Go: Users can unlock a selection of bonus content with their
Blu-ray(TM) discs to save to their device or to stream from anywhere
there's a Wi-Fi network, enabling them to enjoy exclusive content on
the go, anytime, anywhere.
-- Browse Titles: Users will have access to a complete list of pocket
BLU(TM) app-enabled titles available and coming to Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def.
They can view free previews and see what additional content is
available to unlock on their device.
-- Keyboard: Enter data into a Blu-ray(TM) player with your device's easy
and intuitive keyboard that will facilitate such as Blu-ray(TM)
features as chatting with friends and sending messages.
-- social Blu(TM): Connect with Friends on your favorite social networks
to share information about the movie, enjoy Blu-ray(TM) community
features and more!
-- U-Control(TM): Universal's exclusive feature that lets the viewer
access bonus materials without leaving the movie!
-- Video Commentary with Matt Damon and Director Paul Greengrass
-- Picture In Picture - Get behind the scenes features and interviews
with the cast and crew while you watch the movie!
-- Digital Copy for a limited time only

Synopsis

Academy Award® winner Matt Damon and nominee director Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum) re-team in this action-packed thriller. Damon stars as Roy Miller, a rogue U.S. Army officer who must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil before war escalates in an unstable region. Also starring Academy Award® nominees Greg Kinnear and Amy Ryan, Green Zone is "one hell of a thriller" (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times).

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% owned by Vivendi.

CAST AND FILMMAKERS
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Directed By: Paul Greengrass
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Screenplay By: Bryan Helgeland based on the book Imperial Life in
the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
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Produced By: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lloyd Levin, Paul Greengrass,
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Executive Producers: Liza Chasin, Debra Hayward
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Director of Photography: Barry Ackroyd BSC
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Production Designer: Dominic Watkins
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Editor: Christopher Rouse ACE
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Music By: John Powell
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Costume Designer: Sammy Sheldon
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Visual Effects Supervisor: Peter Chiang
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Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan, Brendan Gleeson
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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Blu-ray(TM) Hi-Def
Street Date: June 22, 2010
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Copyright: 2010
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Selection Number: 61106212
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Running Time: 1 hour, 55 minutes
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Layers: BD-50
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Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
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Rating: R for violence and language
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Technical Info: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1/DVS DD 2.0, French
and Spanish DTS Surround 5.1, English SDH, French and Spanish
Subtitles
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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DVD
Street Date: June 22, 2010
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Copyright: 2010
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Selection Number: 61104849
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Running Time: 1 hour, 55 minutes
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Layers: Dual Layer
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Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
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Rating: R for violence and language
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Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1/DVS DD 2.0, French and
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles
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CONTACT:
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment
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Evan Fong
Vice President, Publicity
(818) 777-5540
Evan.Fong@nbcuni.com

Source: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

CONTACT: Evan Fong, Vice President, Publicity of Universal Studios Home
Entertainment, +1-818-777-5540, Evan.Fong@nbcuni.com

Web Site: http://www.universalstudios.com/

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