FROM THE DIRECTOR OF TAKEN COMES A HIGH-POWERED ACTION THRILLER STARRING OSCAR®-WINNERS SEAN PENN AND JAVIER BARDEM
AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL HD JUNE 16, 2015
AND ON BLU-RAY™ COMBO PACK AND DVD JUNE 30, 2015
FROM UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
“The Gunman is a tight, taut thriller”Universal City, California, April 28, 2015 – Two-time Academy Award® winner Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River) is the object of a deadly international manhunt in the pulse-pounding thriller The Gunman, coming to Digital HD on June 16, 2015 and on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD as well as On Demand on June 30, 2015 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The latest nail-biting adventure from director Pierre Morel (Taken), The Gunman is an electrifying combination of suspense, non-stop action and sheer star power that Steve Prokopy of Ain’t It Cool News calls “Spectacular!”—Steve Prokopy, Ain’t It Cool News
It has been eight years since Jim Terrier (Penn) worked as a black-ops assassin and now someone from his old organization wants him dead. Pursued across Africa and Europe by a team of elite hit men, Terrier is dragged back into his dangerous past as he engages in a relentless cat-and-mouse game to take out the man who betrayed him. Idris Elba (Prometheus, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom), Ray Winstone (The Departed, Hugo), Mark Rylance (“Wolf Hall,” Anonymous) and Oscar®-winner Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men, Skyfall) costar in a hair-trigger thrill-ride critics are calling “Intense!” (Dave Karger, Fandango).
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FILMMAKERS
Cast: Sean Penn, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance, Javier Bardem
Directed By: Pierre Morel
Written By: Don McPherson, Sean Penn, Pete Travis
From the Novel By: Jean-Patrick Manchette
Produced By: Sean Penn, Andrew Rona, Joel Silver, Ron Halpern
Executive Produced By: Adrián Guerra, Peter McAleese
Director of Photography: Flavio Martínez Labiano
Production Designer: Andrew Laws
Edited By: Frédéric Thoraval
Costume Designer: Jill Taylor
Music By: Marco Beltrami
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: June 30, 2015
Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 55165984
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: R for strong violence, language and some sexuality
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles
Sound: Dolby Atmos
Run Time: 1 hour, 56 minutes
TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:
Street Date: June 30, 2015
Copyright: 2015 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 55165986
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: R for strong violence, language and some sexuality
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish Subtitles
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Run Time: 1 hour, 56 minutes
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