The STAR DVD and Soundtrack Promotion
I am so excited to promote this to you all! This movie came out in theaters this past Christmas and was a great hit with families. Now I am happy to announce that Sony is releasing it to DVD and is also release the soundtrack, which I have heard is just as great as the movie. My kids are older but I think I still want to watch the STAR myself. Read on to find out all the info about the movie and soundtrack and find out some info about the cute devotional that is a part of the bonus features on the DVD!!!
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“Full
of humor and heart” – Huffington Post
“The
Star is destined to become a classic!” – The Dove
Foundation
Golden
Globe® Nominated for Best Original Song by Mariah Carey & Marc
Shaiman
THE
STAR
The Tale of Faith and
Friendship Includes Six Sing-Along Videos from Mariah Carey, Fifth
Harmony, Kelsea Ballerini,
A Great Big World, and Kirk Franklin
A Great Big World, and Kirk Franklin
Includes a Dance Along,
“How-to” Crafts Video and Much More
Available on Digital February
6 and
On Blu-ray + DVD + Digital on
February 20
From the studio
that brought you
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN & CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS comes the timeless tale about faith, friendship, and the importance of believing in yourself. AFFIRM Films and Sony Pictures Animation’s THE STAR arrives for the first time on Digital on February 6 and on Blu-ray + DVD + Digital February 20 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The heartwarming animated comedy follows a small but brave donkey named Bo (voiced by Steven Yeun, “The Walking Dead”), who yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth (voiced by Aidy Bryant, “Saturday Night Live”), a lovable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key, Friends From College), a dove with lofty aspirations, along with three wisecracking camels voiced by
Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”), Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. Bo and his new friends follow the star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told.
MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN & CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS comes the timeless tale about faith, friendship, and the importance of believing in yourself. AFFIRM Films and Sony Pictures Animation’s THE STAR arrives for the first time on Digital on February 6 and on Blu-ray + DVD + Digital February 20 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The heartwarming animated comedy follows a small but brave donkey named Bo (voiced by Steven Yeun, “The Walking Dead”), who yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth (voiced by Aidy Bryant, “Saturday Night Live”), a lovable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key, Friends From College), a dove with lofty aspirations, along with three wisecracking camels voiced by
Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”), Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey. Bo and his new friends follow the star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told.
Rounding out the all-star voice cast including Gina Rodriguez
(“Jane The Virgin”) as Mary, Zachary Levi (“Chuck”)
as Joseph, Grammy® Award-Winner Kelly Clarkson as Leah the horse,
Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) as Zach the goat, Ving
Rhames (Mission Impossible) as Thaddeus the dog, Gabriel
Iglesias (Coco, Ferdinand) as Rufus the dog, Patricia
Heaton
(“The Middle”) as Edith the cow, Emmy® and Tony® Award-Winner Kristin Chenoweth as Abby the mouse, and Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World) as King Herod.
(“The Middle”) as Edith the cow, Emmy® and Tony® Award-Winner Kristin Chenoweth as Abby the mouse, and Christopher Plummer (All the Money in the World) as King Herod.
THE STAR
is filled with more than an hour of engaging bonus materials
including the “Star-aoke: Sing Along with Bo & Friends,” a
dance along to “Life Is Good” by A Great Big World, plus a
collection of fun lyric videos that will have you singing along to
the inspiring music from
THE STAR. Families can enjoy crafting and baking with “how-to” videos “Star Mason Jar Votives” and “Sweet and Sparkly Stars,” and they also can go behind-the-scenes to explore the amazing talent who bring these characters to life. In “Faith All Year Round,”
renowned pastor and motivational speaker, DeVon Franklin delivers a fun and engaging children’s sermon discussing the themes of the film and keeping the spirit of this inspiring story alive in us every day.
THE STAR. Families can enjoy crafting and baking with “how-to” videos “Star Mason Jar Votives” and “Sweet and Sparkly Stars,” and they also can go behind-the-scenes to explore the amazing talent who bring these characters to life. In “Faith All Year Round,”
renowned pastor and motivational speaker, DeVon Franklin delivers a fun and engaging children’s sermon discussing the themes of the film and keeping the spirit of this inspiring story alive in us every day.
THE STAR is directed by Academy Award® nominated
writer/director Timothy Reckart, screenplay by Carlos Kotkin, and
story by Simon Moore and Carlos Kotkin. The film is executive
produced by DeVon Franklin, Brian Henson and Lisa Henson, and
produced by Jennifer Magee-Cook. The Star is presented by
AFFIRM films and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Walden
Media, Franklin Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company. The
uplifting theme song, “The Star” by Mariah Carey and veteran
songwriter Marc Shaiman was also nominated for a 2018 Golden Globe
Award for Best Original Song. “The Star” song is now available on
The Star: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, which assembles
new music from a bevy of powerhouse superstars.
Bonus
Materials Include:
- Star-aoke: Sing-Along with Bo & Friends: In this all new song, sing along with your favorite characters including Bo, Dave, Ruth and the unforgettable camels
- "Life Is Good" Dance-Along: Shake your tail feathers and move your hooves in this fun dance along
- Lyric Sing-Along Videos: Enjoy the eclectic and inspiring music of THE STAR with these colorful lyric videos that allow you to sing along with your favorite recording artists
- “The Star” by Mariah Carey
- “Can You See” by Fifth Harmony
- “Children Go Where I Send You” by Kelsea Ballerini
- “We Three Kings” by Kirk Franklin
- “Life Is Good” by A Great Big World
- Sweet and Sparkly Stars: Create star-themed cookies to be enjoyed year round
- Star Mason Jar Votives: Let the light of THE STAR shine with this simple yet stunning craft
- Faith All Year Round with DeVon Franklin: A children’s sermon discussing the themes of the film and how to keep the spirit of this inspiring story alive in us every day
THE
STAR has a run time of approximately 86 minutes and is rated
PG: for some thematic elements
Purchase HERE
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ABOUT
SONY PICTURES ANIMATION
Sony
Pictures
Animation
produces
a
variety
of
animated
and
family
entertainment
for
audiences
around
the
world. The
studio
is
following
its
worldwide
comedy
hits—the
record-breaking
monster
comedies Hotel
Transylvania
and
Hotel
Transylvania
2,
the
hybrid
live
action/animated
blockbusters The
Smurfs
and
The
Smurfs
2, and
the
mouth-watering Cloudy
with
a
Chance
of Meatballs
movies—with
the
fully
animated
reboot
Smurfs:
The
Lost
Village
available
on digital and Blu-ray now;
a
surprising
and
comic
take
at
the
secret
world
inside
our
phones
with
The
Emoji
Movie
now
on Digital HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD;
the
inspirational
The
Star
currently
in theaters.
Next will be
Hotel
Transylvania
3: Summer Vacation
from director Genndy Tartakovsky in
July
2018; and
the
groundbreaking animated feature
Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-Verse
from
the
minds
of
Chris
Miller
and
Phil
Lord
in
December
2018.
The
studio,
in
conjunction
with
Aardman
Animations,
has
produced
two
critically
acclaimed
feature
films:
the
CG-animated
family
comedy Arthur
Christmas;
and
the
Academy
Award®
nominated
stop-frame
animated
high-seas
adventure, The
Pirates!
Band
of
Misfits.
In
2007, Surf's
Up also
received
an Academy
Award®
nomination
for
Best
Animated
Feature
Film;
a
sequel
entitled
Surf’s
Up
2: WaveMania
is
now
available
on
digital and DVD. The
division,
whose
first
feature
film Open
Season led
to
a
very
successful
movie
franchise
including
the
brand
new
Open
Season:
Scared
Silly
now
available
on
digital,
DVD
and
Blu-ray,
was
founded
in
2002. Sony
Pictures
Animation
is
a
division
of
the
Sony
Pictures
Motion
Pictures
Group.
ABOUT
AFFIRM FILMS
AFFIRM
Films produces, acquires and markets films that inspire, uplift and
entertain audiences around the world. Since releasing its first
theatrical film-The Kendrick Brothers’ drama, Facing the Giants in
2007, AFFIRM Films has released numerous quality faith-based films
including Soul Surfer, based on the inspirational true story of
surfer Bethany Hamilton; When the Game Stands Tall, the sports drama
inspired by the story of the De La Salle Spartans; War Room, which
hit #1 on the domestic box office chart; Risen, which followed the
epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of
a non-believer; and was the faith-based marketing partner with
Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures for their films Miracles from
Heaven and the #2 faith-based film of all time, Heaven Is for Real.
AFFIRM Films also released All Saints in August of 2017. In
partnership with Sony Pictures Animation and Columbia Pictures AFFIRM
Films released the animated film The Star on November 17, 2017, the
story of the first Christmas from the perspective of the animals in
the stable. AFFIRM will next release Paul, Apostle of Christ on March
28, 2018. AFFIRM Films is a division of Sony Pictures Worldwide
Acquisitions (SPWA), a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company.
AFFIRMFilms.com
CONTACTS:
Staci
Griesbach Jamie
Falkowitz-Tancredi
Sony
Pictures Home Entertainment Falkowitz PR
(310)
244-6903 (818) 606-2652
http://sites.sonypictures.co
I recently watched this movie although some elements were added for filler, it was a sweet film.
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