FOCUS FEATURES’ FEEL-GOOD COMEDY CHAMPIONS STARRING WOODY HARRELSON AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON PEACOCK OR OWN ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAY™ AND DVD
CHAMPIONS
EXCLUSIVE ‘COLLECTOR’S EDITION’ WITH HILARIOUS DELETED SCENES AND MORE ONLY ON DIGITAL APRIL 28 AND BLU-RAY™ & DVD ON MAY 2
THE FAN-FAVORITE FILM STREAMS EXCLUSIVELY ON PEACOCK APRIL 28
Universal City, California April 21, 2023 – From acclaimed comedic filmmaker Bobby Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary, Me, Myself & Irene), Focus Features’ “laugh-out-loud crowd pleaser” (Screen International),CHAMPIONS, starring three-time Academy Award® nominee Woody Harrelson will make its streaming debut only on Peacock on April 28th . CHAMPIONS will also be available to own exclusively in a special Collector’s Edition on Digital where you can buy movies with all-new exclusive bonus content, including 12 hilarious deleted scenes and more both on April 28, 2023 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD May 2, 2023 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE).
Earning an “A” CinemaScore, and a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Harrelson (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, The People vs Larry Flynt), stars in the hilarious and heartwarming story of a former minor-league basketball coach who, after a series of missteps, is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined. Harrelson stars alongside Cheech Marin (Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie, Nice Dreams), Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters, Miss Congeniality), and Kaitlin Olson (Hacks, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia).
CHAMPIONS joins other Focus Features films such as Of An Age, Spoiler Alert, TÁR, and You Won’t Be Alone and other box-office hits including Cocaine Bear, Knock at the Cabin, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish and M3GAN.
‘COLLECTOR’S EDITION’ EXCLUSIVE DELETED SCENES AND BONUS FEATURES TO OWN ONLY ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAYTM & DVD:
- 12 Deleted Scenes
- Keeping it Friendly – Director Bobby Farrelly, Woody Harrelson, and the rest of the cast share how they became involved in CHAMPIONS, as well as the importance of representation in the film.
- Woody and the Team – Every team needs a good leader – here we explore how Woody Harrelson filled that role on and off screen.
- Casting the Friends
- Feature Commentary with director Bobby Farrelly
For more information on CHAMPIONS, please visit:
Press Release: https://www.uphe.com/press-release/champions-press-release
UPHE Website: https://www.uphe.com/movies/champions
Trailer: https://uni.pictures/Champions_Announce
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChampionsTheFIlm/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChampionsMovie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/championsthefilm/
#Champions
FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson, Cheech Marin
Casting By: Rick Montgomery
Music By: Michael Franti
Costume Designer: Maria Livingstone
Edited by: Julie Garcès
Production Designer: Jean Carriere
Director of Photography: C. Kim Miles ASC
Executive Producers: Woody Harrelson, Brad Kessell, Alexander Jooss, Luis Manso, Álvaro Longoria, Javier Fesser
Produced By: Paul Brooks p.g.a., Scott Niemeyer, Jeremy Plager
Based On The Film: “Campeones” by Javier Fesser
Written By: David Marqués and Javier Fesser
Story By: David Marqués
Screenplay By: Mark Rizzo
Directed By: Bobby Farrelly
TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAYTM:
Street Date: May 2, 2023
Selection Number: 1000824807 (US)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 for strong language and crude/sexual references
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (DTS Digital Surround 5.1), Latin American Spanish (DTS Digital Surround 5.1)
Run Time: 2:03:34
TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: May 2, 2023
Selection Number: 1000824806 (US)
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: PG-13 for strong language and crude/sexual references
Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Languages/Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 2:03:34
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