The year’s most acclaimed and original film is set to find its way into people’s hearts and homes when Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment releases WALL•E on DVD and Blu-ray Hi-Def on 14 January 2009.   

The intergalactic adventure of a determined and lovable robot, WALL•E is filled with heart and humour as an extraordinary cast of characters take flight on a fantastic journey across the universe.  Disney-Pixar’s latest charming comedy is set in a visually astonishing galaxy made even more compelling by the out-of-this-world bonus features sure to take families on an exciting cosmic voyage.  

Oscar®-winning director Andrew Stanton’s whimsical and beautiful story of WALL•E has created a love letter to the Golden Age of sci-fi films. WALL•E’s cast of exciting new characters will enthrall families while once again showcasing Pixar’s amazing abilities to create entire new worlds.  The top-notch voice cast includes Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Elissa Knight (Cars), Sigourney Weaver (Alien), John Ratzenberger (Toy Story), Kathy Najimy (King of the Hill) and Fred Willard (Chicken Little). Academy Award®-winning sound designer Ben Burtt (the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises) provides the endearing voice of WALL•E, the little robot who never quits.  

PLOT SYNOPSIS:

After hundreds of lonely years doing what he was built for, WALL•E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE.  EVE comes to realise that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home).  Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL•E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.

DIRECTOR:                         Andrew Stanton

PRODUCER:                        Jim Morris

WRITTEN BY:                     Andrew Stanton & Jim Reardon (Screenplay)

                                                Andrew Stanton & Pete Docter (Story)

GENRE:                                Animation / Children / Family / Adventure

VOICE TALENT:                Ben Burtt (WALL•E, and Voice Designer)

                                                Elissa Knight (EVE)

                                                Sigourney Weaver (Ship’s Computer)

                                                Jeff Garlin (Captain)

                                                Fred Willard (Shelby Forthright)

John Ratzenberger (John)

Kathy Najimy (Mary)

RELEASE DATE:                14 January 2009

FORMAT & RRP:                – Single-Disc DVD ($39.95)

                                                – Double-Disc DVD Collector’s Edition ($42.95)

                                                – Double-Disc Blu-ray™ ($49.95)

BONUS FEATURES:

Single Disc DVD – 

·        Presto – A Pixar Animation Studios original theatrical short about a star magician’s ego that provokes some clever revenge from his neglected rabbit costar. 

·        Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from The Sound Up – Ben Burtt, an Oscar-winning sound designer, introduces viewers to the art of sound design using examples from WALL•E and historic footage of the early Disney sound effects masters at work.

·        Geek-o-Rama – Pixar artists (some of the biggest geeks in the universe!) confess how their science fiction, fantasy and comic book influences inspired and drove the creation of WALL•E.

·        Audio Commentary by WALL•E director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo).

·        Deleted Scenes

·        Easter Eggs

Blu-ray™ Bonus Features –

·        Robots – Find out everything about the film’s robot heroes, including hilarious web vignettes, the names and functions of all of WALL•E’s malfunctioning misfit robot friends and an interactive storybook packed with child-friendly challenges. 

·        Behind the Scenes – Six exclusive featurettes give fans an insider’s view of the making of WALL•E, including the film’s visual design, character development and musical score, plus the story behind the special effects challenges and a look at building the robot characters that populate the film. 

·        Buy’n’Large Shorts – Straight from the BnL archives, five revealing short films provide insight into the inner workings of the company, from its humble beginnings to the intergalactic plan that launched EVE into space.  Learn how to operate the Axiom, find out about the company’s line of “robots “for every need” and hear the story behind the Earth Exit Plan. 

·        The Pixar Story by Leslie Iwerks – An award-winning, fascinating documentary account of the founding and early success of one of the most revolutionary animation company in the world featuring John Lasseter, Steve Jobs and many other groundbreaking Pixar innovators from the beginning to the present.

·        Early WALL•E development test

·        Cine-Explore – A fascinating viewing option in which filmmakers comment on WALL•E, accompanied by behind-the-scenes visuals, in sync with the movie.

·        Geek Track – An additional commentary full of obscure references, little known trivia and lively sci-fi discussion, this pop-up silhouette in-movie feature gives viewers a peek inside the minds of some of the more passionate geeks at Pixar.

·        The Axiom Arcade – A retro suite of video games with a Wall•E twist, including Eve’s Bot Blaster, Wall•E’s Dodge & Dock, M-O’s Mop-up Madness and Burn•E’s Break Through.

·        3D Set Fly-Throughs – Cutaway illustrations of the Axiom and Earth sets provides viewer access to HD set fly-throughs from ten of the film’s most detailed locations.