Universal
City, California, August 22, 2023 – Plunge
into the action with the all-new coming-of-age aquatic adventure in
DreamWorks Animation’s, RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN Collector’s Edition,
available on Digital August 29, 2023, and on Blu-rayTM and
DVD September 26, 2023, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Hailed as “one of the best family films of the year,” (Nell Minow, Roger Ebert),
discover the hero just beneath the surface now with over an hour of bonus
content filled with never-before-seen bonus features including deleted
scenes, “Make Your Own Aquarium” how-to video, interviews with cast and
crew, character drawing tutorials and more!
Dive into the turbulent waters of high school with this heartwarming
action comedy about a shy teenager who discovers that she’s part of a
legendary royal lineage of mythical sea krakens and that her destiny, in
the depths of the oceans, is bigger than she ever dreamed. Learning to be
an all-powerful sea creature while hiding among humans is hard enough
for Ruby, but to make matters worse, her
super popular new bestie, Chelsea, is secretly a mermaid! Mermaids have
been battling the Krakens for eons to rule the ocean, but Chelsea has
come to land to finally put an end to that conflict. However, when
Chelsea double-crosses her, Ruby will
ultimately need to embrace who she is and GO BIG to protect those she
loves most.
The film is directed by Kirk DeMicco (Vivo, The Croods), produced
by Kelly Cooney Cilella (Trolls
World Tour), co-directed by Faryn Pearl (story
artist, The
Croods: A New Age, Trolls World Tour), and written by Pam
Brady (South Park).
The all-star cast includes Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” franchise), Golden Globe®
winner Toni Collette (The
Boxtrolls, Knives Out), Emmy® winner Annie Murphy (“Schitt’s Creek”), Emmy® winner
Colman Domingo (“Fear
the Walking Dead,” Transformers: Rise of the
Beasts), Emmy® nominee Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso”), Liza
Koshy (Transformers:
Rise of the Beasts), Emmy® nominee Will Forte (“The Last Man
on Earth”), Jaboukie Young-White (Strange
World, Ralph Breaks the Internet), Eduardo Franco (“Stranger
Things”), Ramona Young (“Never Have I Ever,” “Legends of Tomorrow”), and
Academy Award® winner Jane Fonda (Book
Club: The Next Chapter, 80 For Brady).
With the purchase of RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN on disc or
digital, fans are eligible to earn points towards digital movies via the
Universal All-Access Rewards program. Members can redeem their points for
digital movies, swag and more! For registration and details please
visit www.MyUniversalRewards.com.
BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL
for your collection:
· DELETED
SCENES WITH INTROS – Introductions by
Co-Director Faryn Pearl
o
PROLOGUE
o
WALK TO SCHOOL
o
CRAB ‘N SKATE
· OCEANSIDE
DRAWING GUIDE – Head of story, Glenn
Harmon, will teach everyone how to draw Ruby Gillman in her teenager and kraken forms,
Grandmamah, Chelsea, and mermaid Chelsea.
o
RUBY GILLMAN
o
KRAKEN RUBY
o
GRANDMAMAH
o
CHELSEA VAN DER ZEE
o
MERMAID CHELSEA
· MAKE
YOUR OWN AQUARIUM – With a few simple
products and a little imagination, you can bring the undersea world into
your own home.
o
KRAKENARIUM
o
WELL OF SEAS
· SQUAD
SOLIDARITY: ADVENTURES IN ADR
· THE
KRAKEN: MYTH OR MONSTER – In this animated piece
narrated by Lana Condor and Annie Murphy, we dive deep into the mysteries
of krakens and discover how stories of these mythical beasts have evolved
over hundreds and hundreds of years.
· MEET
THE GILLMAN CAST -
Meet the cast behind your favorite RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN characters and discover
what they loved about lending their voices to this aquatic adventure!
· THE
KRAKEN KREW: MEET THE HUMANS BEHIND THE GILLMANS
· PROM
STORIES – Ruby’s
greatest wish was to attend prom with her friends and crush Connor! Here,
the cast of the movie share their own prom stories and explain how they
would design a promposal.
· SUPER
SEA GIRL BESTIES – If you can see it, you
can be it! In this piece we meet the talented women involved in the
making of RUBY GILLMAN, TEENAGE KRAKEN.
· FEATURE
COMMENTARY - with Director Kirk
DeMicco, Co-Director Faryn Pearl, Producer Kelly Cooney Cilella, Head of
Character Animation Carlos Fernandez Puertolas and Head of
Cinematography, Layout Jon Gutman.
UPHE Website: https://www.uphe.com/movies/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken
UPHE Trailer: https://uni.pictures/RubyGillman_HomeEntTrailer
Facebook: @teenagekrakenmovie
Instagram: @teenagekrakenmovie
TikTok: @dreamworks
Twitter: @dreamworks
#TeenageKrakenMovie
FILMMAKERS
Cast: Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Colman
Domingo and Jane Fonda
Score By: Stephanie Economou
Written By: Pam Brady and Brian C Brown & Elliott
DiGuiseppi
Executive Producer: Mike Mitchell
Co-Producer: Rachel Zusser
Produced By: Kelly Cooney Cilella p.g.a
Co-Director: Faryn Pearl
Directed By: Kirk DeMicco
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: September 26, 2023
Selection Number: 191329246429 (US) / 191329246436 (CDN)
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 16:9 2.35:1
Rating: PG for some action, rude humor and thematic elements.
Languages/Subtitles: English, Dutch, Flemish, French European
Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 for Feature, Dolby Digital
2.0 for Bonus Content), Dutch (Dolby Digital 5.1 for Feature) Flemish
(Dolby Digital 5.1 for Feature), French European (Dolby Digital 5.1 for
Feature)
Run Time: 01:27:27
TECHNICAL
INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: September 26, 2023
Selection Number: 191329246320 (US) / 191329246221 (CDN)
Layers: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2.35:1
Rating: PG for some action, rude humor and thematic elements.
Languages/Subtitles: English, Dutch, Flemish, French
European, German, Italian
Sound: English (Dolby TrueHD 7.1 for Feature, Dolby Digital
2.0 for Bonus Content), Dutch (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature),
Flemish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature), French European (Dolby
Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature), German (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for
Feature), Italian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 for Feature)
Run Time: 01:31: 04
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