PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 12, 2011
Millions of dollars can be yours. All
you have to do is spin, aim, and survive...
SAM RILEY, CURTIS “50 CENT” JACKSON,
RAY WINSTONE, ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD,
WITH MICKEY ROURKE AND JASON STATHAM LEAD
ALL-STAR CAST IN ANCHOR BAY FILMS
THRILLER
13
ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD
Pull The Trigger November 8th;
Theatrical Engagement October 28th
BEVERLY
HILLS, CA – A chilling and unnerving exploration of the relationship between
power and money, Anchor Bay Films presents 13 on Blu-ray™ and DVD November 8th.
A remake of the award-winning 2005 international sensation 13 Tzameti, 13 is written and directed by Gela
Babluani, the original film’s writer/director, and boasts an all-star cast
including Sam Riley (Control, Brighton
Rock), Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Get
Rich or Die Tryin’), Ray Winstone (The
Departed, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Alexander
Skarsgård (“True Blood”), Oscar® nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, “Boardwalk Empire,” the upcoming Superman film Man of Steel), Ben Gazzara (Saint Jack, They All Laughed), Emmanuelle
Chriqui (You Don’t Mess With The Zohan,
“Entourage”) with Oscar® nominee Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2) and Jason Statham (The Expendables, The Mechanic). 13 will also have an
exclusive theatrical engagement starting October 28th.
The
original 13 Tzameti (the Georgian
word for “13”) won the 2006 Sundance Grand Jury Prize and Babluani won best
director at the Venice Film Festival.
In the film, Vince Ferro is a man
in desperate circumstances. While on a quick fix-it job, he steals an envelope
containing instructions for a mysterious job that promises a potential fortune.
He assumes a false identity and follows the instructions, only to find himself
a numbered participant in an underworld Russian roulette competition, where
gamblers place bets on who’ll survive when the trigger is pulled. The stakes are high, but the payout is more
than he can resist. Many are competing for the first time, and a precious
few have even returned to play again, but are his odds any better than other
players in this most deadly game? What will it take to be the last man standing?
Bonus features on 13 Blu-ray™ and DVD will
include a behind-the-scenes featurette, and the theatrical trailer.
About
Anchor Bay Films
Anchor Bay Films is unique in that it
offers the creative community a fully integrated distribution capability on all
platforms and an international solution extending beyond the U.S. Anchor
Bay Films is a division of Anchor Bay Entertainment and is on the ground
providing quality distribution with operations in the U.S., United Kingdom,
Canada and Australia, as well as distribution capabilities in other key
territories. The company focuses on a platform release strategy for its films
with an eye toward maximizing their potential across all ancillary distribution
platforms. The company recently released the critically acclaimed comedy City Island starring Andy Garcia and Solitary Man starring Michael Douglas, Kill the Irishman starring Ray
Stevenson, Vincent D’Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, as well as
Sundance Audience Award Winner happythankyoumoreplease
starring Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Kate Mara, Tony Hale and Pablo Schreiber. Upcoming releases include, Meet Monica Velour with Kim Cattrall
and Toronto International Film Festival award-winner Beautiful Boy with Maria Bello and Michael Sheen. Anchor Bay
Entertainment is a subsidiary of Starz Media, LLC (www.starzmedia.com)
which is a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the
Liberty Starz tracking stock group.
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