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EXPERIENCE THE MYSTERIOUS AND SOCIALLY-PROVOCATIVE HORROR FILM FROM ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER JORDAN PEELE

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., April 30, 2019 — (PRNewswire) —  Academy Award® winner Jordan Peele follows the success of his blockbuster hit, GET OUT, with the masterfully executed and viscerally terrifying US. Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 94%, the film is being hailed as "a colossal cinematic achievement" (Richard Brody, The New Yorker) and is "meant to be watched over and over" (Emily Yoshida, New York Magazine/Vulture). Fans around the world can now untether the truth with more than 50 minutes of bonus features delving deep into the mind of Jordan Peele, his filmmaking process and the symbolism behind US. The global sensation arrives on Digital on June 4, 2019, as well as on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on June 18, 2019.

From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Us

Featuring incredible must-see performances from Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong'o (Black Panther, 12 Years a Slave), Winston Duke (Black Panther), Emmy® winner Elisabeth Moss ("The Handmaid's Tale," "Mad Men") and Tim Heidecker (The Comedy, "Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories"), US is "the most out-of-the-box horror film of the past decade," (Nathaniel Brail, Heroic Hollywood). Movie enthusiasts and horror fans alike can watch US again and again to unravel its darkest secrets. Doppelgängers. Hands Across America. The Nutcracker. Rabbits. 11:11. The key themes and imagery from US are unpacked and explained in exceptional bonus content such as The Duality of US featurette where Jordan Peele talks in-depth about many of the ideas behind the film.

Set along the North California coastline, Adelaide Wilson (Nyong'o) reluctantly returns to her beachside childhood home with her family and finds that she is haunted by unresolved trauma from her past along with a string of eerie coincidences. As darkness falls after a tense day at the beach, the Wilsons discover four figures standing in their driveway. They soon realize this is only the beginning of their troubles as they find that the four figures are terrifying and uncanny opponents: doppelgängers of themselves.

EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURE ON 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY & DIGITAL:

BONUS FEATURES on 4K ULTRA HD, BLU-RAY, DVD & DIGITAL:

The film will be available on 4K Ultra HD in a combo pack (4K Ultra HD+ Blu-ray + Digital). Bonus features on the 4K Ultra HD will all be delivered in stunning 4K resolution.

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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Lupita Nyong'O, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, and Tim Heidecker
Music By: Michael Abels
Costume Designer: Kym Barrett
Editor: Nicholas Monsour
Production Designer: Ruth De Jong
Director of Photography: Michael Gioulakis
Executive Producers: Daniel Lupi and Beatriz Sequeira
Produced By: Sean McKittrick, p.g.a,, Jason Blum, and Ian Cooper, p.g.a.
Written, Produced, and Directed By: Jordan Peele

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K ULTRA HD:
Street Date: June 18, 2019
Selection Number: 61201558 (US) / 61201863 (CDN)
Layers: BD 100 / Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for violence/terror, and language.
Video: 2160p UHD Dolby Vision/HDR10
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Languages/Sound: English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Digital 2.0, French and Spanish Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Run Time: 1 Hour and 56 Minutes

DOLBY VISION:
US 4K Ultra HD is available in Dolby Vision™. Leveraging the HDR innovation that powers Dolby's most advanced cinemas around the world, Dolby Vision transforms the TV experience in the home by delivering greater brightness and contrast, as well as a fuller palette of rich colors.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY:
Street Date: June 18, 2019
Selection Number: 61201423 (US) / 61201427 (CDN)
Layers: BD 50 / Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for violence/terror, and language.
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Languages/Sound: English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby Digital 2.0, French and Spanish Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Run Time: 1 Hour and 56 Minutes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: June 18, 2019
Selection Number: 61200733 (US) / 61201426 (CDN)
Layers: DVD 9 / Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for violence/terror, and language.
Subtitles: English SDH, French and Spanish
Languages/Sound: English, French, and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 1 Hour and 56 Minutes

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