Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced The Front Runner (2018), starring Hugh Jackman and directed by Jason Reitman, is coming to Blu-ray on February 12th.
Reitman captures the explosive tension between journalism and politics in this thrilling drama about the rise and fall of Gary Hart’s 1988 bid for the U.S. Presidency, adapted from the book All the Truth Is Out by Matt Bai. Starring Hugh Jackman as Hart, The Front Runner also stars Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Sara Paxton, Ari Graynor and Kaitlyn Dever.
Along with three deleted scenes, the Blu-ray release of The Front Runner dives into the many facets of production with engaging feature commentary from director and co-writer Jason Reitman, producer Helen Estabrook, production Designer Steve Saklad, costume designer Danny Glicker, and cinematographer Eric Steelberg. In the featurette “The Unmaking a Candidate,” the filmmakers and cast take on the difficult questions the film presents — What is news? What do we expect of our politicians? What is relevant? Also, learn more about Gary Hart, the media’s treatment of women, and more in this absorbing deep dive.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Filmmaker Commentary
- Featurette – “The Unmaking of a Candidate”
- Three Deleted Scenes
