Posted Thu Sep 10, 2009 at 12:00 PM PDT by Tom Landy
As previously reported, Paramount will be releasing 'Forrest Gump' on Blu-ray as part of the Sapphire Series on November 3.
The release will also be available in a 'Forrest Gump: Chocolate Box Giftset' that will come packaged in a box of chocolates with a booklet.
The Blu-rays will be the same as the ones in the 2-disc set featuring 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video, an English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack, and supplements including: Commentary with Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey and Rick Carter; Greenbow Diary; Commentary by Wendy Finerman; The Art of Screenplay Adaptation; Getting Past Impossible - Forrest Gump and The Visual Effects Revolution; Musical Signposts to History - Music as "Chronological Set Design" for the Times of Forrest Gump; Introduction by Ben Fong-Torres; Little Forrest; An Evening with Forrest Gump; Easter Eggs - Groom on Gump; and Archival Special Features.
Suggested list price for the giftset is $49.99.
You can find the latest specs for 'Forrest Gump' and the 'Forrest Gump: Chocolate Box Giftset' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under November 3.
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