Rio Hits Blu-ray and DVD on August 2

Fox Home Entertainment announced today that Rio will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on August 2nd. The Blu-ray will include exclusive bonus levels of “Angry Birds Rio.” Here’s the specs:

As summer heats up, spread your wings and celebrate with the funniest birds in town! The all-new comedy-adventure RIO comes to Blu-ray and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. RIO brings together vivid characters and colorful backdrops amidst energizing Latin and contemporary tunes, creating the ultimate family-friendly music and dance experience for audiences of all ages. In addition to more than one hour of special bonus features and materials, consumers will have access to all-new exclusive levels of the smash video game hit Angry Birds Rio® that showcase your favorite characters from the film!

Captured as a young bird from the wild, Blu (Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network) is a domesticated Spix Macaw living thousands of miles away from his homeland, Brazil. When his human owner Linda (Leslie Mann, 17 Again) discovers that he is the last male of his kind, they head south to Rio de Janeiro to meet the only other female. But it’s far from love at first sight between the socially-awkward, flight-challenged Blu and the fiercely independent, high-flying female, Jewel (Anne Hathaway, The Princess Diaries). Shortly after Blu’s arrival, the two rare birds are captured by greedy animal smugglers and find themselves lost in the Brazilian rainforest. Unexpectedly thrown together, they embark on a hilarious and clumsy adventure where they learn about friendship, love, courage and spreading one’s wings to fly.

The creators of ICE AGE bring audiences a whole new tropical adventure in RIO featuring the most colorful cast of characters south of the Equator, including George Lopez (Beverly Hills Chihuahua), Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”), Jemaine Clement (Despicable Me), Rodrigo Santoro (Che), will.i.am (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa), Jamie Foxx (Dreamgirls), Jane Lynch (“Glee”), and Wanda Sykes (Over The Hedge).

RIO will be available on 3-Disc Party Edition, featuring the Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy; as well as in a 2-Disc DVD Party Edition. It is available in the U.S. and Canada.

RIO Blu-ray (Catalog #2275626)

● Special Features

○ Explore the World of Rio

■ Beach

■ Jungle

■ City

■ Stadium

● Blu Shows the Way (Introduction)

● Boom-Boom Tish Tish: The Sounds of Rio

● The Making of Hot Wings

● Saving the Species: One Voice at a Time

● The Real Rio

● Welcome to Rio Music Video

● Deleted Scene: “Fruit Stand”

● Postcards from Rio

● Carnival Dance O Rama

○ Intro

○ Blu

○ Jewel

○ Luiz

○ Monkeys

○ Nico and Pedro

○ Raphael

○ Samba Line

● Rio de JAM-eiro Jukebox

● Taio Cruz – Telling the World Music Video

● Angry Birds Rio – Trailer

● Angry Birds Rio – Nigel Mash Up

● Angry Birds Rio – Instructional Video

● Live Lookup Powered By IMDB

Street Date: August 2, 2011

Pre-book Date: TBD

Screen Format: 2.40:1

Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital,

Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital,

French 5.1 Dolby Digital

Subtitles: English, Spanish

U.S. Rating: G

Total Run Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Closed Captioned: Yes

RIO DVD (Catalog #2275619) ● Special Features

○ Explore the World of Rio

■ Beach

■ Jungle

■ City

■ Stadium

● Blu Shows the Way (Introduction)

● Boom-Boom Tish Tish: The Sounds of Rio

● The Making of Hot Wings

● Saving the Species: One Voice at a Time

● The Real Rio

● Welcome to Rio Music Video

● Deleted Scene: “Fruit Stand”

● Carnival Dance O Rama

○ Intro

○ Blu

○ Jewel

○ Luiz

○ Monkeys

○ Nico and Pedro

○ Raphael

○ Samba Line

● Rio de JAM-eiro Jukebox

● Taio Cruz – Telling the World Music Video

● Angry Birds Rio – Trailer

● Angry Birds Rio – Nigel Mash Up

● Angry Birds Rio – Instructional Video

Street Date: August 2, 2011

Pre-book Date: TBD

Screen Format: 2.40:1

Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital,

Spanish 2.0 Surround DD,

French 2.0 Surround DD

Subtitles: English, Spanish

U.S. Rating: G

Total Run Time: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Closed Captioned: Yes

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