DVD July 18
And to be promoted at Comic-Con, along with a two-disc best of She-Ra set, similar to the He-Man discs.
The She-Ra season sets should also have the five episodes that were combined to make the film.
Excellent! Cause I've been waiting to get one copy of Secret of the Sword for so long. Great news.
shareHere's the official press release.
Following the tremendous success this past year of the DVD distribution of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, entered into a long-term distribution agreement with Entertainment Rights PLC (“ER”) for certain titles within its Filmation portfolio of classic contemporary characters. The first release in this new agreement will be the popular brand She-Ra: Princess of Power. A two-disc “Best Of” collection, featuring the top five titles that will be voted on by fans, as well as the 1985 feature film The Secret of the Sword, will be available July 18th, and premiering at San Diego International Comic Con. The releases will continue over the next 12 months, as BCI releases three additional volumes of the She-Ra series, covering all 93 original episodes.
“The fan reaction to the He-Man series over the past nine months has been nothing short of extraordinary,” said Glass. “They have consistently conveyed two defining messages: ‘your He-Man releases are top-notch’ and ‘when will you be releasing She-Ra?’”
In addition to the feature film The Secret of the Sword, The Best of She-Ra: Princess of Power will feature the five best episodes of the series, as voted on by fans that visited www.he-man.org, and will include
PP29 – The Price of Freedom (with 815 fan votes)
PP21 - The Stone in the Sword (with 700 fan votes)
PP18 - Horde Prime Takes A Holiday (with 603 fan votes)
PP85 - Sweet Bee's Home (with 464 fan votes)
PP56 - Of Shadows and Skulls (with 462 fan votes)
Special features will include:
A brand new documentary featurette with a variety of talent involved in the making of the original animated series, including the creators, producers, writers, voice over actors, animators and others working behind the scenes
Feature length audio commentary with Lou Scheimer, Larry DiTillio, Gwen Wetzler and Alan Oppenheimer
“I Have the Power” music video featurette with new storyboard comparison and new sheet music sing-a-long
Two exclusive collectible art cards by popular award-winning comic book artists
Trivia/Fun facts
DVD-ROM – scripts for all 5 episodes
Easter Eggs
Spanish Language Audio Track
Beginning in the fall, BCI will start releasing the complete, 93 episode series in three separate volumes, each containing a variety of extras.
Working alongside ER, BCI will implement an innovative marketing and promotional campaign throughout 2006, capitalizing on the popularity of the She-Ra brand. This program follows the successful promotion and marketing of He-Man, which has been released on DVD as well as Universal Media Disc (UMD) for Sony PSP. BCI will be expanding the reach of She-Ra beyond that of He-Man by tapping into its large female fan base.
BCI has once again retained the services of consultants, MVCreations' Emiliano Santalucia, James Eatock, and Adam Tyner, and best-selling author Andy Mangels, who were highly instrumental in the production of the He-Man DVD, specifically the added collectible features. The She-Ra series will also enlist the aid of MVCreations' Alex Hawkey and Alessandra Fucarino.
She-Ra: Princess of Power first aired on television in 1985, as a female-directed spin-off of the popular He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, which was into its second season.
http://www.he-man.org/
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