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‘Darkest Hour’ UK Home Release Details Revealed

As Hitler’s army nears the United Kingdom, it is up to Winston Churchill to decide between negotiating peace or fighting against impossible odds in Darkest Hour, coming to Digital on 21st May 2018 and Blu-Ray ™, 4K Ultra HD™ and DVD on June 4, 2018, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

With outstanding filmmaker pedigree, Darkest Hour is directed by BAFTA Award® winner Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), written by Academy Award® nominee Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything) and stars Academy Award® nominee Gary Oldman (Harry Potter, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) in his 2018 Golden Globe® and BAFTA® Award-winning role.

The critically acclaimed Darkest Hour received six Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Production Design.

Darkest Hour on Blu-ray™, 4K Ultra HD™ and DVD comes with a feature commentary from Director Joe Wright and two exclusive behind-the-scenes featurettes that show Oldman’s extraordinary transformation into Churchill and gives an inside look at the making of this incredible film.

With his party questioning his every move, and King George VI (Ben Mendelsohn) skeptical of his new political leader, it is up to Churchill to lead his nation and protect them from the most dangerous threat ever seen. Also starring Academy Award® nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (Tomb Raider, The English Patient, Only God Forgives) and Lily James (Baby Driver, Cinderella), Darkest Hour is a powerful, inspirational drama.

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

• Into Darkest Hour – A comprehensive overview of all that went into making this epic wartime drama,
including how they maintained authenticity in depicting 1940’s London.
• Gary Oldman: Becoming Churchill – Filmmakers, cast, and crew marvel at Gary Oldman’s layered,
transformative performance. Oldman himself weighs in on the greatest challenges of portraying a man as
iconic and complicated as Winston Churchill.
• Feature commentary with Director Joe Wright

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