JOURNEY TO THE MYSTICAL SPIRIT WORLD THIS SUMMER
WITH THE LEGEND OF KORRA – BOOK TWO: SPIRITS
The Legend of Korra – Book Two: Spirits Fast Facts:
Street Date: July 1, 2014
Blu-ray SRP: $34.99
Blu-ray Catalogue: 7914774 (US / CN)
DVD SRP: $19.99
DVD Catalogue: 899234 (US / CN)
Running Time: 330 Minutes
Audio on Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio & Spanish 2.0 Dolby Digital
Audio on DVD: English 5.1 Dolby Digital & Spanish 2.0 Stereo
Blu-ray Special Features:
· Audio Commentaries from series creators, cast and crew for all 14 episodes. (BD Exclusive)
· 15 Scene Bending Animatics featuring character sketches, layouts, and rough animation behind the action-packed scenes in Book Two. (BD Exclusive)
· Inside the Book of Spirits – A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Legend of Korra – Book Two. Show creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko run through the creative process from story concepts to scripting to the animation phase, and more. (BD Exclusive)
· The Re-telling of Korra's Journey – Featurette relives the exciting adventures of Avatar Korra in this extended Book One recap with 30 minutes of video clips. (BD Exclusive)
· Kindred Spirits: Tenzin's Family – All-access deconstruction of Tenzin’s familial relationships, from his children to his siblings; includes interviews with creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. (BD Exclusive)
· Feuding Spirits: Korra’s Family - In-depth look at Korra’s entire family dynamic, from her father to her uncle; includes interviews by the creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
DVD Special Features:
· Audio Commentaries from series creators, cast and crew for 4 episodes
· 2 Scene Bending Animatics featuring character sketches, layouts, and rough animation behind the action-packed scenes in Book Two.
· Feuding Spirits: Korra's Family - In-depth look at Korra’s entire family dynamic, from her father to her uncle; includes interviews by the creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
The Legend of Korra – Book Two: Spirits premiered on Nickelodeon September 13, 2013 and ranked #1 in the time period with A18-34 and M18-34 across all television. The hit series averaged 2.1 million viewers per episode throughout the shows second season.
Set 70 years after the events of Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra follows the next Avatar after Aang–a teenaged girl named Korra (Janet Varney) who is from the Southern Water Tribe. Korra lives in Republic City, the modern “Avatar” world that is a virtual melting pot where benders and non-benders from all nations live and thrive. Under the tutelage of Aang’s son, Tenzin (J.K. Simmons), Korra continues her Avatar training while dealing with the dangers at large. The series is co-created and executive produced by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, co-creators of the Emmy Award-winning Avatar: The Last Airbender. Joaquim Dos Santos is co-executive producer.
The Legend of Korra – Book Two: Spirits voice cast includes Janet Varney (Dinner and a Movie) as Korra, David Faustino (Married…with Children) as Mako, P.J. Byrne (Wolf of Wall Street) as Bolin, J.K. Simmons (The Closer) as Tenzin, Mindy Sterling (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) as Chief Lin Beifong, Seychelle Gabriel (Falling Skies) as Asami Sato, Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) as Jinora, and Eva Marie Saint (Superman Returns) as Katara. New additions this season include Lisa Edelstein (House) as Kya, Richard Riehle (Office Space) as Bumi, John Michael Higgins (Pitch Perfect) as Varrick, Aubrey Plaza (Parks and Recreation) as Eska, James Remar (Dexter) as Tonraq and Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) as Wan, the first Avatar.
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