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DECEMBER 2014 JB Hi-Fi
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T elevision New Zealand has confirmed
the all new Thunderbids Are Go! –
which has been produced by our own
Pukeko Pictures and the UK network ITV – will
be aired on TV2 in 2015; DVD details are still to
be announced but with luck, a home
entertainment release will follow soon after.
The 26-episode series is based on Gerry
Anderson’s classic ‘60s series Thunderbirds,
one of the most popular examples of
his ground-breaking puppetry dubbed
‘supermarionation’; Thunderbirds also inspired
a less-successful live action remake in 2004.
The rebooted children’s show will be
produced using a unique mixture of live-action
model sets and CGI animation from Pukeko’s
sister company Weta Workshop.
The Thunderbirds Are Go! voice cast includes
Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl ) as Lady Penelope,
British comedian Kayvan Novak (Fonejacker)
as Brains, and Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Game
of Thrones ) as John Tracy. David Graham, who
voiced Lady Penelope’s chauffeur Parker in the
original show, will reprise the role for the new
series.
The series will follow the adventures of the
Tracy family’s International Rescue organisation
as they use their incredible crafts to undertake
impossible missions across the globe.
If you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets to Nick
Cave’s solo New Zealand shows, console yourselves
instead with the documentary 20,000 Days On
Earth, which is out on DVD and Blu-ray this month.
The offbeat portrait of the iconic artist features
contributions from a diverse array of friends and
collaborators, including Kylie Minogue, Ray Winstone,
Warren Ellis and Blixa Bargeld, along with interviews
with the great man himself. The movie premiered at
this year’s film festival but the DVD/BD includes more
than 50 minutes of extras, including a performance by
Nick and Kylie of their hit Where the Wild Roses Grow.
20,000 Days On Earth is out on DVD and Blu-ray on
December 3
The cult supermarionation series rebooted byWeta offshoot.
EXTRAS NEWS
D ecember’s line-up of JB Hi-Fi exclusives is headed up by the black comedy
The Mule, which is loosely based on a true story about a man who is
coerced into swallowing a bag of heroin to smuggle into Australia. Angus
Sampson, who also serves as co-writer and co-director, plays the hapless drug
mule, while the supporting cast includes Hugo Weaving, Saw co-creator Leigh
Whannell (he also had a hand in the script) and Noni Hazlehurst. The Mule is out on
DVD and Blu-ray on December 3.
Meanwhile, on December 17, JB Hi-Fi has a host of new additions to its growing
‘Icons’ Blu-ray range. The line-up is headed up by the first (and best) Die Hard
movie, in which Bruce Willis faces off against scene-
stealing Euro-villain Alan Rickman, the seminal Ridley
Scott chiller Alien and Fight Club, the acclaimed
adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s cult novel from David
Fincher, which starred Brad Pitt and Edward Norton. The
other new Blu-ray titles in the collection are the sci-fi
favourites The DayThe Earth Stood Still and I, Robot,
the action thrillers Taken and TheTransporter, and the
horror mash-up Abraham Hunter.
In addition, JB Hi-Fi also has a limited edition 3D
version of the swords and sandals epic Hercules, which
comes with a bonus disc.
Die Hard
The Mule
THUNDERBIRDS REIGNITED
MORE EXCLUSIVE
BLU-RAY FROM JB
NewAussie comedy and more iconic classics out this month.