Following its PVOD release last week, Lionsgate has announced The Blackening 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release date for its newest horror comedy. The film’s theatrical run garnered a total gross of $17 million at the box office against its reported budget of $5 million.
When is The Blackening 4K, Blu-ray and DVD release?
The Blackening will be having its home video release on 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (+Blu-ray & Digital), Blu-ray (+DVD & Digital), and DVD on August 22. The physical release is expected to include special features which are listed below:
- Audio Commentary with Director Tim Story and Writers Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins
- Do the Write Thing
- They Can’t All Talk First
- Shall We Play a Game?
- Cabin in the Woods
- “Who’s the Blackest?” Game Show
- Theatrical Trailer
What is The Blackening About?
“The horror comedy centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer,” reads the synopsis. “Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain’t no motherfu–in’ game. The Blackening skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?”
The Blackening is directed and produced by Tim Story from a screenplay co-written by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins. It stars Antoinette Robertson, Dewayne Perkins, Sinqua Walls, Grace Byers, X Mayo, Melvin Gregg, Jermaine Fowler, Yvonne Orji, and Jay Pharoah.
The film is produced by Marcei A. Brown, Jason Clark, E. Brian Dobbins, Tracy Oliver, Tim Story, and Sharla Sumpter Bridgett, with Vicky Story as an associate producer.
