BACKDRAFT 2: Ron Howard’s Hit Firefighter Thriller Gets A Fiery Sequel On DVD, Blu-Ray And Digital This Summer
If you were to tell me at some point last year that a sequel to Ron Howards’s explosive suspense thriller, Backdraft, was gonna get a sequel nearly three decades later, I would have probably looked at you like you needed an intervention.
That being said, low key productions that habitually don’t catch on seem to be the case, particularly for Gonzalo López-Gallego (Apollo 18, The Hollow Point) who now sits at the helm for Backdraft 2 heading to Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital. Universal 1440 is doling out the sequel thriller for anyone with access to the Movies Anywhere app for its May 14 release, so read on and peep the trailer above and artwork below.
Prepare to reignite the legacy of one of the most groundbreaking films of all time in the all-new action-drama, Backdraft 2 arriving on Blu-rayTM, DVD and Digital via the digital movie app MOVIES ANYWHERE on May 14, 2019 from Universal 1440 Entertainment, the original content production arm of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment and Raffaella Productions. Packed with stunning visuals and thrilling action, the adrenaline-filled sequel stars Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games franchise, Pride and Prejudice, Backdraft) and William Baldwin (“MacGyver,” “Hawaii Five-O,” Backdraft) reprising their roles as Ronald Bartel and Brian McCaffrey, and welcomes franchise newcomer Joe Anderson (“Outsiders,” “Hannibal”).
From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Backdraft 2
Fire investigator Sean McCaffrey (Anderson), son of the late Steven “Bull” McCaffrey, is now working at the same Chicago fire house along with his uncle Brian (Baldwin). When Sean is assigned to investigate a deadly fire, he and his partner Maggie soon realize that they are dealing with something much more than a routine fire. The clues they discover lead them down a treacherous path of arson, murder, and international terrorism. Sean must use his intuition, along with the help of infamous jailed arsonist Ronald Bartel (Sutherland), in a race to find out who is behind the fire and stop them from accomplishing their devious plans.Exciting and gripping, the new installment of the Backdraft legacy marks the return of the franchise’s original filmmakers including producer Raffaella DeLaurentiis (Dragonheart franchise, What Happened to Monday, The Forbidden Kingdom), alongside writer and former firefighter Gregory Widen (Backdraft, OtherLife). Backdraft 2 comes from director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego (Apollo 18, The Hollow Point).
The Backdraft 2-Movie Collection will also be available on May 14, 2019. New and longtime fans can now enjoy the wonder of both films in one must-own 2-Movie Collection, available on DVD.
FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Joe Anderson, Alisha Bailey, Jessamine-Bliss Bell with William Baldwin and Donald Sutherland
Casting By: Gillian Hawser, CDG, CSA
Costume Designer: Oana Paŭnescu
Editor: Gonzalo López-Gallego
Music Composed and Performed By: Randy Edelman
Production Designer: Joseph Hodges
Director of Photography: Jose David Montero
Line Producer: Hester Hargett-Aupetit
Executive Producers: Ron Howard, Brian Grazer
Co-Producers: Matthew Feitshans, Sylvain Goldberg, Gregory Widen, Adrian Politowski, Cédric Iland, Nadia Khamlichi, Giles Daoust, Catherine Dumonceaux
Produced By: Raffaella De Laurentiis
Written By: Gregory Widen
Directed By: Gonzalo López-GallegoTECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY:
Street Date: May 14, 2019
Selection Number: 63198251
Running Time: 1 hour, 42 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2:00:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for language, some violence, and disturbing images
Sound: English and French Dolby Digital 5.1
Language/Subtitles: English SDH, and FrenchTECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: May 14, 2019
Selection Number: 63197774
Running Time: 1 hour, 42 minutes
Layers: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.00:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: Rated R for language, some violence, and disturbing images
Sound: English and French Dolby Digital 5.1
Language/Subtitles: English SDH and French
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