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'The Reader' to Receive April Blu-ray Release

Posted Mar 2, 2009 at 12:00 PM PST by Peter Bracke

The Weinstein Co. is bringing the Oscar-winning film 'The Reader' to Blu-ray in late-April.

Earning a Best Actress statuette for Kate Winslet, the acclaimed Holocaust-themed drama will see a Blu-ray release on April 28, two weeks following the standard DVD.

Extras will include a quintet of making-of featurettes, and a dozen deleted scenes.

The studio has not yet confirmed final tech specs, but we'll keep you posted.

Suggested list price has been set at $34.95.

You'll find the latest specs for 'The Reader' linked from our Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it's indexed under April 28.