Following its early VOD release on March 20th due to the coronavirus keeping people out of theaters, Blumhouse's The Hunt is extending its reach on home media with a Digital release on May 26th before coming to Blu-ray & DVD on June 9th via Universal Pictures.

Special features for the Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital release of The Hunt include three behind-the-scenes featurettes.

We have the cover art, trailer, and official press release with full details below, and in case you missed it, visit our online hub to read Heather Wixson's review of The Hunt and Karen Benardello's interviews with director Craig Zobel and co-writer/executive producer Nick Cuse.

From the Press Release: Universal City, California, April 15, 2020 – Who is the hunter and who is the hunted? Decide for yourself! From producer Jason Blum (The Invisible Man, Halloween), director Craig Zobel (Z for Zachariah, “The Leftovers”) and writers Damon Lindelof (“Watchmen,” “The Leftovers”) and Nick Cuse (“Maniac,” “Watchmen”) comes a “clever, gory, often very funny” (Ty Burr, The Boston Globe) film that has “all the makings of a cult classic” (Forbes), as THE HUNT arrives on Digital May 26, 2020 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD June 9, 2020 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Featuring  “a seriously cool action performance” (William Bibbiani, The Wrap) from Betty Gilpin (“Glow”), THE HUNTincludes behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making of this suspenseful thriller.

Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they’ve been chosen… for a very specific purpose … THE HUNT.

In this subversive satire, a group of elites gather for the very first time at a remote Manor House to hunt ordinary Americans for sport. But the elites’ master plan is about to be derailed because one of The Hunted, Crystal (Gilpin), knows The Hunters’ game better than they do. She turns the tables on the killers, picking them off one by one as she makes her way toward the mysterious woman (two-time Oscar® winner Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby) at the center of it all.

THE HUNT features an outstanding supporting cast including Emma Roberts (“American Horror Story”),
Ike Barinholtz (Blockers), Justin Hartley (“This is Us”) and Ethan Suplee (“My Name is Earl”). The theatrical version of the film is currently available for early viewing on a wide variety of popular on-demand services as a premium rental offering.

BONUS FEATURES on BLU-RAYTM, DVD AND DIGITAL:

  • CRAFTING THE HUNT - Filmmakers and cast discuss how costumes and props were used to highlight the political commentary of this slaughterous thriller.
  • DEATH SCENE BREAKDOWNS THE HUNT’s talented special effects and make-up teams give you an inside look on how they carried out some of the goriest death sequences.
  • ATHENA VS CRYSTAL: HUNTER OR HUNTED? – Go behind the scenes to check out the intense training and choreography actresses Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank had to master in order to execute this epic fight scene.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY:

Street Date: June 9, 2020

Selection Number: 61201639 (US) / 61201862 (CDN)

Layers: BD-50

Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9 2:39.1

Rating: Rated R for some strong bloody violence and language throughout

Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Subtitles

Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish DTS Digital Surround 5.1

Run Time: 1:29:55

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:

Street Date: June 9, 2020

Selection Number: 61200655 (US) /61201635 (CDN)

Layers: DVD 9

Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 16:9 2.39:1

Rating: Rated R for some strong bloody violence and language throughout

Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish

Sound: English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 2.0, French Canadian and Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1

Run Time: 1:29:55

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