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Beauty and the Beast The Iron Giant, with April and Howard Lovecraft. Franck Ekinci, adapted from the acclaimed graphic novel by Jacques Tardi.

In 1941 Paris, a family of scientists is on the brink of discoverin­g a powerful longevity serum when they are mysterious­ly abducted, leaving young April alone. Ten years later, April (Marion Cotillard) carries on the research with only her cat Darwin for company, but soon finds herself at the center of a shadowy conspiracy, on the run from sinister agents, ped- inated for the Best Picture Oscar, and nabbed two Academy Awards as well as a Golden Globe.

The Digital HD and Disney Movies Anywhere version out Sept. 6 and the Blu-ray/ DVD/ Digital release both boast four versions of the film: original theatrical, “Human Again” branched version, theatrical singalong and Work-In-Progress/ PIP.

Shared bonuses also include “Alan Menken & Friends: A Tribute,” “Always Belle” imagines a young H.P. Lovecraft living out his rich imaginatio­ns.

The otherworld­ly adventure kicks off when young Howard Lovecraft receives the legendary Necronomic­on from his unwitting mother, and is transporte­d to a dangerous, frozen world populated by horrifying creatures. After saving and befriendin­g a monster he calls Spot, the boy sets out on a perilous new scenes that shouldn’t be missed.

Produced under the old Warner Bros. Feature Animation shingle and based on poet Ted Hughes’ book, The Iron Giant is a heartwrenc­hing sci fi tale of an unlikely friendship between a rebellious young boy named Hogarth (voiced by Eli Marienthal) and a giant robot (Vin Diesel), exploring themes of fear and self-determinat­ion. This Blu-ray release has both the original and signature versions of the film, plus new making-of documentar­y The Gi-

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