From Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: Legend

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A pair of ruthless upstarts, Reggie and Ronnie Kray, both played by Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road, The Revenant) have the time of their lives, ruling over London in the middle of the Swinging '60s in Legend, available on Blu-ray^™, DVD and On Demand on March 1, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In an amazing double-barreled performance, Hardy is mesmerizing as the gangster twins, dominating the East End of London for years, until a police investigation, Ronnie's self-destructive tendencies, and the disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to destroy the empire they built.  An edgy and action-packed true story, Legend on Blu-ray^™ and DVD also comes with filmmaker commentary and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this instant classic.

From Academy Award® winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Man on Fire) comes the true story of London's most notorious gangsters, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray (Tom Hardy, Mad Max: Fury Road). As the brothers rise through the criminal underworld, Ronnie advances the family business with violence and intimidation while Reggie struggles to go legitimate for local girl Frances Shea (Emily Browning, Sucker Punch). In and out of prison, Ronnie's unpredictable tendencies and the slow disintegration of Reggie's marriage threaten to bring the brothers' empire tumbling to the ground.

Emily Browning (Sucker Punch, Pompeii), Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Testament of Youth), Christopher Eccleston (Thor: The Dark World, The Others), David Thewlis (The Theory of Everything, RED 2) and Chazz Palminteri (The Usual Suspects, A Bronx Tale) also star in the riveting true-crime drama based on The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins by John Pearson.

BLU-RAY^TM and DVD BONUS FEATURES:

• Creating the Legend
• Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Brian Helgeland

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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Chazz Palminteri David Thewlis, Christopher Eccleston, Taron Egerton
Directed By: Brian Helgeland
Written By: Brian Helgeland
Based on the Book By: John Pearson
Produced By: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Chris Clark, Quentin Curtis, Brian Oliver
Executive Produced By: Kate Solomon, Amelia Granger, Liza Chasin, Oliver Courson, Ron Halpern, Tom Hardy, Peter Mallouk, Ray Mallouk, Christopher Woodrow, Michael Bassick
Director of Photography: Dick Pope
Edited By: Peter McNulty
Composer: Carter Burwell
Production Designer: Tom Conroy

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY^™:
Street Date: March 1, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61177813 Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.40:1
Rating: R for strong violence, language throughout, some sexual and drug material.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles 
Sound: English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1/Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish and French DTS Surround 5.1
Run Time: 2 hours, 12 minutes

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: March 1, 2016
Copyright: 2016 Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Selection Number: 61173471
Layers: Dual
Aspect Ratio:  2.35: 1
Rating: R for strong violence, language throughout, some sexual and drug material.
Languages/Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French Subtitles 
Sound: English, Spanish and French Dolby Digital 5.1/English Dolby Digital 2.0
Run Time: 2 hours, 12 minutes

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