Are you addicted to the reality shows where single people willingly let “experts” hook them up with other single people so that their first date is their wedding? They always complain about the dating life and the burdens of finding that right partner for the rest of their lives. What’s Love Got To Do with It has Lily James (Pam & Tommy) getting sick of the pursuit of Mr. Right. She wants the happy marriage of a friend who was put in an arranged marriage Pakistan. Will this be the solution for her? The movie comes out on September 19 on Blu-ray. Here’s the press release from Shout! Studios:
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| A STUDIOCANAL and Working Title Production “A sweet and sensitive journey anchored by a captivating pair of lead performances,” Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times. “What’s Love Got to Do with It? Elevates the Rom-Com,” James Verniere, Boston Herald. |
| Charming Rom-Com Debuts On Blu-ray September 19, 2023 |
Directed by Shekhar Kapur and Written and Produced by Jemima Khan
Starring Lily James, Shazad Latif, Shabana Azmi, Emma Thompson
and Sajal Aly
| A delightfully charming rom-com with a modern twist, What’s Love Got to Do with It? will be available for purchase on Blu-ray format September 19, 2023 from Shout! Studios. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Shekhar Kapur (Elizabeth) and written and produced by Jemima Khan (Impeachment: American Crime Story) What’s Love Got to Do with It? stars Primetime Emmy® Award nominee Lily James (Pam & Tommy), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery), Shabana Azmi (Halo), Academy Award® and BAFTA winner Emma Thompson (Matilda), Sajal Aly (Yakeen Ka Safar), Asim Chaudhry (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch), JeffMirza (Eternals) and Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan as himself. Since its debut at the 2022 Toronto International Films Festival and its win of Best Comedy at the 2022 Rome Film Festival, this heartfelt cross-cultural comedy has been charming audiences worldwide since its release in theaters earlier this year. This feel-good film Blu-ray also includes a Behind-The-Scenes featurette and the theatrical trailer as bonus features. Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award-winning and Mercury Prize nominated composer, Nitin Sawhney CBE, created the music for the film with British-Pakistani record producer, DJ, songwriter, and musician Naughty Boy, who brought his production and writing skills to the soundtrack alongside three-time BRIT Award and Mercury Prize nominee Joy Crookes. The film features an original song by Naughty Boy called “Mahi Sona (The Wedding Song)” with a special vocal performance from star Lily James. Kanika Kapoor and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan are also featured on the soundtrack, with Rahat appearing in the film itself. How do you find lasting love in today’s world? For documentary maker and dating app addict Zoe (Lily James), swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs, to her eccentric mother Cath’s (Emma Thompson) dismay. For Zoe’s childhood friend and neighbor Kaz (Shazad Latif), the answer is to follow his parents’ example and opt for an arranged (or “assisted”) marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London to Lahore to marry a stranger, chosen by his parents, she begins to wonder if she might have something to learn from a profoundly different approach to finding love. |
| What’s Love Got to Do with It? Bonus Features Behind-The-Scenes featurette Theatrical Trailer |
| About Shout! Studios Launched in 2003, Shout! Studios is a multiplatform media company specializing in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios owns and manages a large portfolio of contemporary and classic feature films, series, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including Aardman Animations, ALF, The Carol Burnett Show, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, The Johnny Carson Show, the Roger Corman New Horizons Pictures Library, GKIDS, ITV Studios, LAIKA Studios, Mystery Science Theater 3000 (in partnership with creator Joel Hodgson), and Sesame Street, alongside many others. Shout! Kids focuses on live-action and animated kids and family properties including anime, and the company releases genre and horror films and television shows under the Scream Factory imprint. Shout! Studios also produces, acquires, and distributes new films, and operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels. Shout! Studios is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Studios, visit ShoutStudios.com |
| About STUDIOCANAL (a CANAL+ Company) STUDIOCANAL, a 100% affiliate of CANAL+ Group held by Vivendi, is Europe’s leader in production, distribution and international sales of feature films and series, operating in all five major European markets – France, United Kingdom, Germany, Benelux and Spain – as well as in Australia and New Zealand. It finances and produces around 30 films per year, distributes around 50 films per year and owns one of the largest film libraries in the world, boasting nearly 7 000 titles from 60 countries, spanning 100 years of film history. 20 million euros has been invested into the restoration of 700 classic films over the past 5 years. STUDIOCANAL also produces more than 200 hours of TV series each year at an international level. All productions take place directly through STUDIOCANAL entities or with its award-winning network of European production companies (STUDIOCANAL Series, LAILAPS FILMS, RED PRODUCTION COMPANY, URBAN MYTH FILMS, BAMBÚ PRODUCCIONES, STUDIOCANAL ORIGINAL, 2e BUREAU, SUNNYMARCH TV, SAM Productions, DUTCH FILMWORKS). |
