{"id":82783,"date":"2018-04-08T10:03:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T10:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2018\/04\/08\/blu-ray-contest-proud-mary\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T01:49:01","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T01:49:01","slug":"blu-ray-contest-proud-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/blu-ray-contest-proud-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray Contest: Proud Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blu-ray Contest: Proud Mary<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

April 8, 2018<\/p>\n

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Blackfilm.com is giving away 5 copies of Taraji P. Henson<\/strong>\u2019s latest film to hit home video.<\/p>\n

Fans will see Academy Award nominee (Best Supporting Actress, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008) and three-time Emmy Award nominee (\u201cEmpire\u201d) Taraji P. Henson<\/strong> as she\u2019s never been seen before in the action-packed gritty crime thriller PROUD MARY<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Henson explodes in the title role, playing a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses during a professional hit. Billy Brown<\/strong> (\u201cHow to Get Away with Murder\u201d), Jahi Di\u2019Allo Winston<\/strong> (The Upside), Danny Glover<\/strong> (Shooter, Lethal Weapon) and Neal McDonough<\/strong> (\u201cLegends of Tomorrow\u201d) also star in the film that blasts onto digital March 27 and Blu-ray™ and DVD April 3 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The digital, Blu-ray and DVD releases of PROUD MARY include three behind-the-scene featurettes. \u201cMary\u2019s World\u201d unlocks some of the mystery behind all things \u201cMary,\u201d with the cast and filmmakers weighing in on Taraji P. Henson\u2019s kick-ass turn as the assassin nobody sees coming and shows some of the tools of her trade that let everyone know this is one woman you don\u2019t want to accidentally cross. \u201cThe Beginning of The End\u201d dives deep into the film\u2019s final set piece with interviews on Mary’s signature battle to sever her ties from her former life once and for all. Lastly, not only is Mary about the best there is in the world of hit people \u2026 she looks good doing it. \u201cIf Looks Could Kill\u201d explores Mary\u2019s signature look and killer style, from her Maserati to the clothes and wigs that become her metaphorical armor.<\/p>\n

Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.<\/p>\n

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Jahi Di\u2019Allo Winston (Feed The Beast) is Danny, a streetwise kid unaware of what prompts Mary to come to his aid; Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) plays Benny, Mary\u2019s fatherly but brutally unforgiving boss; Billy Brown (How To Get Away With Murder) is Tom, Benny\u2019s son, a fellow professional who was once romantically involved with Mary; Neal McDonough (Captain America: The First Avenger) is a well-manicured killer primed to be sacrificed to maintain peace; Margaret Avery (The Color Purple) is Benny\u2019s wise, refined wife; and Xander Berkeley (The Mentalist) is the drug-dealing sadist Mary eradicates, provoking an all-out turf war.<\/p>\n

Directed by Babak Najafi with a screenplay by John Stuart Newman & Christian Swegal and Steven Antin and a story by John Stuart Newman & Christian Swegal, PROUD MARY was produced by Paul Schiff and Tai Duncan, with Glenn S. Gainor and Taraji P. Henson as executive producers.<\/p>\n