We Bought A Zoo on DVD

Heads up Beyond the Marquee fans, just in time for Easter we’ve got a promotional DVD giveaway for you of “We Bought A Zoo” the uplifting tale based on a true story. All this weekend you’ve got a chance to win it before you can buy it, so click below and check out all the details on how you can add this new family favorite to you home collection, courtesy of our friends at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download April 3)

Beyond the Marquee is excited to offer you a chance to win a DVD copy of the film, in fact we’ve got TWO brand new copies of this heartwarming adventure starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson ready to find a new home. So first check out all the details about the film and then how you can try and win one for yourself, or for someone you love.

This Easter, be unpredictable, do something crazy and embrace your wild side! Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents an inspiring adventure based on a true story of one man who brought a zoo back to life and family back together in WE BOUGHT A ZOO, arriving on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download April 3. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire) and starring Matt Damon (Contagion, True Grit), Scarlett Johansson (Iron Man 2, Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and Thomas Haden Church (Easy A, Sideways), WE BOUGHT A ZOO is “a sweet-natured tale…that you’ll want to see with your kids” (Liz Braun, Jam! Movies).

Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) gets the grand tour of his newly-purchased zoo from head zookeeper Kelly Foster (Scarlett Johansson).

Benjamin Mee (Damon) is a Los Angeles newspaper columnist and adventure writer who, as a single father, faces the challenges of raising his two young children.  Hoping that a fresh start and a new life will restore their family spirit, Mee quits his job and buys an old rural house outside the city with a unique bonus feature: a zoo named the Rosemoor Animal Park, where dozens of animals reside under the care of head zookeeper Kelly Foster (Johansson) and her dedicated team.  With no experience, limited time and a shoestring budget, Mee sets out with the support of his family and the local community to reopen the zoo.  Now, Benjamin is no longer reporting an adventure story; he’s living it in his own backyard.

Matt Damon gets up close and personal with one of his new four-legged neighbors, in WE BOUGHT A ZOO.

Featuring an incredible musical score composed by Jónsi of the band Sigur Rós, the WE BOUGHT A ZOO Blu-ray is loaded with over 2½ hours of special features including 20 deleted and extended scenes, a gag reel, four behind-the-scenes featurettes, commentary with Director Cameron Crowe, star J.B. Smoove (The Sitter, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and Editor Mark Livolsi, and more. The film also features an English Family Friendly Audio Track that earned the Dove Seal of Approval.  The Blu-ray and DVD will be available for an average retail price of $24.99 and $19.99 respectively.  Prebook is March 7.

*CONTEST*: So here’s how you can win one of our two promotional copies;

Tell us your most memorable Zoo story (as a kid, as an adult, as a Zoo employee, etc), or tell us what is your favorite Zoo you’ve ever visited has been.

Send your answers to mail@beyondthemarquee.com between Noon (PST) today (March 30th 2012) and Noon (PST) on  (April 2nd 2012), two winners will be chosen at random by our team of Beyond the Marquee judges and be announced tomorrow on our newly re-launched Facebook page (don’t forget to LIKE us!)