LBJ Available on Digital, Blu-ray & DVD February 6

CULVER CITY, Calif. (January 3, 2018) – Two-time Academy Award^® nominee (Best Actor, The People vs. Larry Flynt, 1996; Best Supporting Actor, The Messenger, 2009) and Emmy^® winner (Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, “Cheers,” 1982) Woody Harrelson gives an acclaimed performance as the 36^th President of the United States in LBJ, debuting February 6 on digital from Electric Entertainment and distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on Blu-ray^™ and DVD. LBJ brings to life both the complexity and the humanity of Lyndon B. Johnson (Harrelson) as he goes from being a powerful Senate majority leader to a powerless vice president before he becomes the president of the United States following the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Directed by renowned filmmaker Rob Reiner (When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me), LBJ also stars Michael Stahl-David (Cloverfield), Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins (Best Actor, The Visitor, 2007), Bill Pullman (Independence Day), Jeffrey Donovan (“Burn Notice”) and Academy Award nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (Best Supporting Actress, The Hateful Eight, 2015).

Synopsis:
After Lyndon B. Johnson (Woody Harrelson) loses the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination to John F. Kennedy (Jeffrey Donovan), he agrees to be his young rival’s running mate. Once they win the election, and despite his extensive experience and shrewd political instincts, Johnson finds himself sidelined in the nearly impotent role of vice president. But, that all changes on Nov. 22, 1963, when Kennedy is assassinated and Johnson is suddenly thrust into the presidency. As the nation mourns, Johnson must contend with adversaries as he seeks to honor JFK’s legacy by championing the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Directed by Rob Reiner with a screenplay by Joey Hartstone, LBJ was produced by Matthew George, Tim White, Trevor White, Rob Reiner and Liz Glotzer and executive produced by Elizabeth A. Bell, Chris Conover, Allen Mandelbaum, Julie B. May, Danny Roth, Martin Shafer, Michael Tadross Jr. and Damiano Tucci. The film was theatrically distributed by Electric Entertainment.

LBJ has a run time of approximately 98 minutes and is rated R for language.
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ABOUT ELECTRIC ENTERTAINMENT
Electric Entertainment is a Los Angeles-based production, distribution, and post-production company. Electric’s hit television series, “The Librarians” premiered its fourth season on December 13^th, 2017, and the company’s next film, the thriller, Bad Samaritan, will premiere the first quarter of 2018. The film, directed by Dean Devlin and starring David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, was produced by Devlin and his Electric Entertainment team of Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan.

Electric’s newly created domestic distribution division just released LBJ on six-hundred screens as well as the Tribeca Film Festival title The Book Of Love starring Jason Sudeikis, Jessica Biel and Maisie Williams.

Electric is currently selling international rights to Brad Silberling’s thriller An Ordinary Man, which stars Ben Kingsley. Electric’s sales division is also selling the critically acclaimed “Mercy Street”, a PBS drama series which is executive produced by Ridley Scott.
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ABOUT SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company. SPE is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., which is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. SPE’s Motion Picture Group includes film labels Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Sony Pictures Classics.