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    The Roller Coaster Ride of Your Life or Death Hits DVD as Takes You Beyond Terror on July 25, 2006, Two-Disc Thrill Ride Edition Includes Killer DVD Bonus Features Including Interactive Choose-Their-Fate Alternate Sequences Which Let Viewers Control the Ride

    LOS ANGELES, CA (April 4, 2006) – Live or die?  You decide.  Give death the fight of its life as Final Destination 3: Thrill Ride Edition, the latest and most terrifying installment of the hit franchise, arrives on DVD on July 25, 2006, from New Line Home Entertainment.  Packed with killer bonus features, Final Destination 3: Thrill Ride Edition puts viewers in the driver’s seat with the unique “choose-their-fate” interactive viewing option, allowing viewers to change the course of the film and the destiny of the characters!

    When a vivid premonition of a fatal roller coaster crash becomes reality, Wendy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead; Sky High, the upcoming Bobby) and Kevin (Ryan Merriman; The Ring Two, The Deep End of the Ocean) narrowly escape a horrifying death.  Their nightmare is not over, however, as they soon realize that death cannot be cheated.

    Directed by James Wong, who helmed the first film in the series, Final Destination 3 will be available in a two-disc, “Thrill Ride Edition.”  The DVD allows viewers to watch the original, theatrical version of the film as presented in theaters, or exercise the “choose-their-fate” option which offers all-new, alternate sequences and dozens of possible viewing combinations.  The DVD set also includes director and writer commentary, a behind-the-scenes documentary and more, available in both widescreen or fullscreen versions at a $29.93 SRP.

    Additionally, for the ultimate adrenaline rush, all three Final Destination films will be available in a four-disc, “Thrill-ogy” 3-pack, complete with loads of death defying DVD extras, at a $59.85 SRP.

    SYNOPSIS

    On what should be one of the happiest days of her life, high school senior Wendy (Winstead) joins her friends for a graduation night celebration at a local amusement park.  Secured in her seat on a roller coaster, Wendy experiences a vivid premonition of a fatal accident in which the roller coaster becomes a death trap for her and her friends. Emerging from her terrifying vision and still on the ride platform, Wendy demands to be let out of the coaster car.  When a fight breaks out, a handful of students are forcibly ejected from the ride.  As they watch their classmates and friends from the ground below, Wendy’s premonition proves nightmarishly true – the coaster careens out of control, and all of those aboard perish.  But that’s only the beginning…

    Those who survive the disaster discover that fate is hard to escape. They were meant to die – and death is not so easily cheated!  It’s not long before death comes to claim its next victim, and it’s through this tragedy that Wendy realizes that there are clues to the survivors’ impending demise contained in photos she took at the amusement park that fateful night.  As Wendy and her classmate Kevin (Merriman) desperately try to interpret the clues that might save lives, one-by-one their friends meet fantastically gruesome ends…and soon it will be their turn.
    DVD SPECIAL FEATURES*

        * “Choose-Their-Fate” Interactive feature (Disc 1)
        * Feature commentary by director and co-writer James Wong, co-writer Glen Morgan and director of photography Robert Mclachlan (Disc 1)
        * “It’s All Around You” animated short: a look at death statistics (Disc 2)
        * “Dead Teenager Movie” featurette: a look at the teen horror genre (Disc 2)
        * “Kill Shot: The Making of Final Destination 3" documentary (Disc 2)
        * “Planned Accidents” featurette (Disc 2)
        * “Police Station” deleted scene (Disc 2)
        * Theatrical trailer (Disc 2)
        * 16x9 widescreen (2.35:1) version of the film
        * Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, DTS 6.1 ES and Stereo Surround 2.0
        * English subtitles and closed captions
        * Spanish subtitles

    *DVD special features subject to change.
    ABOUT NEW LINE HOME ENTERTAINMENT/NEW LINE CINEMA

    New Line Home Entertainment distributes New Line Cinema theatrical films on DVD, VHS and UMD™, including the premium DVD brand infinifilm™.  The Company also distributes feature films and non-theatrical programs acquired or produced by New Line Home Entertainment and New Line Television.  Founded almost 40 years ago, New Line Cinema is the most successful independent film company in the world.  Its mission is to produce innovative, popular and profitable entertainment in the best creative environment. In addition to the production, marketing and distribution of theatrical motion pictures, the fully-integrated studio has divisions devoted to home entertainment, television, music, theater, merchandising and an international unit.  In 2005, New Line partnered with HBO to form Picturehouse, a new theatrical distribution company to release independent films.  A pioneer in franchise filmmaking, New Line’s Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in history.  New Line is a division of Time Warner, Inc.

    For more information about Final Destination 3, visit www.fd3movie.com. To download Final Destination 3 DVD box images and production artwork, visit New Line’s web site at www.moviepublicity.com.  For screeners or artwork, please email your request to kfarrell@thekarpelgroup.com.

    Street Date:  July 25, 2006
    DVD Pricing: $29.93
    Feature Running Time: 93 minutes
    MPAA Rating:  Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and some nudity